Its all really about the riding and how much you enjoy it when you can ride.
Theres times when owning a bike ...any bike I think is like having your own personal roller coaster amusement ride.....
Just add a decent twisty road and a nice warm day and you can add your own thrill on the spur of the moment. The more you ride the more the level of thrill you can add in within limits and the laws of the road and common sense based on road conditions and or the presence of your local LEO.
I liken riding a scooter to dancing. It takes two people for a partner dance and it becomes lots of fun if both partners are somewhat skilled. The scooter is already trained as good as its gonna get....add yourself and fine tune your skills and the dance just gets better and better.
That feeling of pure joy you can get at obscure times when riding is hard to explain....indeed if you have to ask you would not understand.
Thats what makes a real rider in my eyes. That and a willingness to learn about your ride and perhaps do at least some of the standard maintenance on it. That ZEN thing is in here somewheres.
