Hope you find some mates, mate. Yes, the cycling crowd generally holds us in disdain, and fails to see what common ground we tread. I like to tell regular cyclists- I've also been one for a lifetime- that while the motor doesn't uphold their purest expectations, I feel I'm bridging a gap between cycling and more powerful heavy motorcycles-
as a retreat from larger bikes, it's a step in the right direction ecologically at least.