In the last 20 years I've had a couple of 6 month periods without riding because of surgery and the recovery time (like now).
Before I lost my leg I had a period of about 9 months where I didn't have a bike and drove my then girlfriend mad as I was constantly looking at bikes. I pointed out to her that at least I wasn't looking at other girls
I remember being in the car with her one day and two of my mates were outside his house, I stopped to say hello and admire his new Z1000ST, he asked if I wanted to try it ? I told my girlfriend that I'd just be 5 minutes and came back nearly an hour later, she wasn't impressed