Hey Guys:
Growing up, Dad had a 1000cc Brough Superior ---then he switched to a German 250 cc Contessa scooter ( a la Vespa and Lambretta but more classy). I had a 350 cc Triumph ----THE dream bike of all dream bikes.
Also nobody mentioned in racing ---MV Augusta with John Surtees and Gary Hocking, later followed by Mike Hailwood who then traitored himself to Honda.
Oh for the "good old days" LOL