Owning a bike over here is no problem except for the general condition of the road surfaces.Many of the A roads and dual carriageways over here have surfaces that are no better than poor B roads in the UK.
My partner Jennie rode a Honda CBR 600 in the UK but she wouldn't consider anything like that over here. The best bikes for over here are 350cc / 600cc trailbikes or 180+ quads.