Motorcycles

Everyone knows rickshaws and motor rickshaws but I never thought there would be as many motorcycles in India. Some of them look really expensive and new. It would seem strange to me to own something like that and the same time not having many much more basic things. It seems to me, it's a kind of status symbol like big cars are in Europe. Where did I get this idea from? Well here's a list of brand names I've seen so far:
Hero Honda
Splendor (pro)
Glamour
Freedom
Passion
In addition to that, the motorcycles are individualized with signs looking like licence plates. Their texts strengthen the impression of "heroes on two wheels".