I get pretty attached to my bikes.
Ahh then, that's where you've gone wrong lol.
Getting emotionally attached to a machine is not a good thing although I'll admit I've been there done that, I'm older and wiser now and can let it go.
I've spent almost 14 years now with my current ride, not because I'm attached to it though, it's because I'm not currently in a financial situation to where I can buy a new one.
At 175,000 miles she's had a few things done of course, most recently a new starter for the first time, cost me about $500 installed because I didn't have time to do it my self since I'm working 12-14 hrs a day,
As for $14.99 a quart for oil and spending $200 on a dealer oil change that's simply not necessary.
I do my own oil changes, I do use H-D oil but oil is oil and there are other choices out there for less but I don't spend $14.99 a quart.
I just this weekend bought and oil change for the bike at the H-D dealer, it was about $40.00 for the oil and filter.
Dealer service is $99 hr, I have a good indy close to home (amazing considering where I live) that charges $50 hr so I don't get my bike worked on anywhere else.
At the H-D dealer that new starter and install would have been at least double for what I spent on a new aftermarket (made in USA) starter at my local indy.
This is why a real Harley for me is better, not that the bike is necessarily better than another brand but that the long term ownership is more viable with parts and service unmatched by any other and resale second to none.
I never expected to own this bike I have now for 15 years or longer but now that I have I'm glad it's an H-D because someday when I do part with it I'll get a decent sale amount or trade in despite it likely having 200,000 miles or more which is probably more miles than the average metric will ever make it to.
One can debate all day long the value of buying a metric for less and replacing it more often VS buying a Harley and keeping it long term, it's a mater of perspective I suppose.
Being a high mileage rider I'm happy to have the Harley since I don't know how long before I can buy another bike and I know I'll always be able to keep this bike up and running at a reasonable cost.
Getting attached to a machine is a fools errand as far as I'm concerned, it will probably never be a sound financial decision.
Of course there are exceptions to every rule, wish I had hung on to the '69 Camaro I sold back in the early '90's after owning it for 14 years, kicking myself in the arse for that mistake every time I see one on the road, even more so when I see what they are going for nowadays lol.