Eurgh what a tired analogy, people have been saying this for 50 years
People buy bikes because it's the cheapest way to go really fast, avoid traffic, and get a thrill like nothing else whenever you want it. That's all there is to it, no one wakes up and goes "I have a small dick, I guess I should buy a motorbike" - that makes no sense. Also yeah, the majority of moto riders who do it for fun rather than easy commuting will be cocky, often just because they like the thrill rather than because they think they're amazing (though undoubtedly some riders do think they're amazing). I ride fast and cocky, but i'm aware i'm pretty **** at riding motorbikes compared to some others. It's like wealthy people that buy a sports car as a secondary car. They didn't buy it to drive slowly, they bought it to drive like a prick, and anyone who says otherwise is lieing, everyone knows it from the owner to the police and to the government, but it's just an unspoken thing that people ignore... Why would you buy a Porsche 911 if you're going to drive it sensibly ? you wouldn't. Same for bikes. You don't need any more than 20hp on a bike to ride at normal safe speeds. And yet vast majority of bikes on the roads are 100hp+. In the UK the best selling bikes are the 1000cc 200hp+ sports bikes. So yeah, we all know how those bikes are being ridden.
It will naturally attract a certain type of person admittedly.
Basically the kind of person who likes a rush and isn't too concerned about breaking the law. Not gonna lie, it's rare that I come back from a ride out having gone any less than 120 mph at least once. But there is a time and a place to do it, and that place is not through a town or village. It's on a straight empty back road with no junctions and noone around. And now my controversial comment: I just don't think speeding on a bike is half as bad as speeding in a car
It's way easier to avoid hitting stuff on a bike, and if you do hit something, the only person who is gonna get hurt is you, the car will just get a big dent
Also fun fact: The class of car drivers with the lowest incident of car crashes, is drivers who are also motorcyclists
. Riding definitely made me a better driver.