I think I know what you're driving at, and the best place for you to be is here: http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/forum.asp?h=0&f=74&mid=14015 where you shall find reasoned debate by experienced and generally well balanced people. All things are relative, and to be honest I don't actually see many nurtured, gleaming supersports or litre sports bikes in and around London compared to the surrounds. As it happens, though, my Daytona is a supersport "600" and is fantastic for getting about london due to the torque delivery in traffic and its extremely narrow profile. I know of a few other guys who choose to commute into and through london on similar sports bikes for just these reasons. Additionally, not everyone can afford to have a fun sportier bike for the weekend, etc, and one more suited to pootling round town for their commute. The same goes for the weekenders. On another note, almost every car you see on the road can go at 100mph, and plenty to 150mph, but they have to stop at the same lights, too. Oh, and my commute is 50 minutes with 20 sets of lights which are typically green. I know this isn't aimed at me, but at a small percentage. Saying that, though, I may well be one of the very people you rail against, as I don't hang about.