I talked a middle aged BMW driving lady acquaintance into going for a short gentle ride and she was BLOWN away! Wasn't 10 miles & she was telling me go faster. 1 less cage driver out to kill me, she'll see bikes now. Liking that.
People do seem to notice motobikes a lot more once they own one. The same seems to apply to cars too. If you change to a different car you suddenly seem to notice more of them on the roads.