I gave up buying nice cars, thus saving me enough to allow for the SL and DD, some tracktime and a few bits'o'bling. Do most of my own servicing so that cuts down on a lot.
Most importantly, it's my hobby, the one thing that I can rely on to bring a smile to my face when things get you down, which makes it a bit of a bargain really. I could have a gambling/coke/booze problem and be blitzing 5x the money on nothing. The money I spend on the bikes may not be an investment, but you've got to spend your hard-earned on something, and I could never get the same feeling from a UJM.
Cheers,
Ali
ps: Next to my pc is a billet brembo caliper and a black anodised speedymoto clutch cover, both waiting to go on my 900. I grin like a cheshire cat every time I look at them....
