Notable inventions, art pieces, and great acts happened because somebody wasn't given the recommended or normal set of resources to accomplish a task. That person had to get the job done by figuring out a way to make it work by looking at the problem differently than anyone else ever had because of they had no other choice. Its the underdog story everyone loves to hear about - against all the odds, little guy in his garage persevered and was able to make it big against the corporate giants.
Good examples of small versus having it all are easy to find. Early Arlen Ness of the '70s or George Lucas before he made Star Wars, even Jesse James before he made the big time. They weren't given big budgets then, they had very small budgets if anything at all, and because they thought big, they were able to accomplish great things. It meant long hours, serious commitment, and a drive for excellence. They made it there because they figured out how to do more with less. Now those three examples have become wealthy beyond their dreams.
Yeah, some people are born with more, or inherit a bunch of money, but most have to work their asses off and constantly fight to get ahead of the competition and wow the masses. Don't kid yourself about their luck, you make your own luck by trying hard, meeting people, making good impressions, asking questions from all the guys that made it before you, and doing your homework by studying the multitude of bikes that have been built for the last 100 years.
If you always have more than you need, you lose innovative edge because you don't have to use alternative materials and see something with another set of rules on top of the ones that already existed.
All the most expensive parts in the latest parts catalog won't impress people. If the people that judge your bike don't know the difference between a bolt-on piece and a full custom anything, then their opinion isn't worth listening to. While it is less time consuming to design your own pieces, it costs far less, plus you'll better understand the part because you are familiar with every part of it. This knowledge could lead to a better design the second time you have to build that particular part, then by the third time, you may have re-invented the part completely and in turn excited the industry by revolutionizing an aspect of the motorcycle. All because you had to save some money.
Don't think that you can buy cool, it has to be earned. The ignorant general public might wear the expensive paint and chromed veil over their eyes, but the chopper elite will see right through it. By now most of you have seen parts of a bike built in small snippets on some fake TV show, but you'll never see the years these guys spent learning and observing the world of motorcycles before they came up with the idea to weld up a gas tank a certain way. Don't bitch because you don't have everything you think you need. Make do with what you have and don't be afraid to knock the industry on its ear.