I have had my 98 savage since August of 2005 and I still find myself wandering over to the barn at night a couple hours after I've parked her and I just look at it from different angles.
what is wrong with me ?
even last winter  i found myself taking the protective old sheet off of her and just cracking a beer and gawking at her.
What is wrong with me ?

ABSOLUTLEY NOTHING!  crappity smack YEAH!    

I do this kind of thing all the time!  One of my favoties is in the morning, having a smoke, staring at he bike.  And I think, "darn, my bike looks good."  

On the other hand, I have done mods I DO NOT LIKE aesteically... but I like comfort wise... specifically springs under my seat.  Guess I'll have to take them off... it's a chopper!

Anyway, I think this is my favorite pic of my bike:



Now, compare it to this pic:



See how the "seat?" doesn't look as smooth and in tune w/ the rest of the bike?

Anyway,  myh point is that I like looking at my bike.  I like looking at my other bike, which is more or less stock.  I like looking at MY bikes.  And it makes me smile when other people like looking/staring at their bikes.

Now, Franch, you had better post a pic of your bike in this thread.  Or else!  Georgeakthe & Thumperclone are already worried I'm coming for a visit!  You don't want one too!

8) I do that to (esp. the crack the beer & stare thing!) ... mostly in winter though when I can't Ride and I'm dreaming of July!

It's also nice when you see seasoned Bikers with big, shiney chromed mounts of their own, staring at your Bike and they say, "Man that's a sharp lookin' Bike ya got there!" That feels pretty darned good too!

So, in short, there ain't nothin' wrong with ya ... you're "normal" ... for a Savage owner that is!  

Absolutely nothing wrong with it, perfectly natural, long as you don't climb all over the bike whilst nakkid.   And if you do consumate the full expression of your affection, please, do not post pics! What happens in the garage, stays in the garage.  

Phew! Glad I'm not the only one. My '96 is parked in the garage, and I admire her (yes, my bike is a SHE) every single day. I tell her how beautiful she is and how much I love her, and promise her that I will take her out of her prison as soon as I can. I told my husband the other day that she looks sad being stuck indoors like that. I can tell just by looking at her that she's just dying to hit the open road. Poor thing.

Vikki

vroom1776 wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:10:


Vroom,

Your bike picture reminds me of an old joke I was told in first person... Probably urban ledgend though...

Biker gang had a bro with a real ratty ride. But the apartment complex he was living in was having a rash of thefts, so he goes out and buys this HUGE chain and lock to lock the old hack to the stairwell.

His buds slip over with a blowtorch and steal his expensive chain and lock and leave his leaky old Sportster sitting there... Of course later they have to ask him if the chain and lock is making him feel any more secure about his bike sitting in these crappy apartments. When he confesses that someone stole the chain and lock and left the bike they all bust out laughing. About that time a little light bulb lights over dim-wits head!!! Then the guys are really ROFLAO  

I love the look of The Lettuce and as it parks up at the back of my office (yes, really) behind a curtianed off bit, sometimes I draw the curtain back just so its on view as I work.

What I don't like is what I look like on it - at 6´1" and about 86kg (190 lbs) it looks too much like a circus bear on a toy tricycle.  Just as well I just get on with riding and looking where I'm going.

darnit!  I want more pictures of everyone else's addiction!