Enthusiast?

[KLACKO]

How do you feel about your Wing? Do you stop and consider the cost of what you've put into your bike as it relates to what you might sell it for? Is your GL an investment to you? Or are you more of an enthusiast? Does the pride and exitement of owning your particular model eclipse any thought of return on spending?
Here's a quotation posted by a friend of mine (who lives in Kongsvinger, Norway BTW) on another site I hang out at:
You are embarking on a rolling restoration . Each season you will improve your bike. You will amass a store of parts, probably an engine also. Around you, more and more parts will be produced as pattern parts. In around 5 years (10, 20?) your bike will be perfect (not overperfect, just perfect). In 50 years it will also be perfect. Your 8,000 mile bike will now be a 200,000 mile bike. You see, once a classic gets into the hands of an enthusiast, it doesnt matter if its done 8,000 miles or 200,000 - the point is that part of the pleasure for us is maintaining and rejuvenating our machines. Expect to restore your bike maybe 4 or five times in your life, very basically when your young and pure, more detailed and originally when your older. Bikes arent human, they dont wear down and die! Get out there and enjoy!"
This was written by Harry Teicher, a Danish Honda CB500/4 owner.

[Try]

You are embarking on a rolling restoration . Each season you will improve your bike. You will amass a store of parts, probably an engine also. Around you, more and more parts will be produced as pattern parts. In around 5 years (10, 20?) your bike will be perfect (not overperfect, just perfect). In 50 years it will also be perfect. Your 8,000 mile bike will now be a 200,000 mile bike. You see, once a classic gets into the hands of an enthusiast, it doesnt matter if its done 8,000 miles or 200,000 - the point is that part of the pleasure for us is maintaining and rejuvenating our machines. Expect to restore your bike maybe 4 or five times in your life, very basically when your young and pure, more detailed and originally when your older. Bikes arent human, they dont wear down and die! Get out there and enjoy!"
This was written by Harry Teicher, a Danish Honda CB500/4 owner.

Very good speech