Thrill-seeker, yes. Motorcycles, not so much. I want to live as long as possible.
I hate it when people go "Oh, I couldn't own a bike - I'd kill myself immediately".
I say the same thing Spidey's uncle did: With great power comes great responsibility. If you're pumping out 0,3-0,5 kW of power for every kg of weight (bike + rider), it stands to reason that you'll accelerate faster than most cars you can ever hope to afford. However I can't say that's a bad thing. It just means you need to be more careful about what you do, and that you need to think ahead farther to compensate for the stupidity of other people on the road - and a bike gives you the power and nimbleness to execute that perfectly well.
That said, I don't think I'd like to own a crotch rocket unless I had access to unlimited track time. A more real-life-oriented bike is basically more useful in real life. And as long as the road turns, it's more a question of how good you are at handling your bike than about the power output of your engine or if you've got Showa or Öhlins forks, imho. Then again: If I owned an R1 or a GSX-R instead of an XB12X, I'm sure I could justify that too. :laughing: