Motorcycles in your bus lane

I ride both an overpowered motorbike for city streets ;-P and bikes, moped bods are twats, because they view and use a moped as a bicycle with an engine, and so are careless and unaware of the risks they are taking when they use their moped as such.
I've always wondered why motorbikes/mopeds/scooters couldn't use bus lanes, filtering down the outside of traffic usually involves, me, if the oncoming lane is clear riding in that, just to avoid the possibility of being taken out by someone turning right without indicating, pulling a uie, or generally just moving round an obstacle.
The issues that relate to cycling in town are pretty much the same for being on a motorbike, except you're going faster, and it hurts a lot more when you come off, both physically and financially (especially if you're trying to keep your no claims bonus).
With the explosion of people on two wheels, both motorised and pedal powered, I think opening up the bus lanes to motorbikes isn't necessarily a bad thing, we're road users, vulnerable road users yes, but road users nonetheless and I don't think we should be so quick to get on our high horse about having to share a bus lane with other two wheeled transportation.

+1 well put sir. I'm also a motorcyclist with a big bike that gets used both in London and out of it, I've also despatched in London on a motorbike (many moons ago) and don't see what's happening as a bad thing. Just avoid the flids on peds that are high on Lucozade and e-numbers and you should still be safe.