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Originally Posted by SANguru
seriously though.. bikes are a lot safer if you respect it and learn to ride within your limits. It's all about common sense in combination with the proper training
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I agree completely. Yes, they can be dangerous, but the trouble is that some riders make them far more dangerous than they inherently are, through their lack of skills, overconfidence, and generally idiotic riding behavious.
I rode offroad, then on-road Yamahas, a Honda, and a Beemer for years, 4 seasons. Two serious spills, one was directly my fault and one due to spilled gravel (still my fault, but there was a contributing factor...) Several years after I sold the (fully restored) R50/5, I got on my brother's new GSXR750, first year of production, a seriously fast bike at the time. Maybe it still is, don't know. That was a bike to respect, and the trouble is, anyone can buy one now that is even faster, with skills or not.
Oh, and I'd buy the Vespa, given the chance. I think weird machines are great. Almost got an NSU rotary bike once. Bought and sold a Nash Metropolitan convertible without restoring it. A Vespa is tame.