I've been called a bloke too terry, whatever the hell that is. Certainly I think fine looking motorcycles should be considered art, but only if they're ridden. The creations by some being called art I rarely understand. That goes for cafe's, flat seaters, whatever.
I'll say this. When these art forms suck OEM parts out of a declining circulation, they better be capable of being ridden or else suffer the verbal abuse from those who might need the parts otherwise. It's obvious the examples built without rider comfort as part of the equation that they'll never be a machine ridden. But in the end build your motorcycle man, I could care less.
I never understood owning unridden showpiece motorcycles either, maybe if I had the disposable income... Ride them dammit.
