Motorcycle and Scooter appreciation

So many of us similar age. I guess the 2008-12 vintage road/fixie/TT/SS craze brought a lot of us and typically would be same age group. Interesting!

I'm 35 and I...
Yes like go fast bikes
But I live in Scotland, and spend more time on the bike wishing for more weather protection.

Borrowed a mates 675 Triumph (daytona? It was yellow), enjoyed the hell out of it, for 45 minutes. Good riding position for me, but in 8c + wind + very mild rain even wearing well over a grand of gear = miserable. And 8c is good going for at least half of the year! So yeah something fun for those 20c+ days absolutely, but the rest of the year I need a windscreen and a heated as much as possible.

Bmw Rxxxx and with some fairing's, but not those that a retired cop would ride (RT?). I'm not that old lol.

Saying that, mate is an instructor, in Scotland, and he goes out no matter what (unless its wet ice, then maybe not, need SOME of the students to not deck it so that they keep coming back for more lessons). Bought a newer BMW R1200/1250? RT, full fairing, full everything, basically a Goldwing. Most unreliable bike he's ever had. So he sold it for parts. Bought another one, thinking he was just unlucky, another of the same type (2012-16?), all the same problems again. Now bought a much older on (2000 to 2005) , and apart from immediately removing the ABS module/pump block (?) its been a boss. He spends more time on the road than he does being asleep/alive/generally being so reliability and comfort > all other things.
Oh he did get a Honda shaft drive for a bit (deauville?) at 12 years old it was basically one huge rust scab, frame had previous crash damage and badly repaired, or it was never rust protected from factory? Think gearbox was also weak on that one.