No bike right now, but I rode a fair bit in the UK.
Funny story, I got into bikes as a way to guilt trip my mother into buying me a car. I couldn't afford a car myself at the time due to insurance costs which are astronomical in the UK, so I did my basic bike test and bought a little Yamaha YB125 on the assumption she'd worry about my safety and pay for my insurance if I offered to trade it for a cheap hatch back. My plan worked, but by the time she offered I actually liked my bike enough to turn her down and keep it. Many happy memories whizzing around the streets of Manchester, UK on that thing when I was a student. Did about 75mpg (68/us gallon), would do 60mph if you ragged it, dirt cheap maintenance and insurance. Happy times.
A couple years later I did my 'A2' license which allowed me to ride bigger bikes and bought a Yamaha MT07 (FZ07 in the US I think). I went everywhere on that thing, commuted to my first job, travelled up to the shooting range with a Marlin 1894 cunningly disguised in a rucksack, even pootled around Europe a bit and did a couple of track days. It wasn't quick for a bike, but compared to the little VW Golf I had by that time (or most any car honestly) it was a rocket ship.
After that I moved to the US and sold it. I'm toying with the idea of doing my tests again over here and picking up something for the summer, but considering how short my commute is, the weather for much of the year and all my other toys I haven't yet been able to justify it. Maybe next summer. I find myself browsing adds for liter sports bikes a lot, that's for sure.