I am on a French tour with a couple of pals Champagne, Burgundy and Loire in June. Have a place over there too! I can promise you they love the Triumph brand (in particular Street Triple) and they love motorbikes generally. We will be riding 2 Americas and 1 Tunderbird and I am sure we will get a possitive reaction.
I know they are not the bravest nation in the world but they do have great wine, food and wonderful art. Moreover their roads are fantastic (Paris excluded) and the people I have met have been terrific (Paris excluded).
In summary I love it over there!