Someone let me ride their Honda 50 when I was about 14. I was thrilled when I gunned it and the front wheel came off the ground. I was always tempted to get a dirt bike but they make way too much noise. I would have to have installed a huge muffler. Can you imagine me on my dirt bike flying off the ground silently? Silently except for my screaming. LOL I'll stick to driving my pickup and walking every now and then.
I worked with quite a few bikers at the Ford plant in Canada that would go to all these rallies every year they could. As far as tough guys well most were large man but in most ways they were pussy cats and would step away. Typical good guy on the other hand I would not want to push them.