Do you turn off the electronic safety aids?

[Esceptico]

When I told my brother I had bought an S 1000 R he had a moan about new bikes having all these fancy electronic aids and that back in his day you had to rely on skill to tame a bike (all the accidents he has had in his life have finally caught up with him and he has had to stop riding). I pointed out that you can turn all the help off if you wish so you can have the raw feeling if you want it. However my personal experience of cars is that when they have come with traction and stability control I have very rarely switched them off (even though I have also owned very powerful cars without any assistance and never worried about not having them).

Do people on here actively turn off the electronic aids on their bikes?