i ride a slow *** suzuki tu250x every single day and literally love every moment of it. its my favourite thing in the morning when i commute to work. i always look forward to riding back home at the end of the day. i do way more random chores (like picking up rabbit litter) because now i WANT to get on the bike just to ride and pick it up.
i can totally understand not fully enjoying the experience in inner-city traffic though. pick better routes.
i work at king and spadina but if i ever actually rode on king st, i'd not only hate riding, i'd hate my life.
i love taking non-400 routes to little towns like pickering, aberfoyle and such. parking near the waterfront because your bike is small enough to park on extended sidewalks while cars continuously circle around the area forever looking for a spot, always makes me smile