I think that the OP suffers from too vivid an imagination. Do your own thing on whatever bike floats your canoe, but make sure you actually go somewhere and actually travel. Then make sure you tell people about it.

I'm much more receptive to people who actually ride somewhere, than those gonnas who never travel beyond Starbucks because they worry so much about being able to pay the next installment on their bike lease.

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Back on the bike front there's been a continuous trend going back decades for everything on the road to get bigger. Not just bikes but cars, vans, trucks, tractors, pick-ups, anything you can think of really. And not just bigger but faster and more powerful. It's been a bit of an automotive arms race. Bikes have had to get bigger and more powerful to stay in the game and weight is part of the price you pay.

I was out earlier this afternoon on my mid 70's 125, something that would have at least kept up with the traffic back when it was new but it's like riding a children's toy these days; everything comes past. At one point I saw an old Triumph Herald car (a mid / late 60's family saloon if you're not familiar with it) coming the other way followed by a Mercedes Sprinter van (and a large queue of traffic behind them both). The van towered over the old car, totally dominating it in a way that must have seemed quite aggressive to the car driver. Without the power to accelerate away there was nothing he could do. The Herald's equivalent in the marketplace these days would probably have three times the old car's power, probably be 3-400kg heavier and half as big again.

It's much the same with bikes. To maintain a given bike's place in the road transport pecking order its probably had to double in power over the last few decades (R75 vs 1200GS for example). There's nothing wrong with downsizing but do it with your eyes open.

4 BMWs? You sure it was because you were on a small bike and not because you were not riding a beamer? My experience with BM and Harley riders - they don't greet/wave, they don't mix.

I know this is not always the case and not all Harley and BM riders are a-holes. Also know this is different in different countries, but just stating my experience.

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I live in Colombia and have a beemer 650 it is a mini bike compared to the other models but i am happy, no two individuals are the same unless you have a twin sis or bro. Here in Colombia there are millions of 125 s and when i am in heavy traffic in the the cities, i wish i had a automatic
honda click 125 great scoot i bought one for my girlfriend in Cali it is a awesome piece of engineering
when i let out the clutch i am doing 10 k , so its clutch and brake more than you want to and i have a mini beemer the godam thing idles at 1200 rpm because its a single cylinder
I would guess it depends on where you live
i stop at the lights and talk to the locals all the time, because they are curious and wish they could have a bigger bike but it all boils down to the brotherhood i have been passed many times by 250s and i watch them corner and ride with with great confidence Little bikes are part of the group
its just your way of getting around
My 2 Pesos

I totally agree. I have been riding more than 40 years. Like most BMW owner I use to be owner of a Laverda Mirage 1200. I rode across Canada several times. I did Montreal Vancouver in 3 days. I even road it all the way to Ushiaia. I was so proud of it.

Today more than 35 years later I rode across Canada with a Kymco scooter Downtown 300 with my wife. I had the seat customized and I equiped it with the largest Givi Treker Outback. We cruised between 100 and 120 km/h. I corssed Canada on several other motorcycles, but today I enjoy my little scooter more than any motorcycle I have owned so far. Why? I have learned that the most important thing is what we do with it.

For my 65th aniversary, I will fly to Peru, buy a cheep 300 cc chineese bike to cross the Andes and ride down to the Amazon.

I cherish several other dreams which will require to downsize as I age.

My budies who rode with me still own their big motorcycle have stop to dream 30 years ago and they ride their 1000 cc maybe 1000 km a year.

These scoots are awesome the 300 is selling for 22 million and the 650 is 32 million Colombian pesos Half the price of a beemer and it is a beauty