UK
England has three great motorcycle museums, south of England and south of London, Birmingham.
I visited the one near the New Forest, south of London. I asked permission to take a photo and the owner suggested that I should sit on a bike for my photo.
Several of the world's car museums also have a section on motorbikes.
USA
Two major attractions in the USA.
Harley-Davidson was and still is a major supplier of bikes, at one time the biggest manufacturer and seller in the USA. The company's popularity and sales have had ups and downs. It has changed hands, but kept the name of the original two owners, Harley, and Davidson, a keen cyclist and a man with the engineering skills to fit a motor to his friend's bike.
However, highlights of the successful times were when it supplied the army in WWI. Later sales went to the police in peacetime. Another success story was developing by adapting to make bigger bikes, smaller bikes and customised bikes. In short, both manufacturing and marketing everything to appeal to both multiple order corporations and private customers.
Useful Website
https://www.harley-davidson.com/us/en/museum
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