The throttle works both ways. I think that everyone who loves power, speed etc. should try bikes, although in a controlled manner.
Modern bikes are so bloody quick its very easy for the inexperienced to get into a lot of trouble in no time at all.
But, if you start quite slowly to get the feel of things and build up your speed with experience, there are few, if any things that can give the same thrill.
An average tourer type bike, or a 600 will be quick enough to blitz any experience of acceleration and speed youve had in a car. Unless youve driven a top of the range Lambo or similar or a single seater in anger. Even then.........
Go on give it a go, you know you want to really.
I gave up motorbikes at 18 1/2 when my RD125 died. Doing nearly 40mph downhill on a bicycle is more than enough exhilaration for me....
To me, it's a case of right tool for the job.
I don't need lots of power or speed to enjoy myself in a car. I'm not into track work, so a well setup slow car is more fun on the road than a fast one: I've owned 11(10? 12?) Capris, but only one was a V6. And the performance improvement on that(fitting a 2.9) was to eliminate some of the compromises(wouldn't run on unleaded, power torque, dreadful throttle response, plastic timing gear etc) cheaply. The problem was I ended up with a car that was so effortlessly fast that I frequently missed my turning at night because I was doing more than double the 30 limit without even noticing. It actually became a chore to drive, because I had to deliberately not use the attributes I had paid extra for. Yet the tweaked 2.0l could be worked hard without being dangerous. I would get far enjoyment from a Caterham 160 than the 4xBHP/3x£ versions.
A motorbike is excellent transport for urban commuting, as it is so small. Traffic isn't a problem, nor is parking, £10 of fuel lasts a long time and other running costs are low. I would be using the modern equivalent of the 250 Superdreams(which replaced the new CB200 he had for six months) my Dad used for 30 years, some of which included commuting to Vauxhall for 10 months a year. The other 2 months highlights the compromises: how you deal with the weather. And every couple of years we had to collect him from one of the London hospitals because somebody had knocked him off it - a pedestrian walked into the side of him once
Big bikes are like exotic cars to me; I like to see them, but what they do has absolutely no appeal. Same applies to boats, planes, horses, racecars, off-roading, etc - fun to try occasionally.
Skills make a big difference too: I'm faster over the ground on the same roads, in the same cars(I could borrow Minis, or Capris if I wanted to) than I was 30 years ago, with less fuss, and far fewer of the
oh shit moments that used to be commonplace. At 50, I am not going to learn how to do that on motorbikes without a lot of pain.
And it simply isn't worth it.