Mechanophilia (or mechaphilia[1]) is a paraphilia involving a sexual attraction to machines such as bicycles,[2] motor vehicles,[3][4] helicopters,[5] ships, and aeroplanes.[6]
Mechanophilia is treated as a crime in some nations with perpetrators being placed on a sex-offenders' register after prosecution.[7] Motorcycles are often portrayed as sexualized fetish objects to those who desire them.[8]