This is how it happens: you walk in (the air is immediately crisper); your head pivots involuntarily in an effort to absorb as much of these new surroundings as possible; a million glistening points wink at you all at once; and finally your jaw drops to the floor. You are impressed. Why? Because this is perhaps the most spectacular motorcycle showroom you have ever seen within these modest shores. The motorcycle bling-bling age is here!!

There are beautiful scooters, charming auxiliary cycles, muscular road bikes, and simply stunning racing bikes on offer. And for a moment, you wish you were filthy rich so you could buy every single vehicle on the floor.

The Daelims, the SYMs, and the Jianshes — a new Japanese concoction that bears a spitting image to the Yamaha V50s we all grew up loving — get into your head immediately, and insist: “Take me home! Take me home!” And believe you me, they are persistent, seductive and exceedingly tantalising.

The Mios pounce on you first, delivering a massive dose of cuteness to your frontal lobe, and planting the ultimate gift idea for that special lady in your life firmly into your cerebral cortex. These bikes are small, light weight vehicles that the salesperson will tell you are super easy to manoeuvre in traffic and ideal for tight parking bays in the city.

Other convenient features like the handlebar button that unlocks the seat, the unique anti-theft ignition, and the electrical seat de-mobiliser, which also acts as an anti-theft device, help to make this bike a decidedly solid investment.

But perhaps the best thing about the Mio is her dazzling fashion sense. The delicately beautiful Mio comes in pink and white, beige and white, silver, and, of course, black; and to add a sense of mystery and wonder— you can get a matching helmet! How fantastic is that?

The Mio is a scooter style vehicle that comes in 50cc and 100cc and is featured in the window display at Sasch, on Reid Street.

Cycle Care, in fact, is doing a promotion with Sasch right now. Every $100 you spend at Sasch enters you into a raffle draw to win a Pink and White SYM Mio 50cc and a pink Nolan helmet. Now that’s a promotion worth checking out! The draw will be held around Cup Match, but if you can’t wait until then to get your hands on one of these special little bikes, you can visit Cycle Care at its new location.

The next highlight to catch your eye and play tricks on your mind is the SYM HD Evo 125cc road bike. This magnificent vehicle is sleek, sexy, and definitely as bad as it wants to be. It features a four stroke engine, 16 inch wheels with wide tires for better cornering and a smoother ride, front and rear disc brakes, and a sleek new design with European style handlebars and a slim headlight and grill. This is a scooter style bike as well, and is poised to become the most popular convenience cycle on our roads; with good reason!

Once the initial excitement begins to quiet down in the nether regions of your fertile mind, the store becomes more of a testament to the engineering and design achievements of man than a candy shop. You realise that the vehicles displayed here are more than just trinkets to be gawked at and drooled over; they are integral cogs in a culture of motion, a culture that the new Cycle Care is fully willing and able to service.