The new Thruxton is such a gorgeous looking bike
I feel your pain Peter. I gave up motorcycling about 20 years ago when a close friend died after a fairly minor motorcycle accident. He had just turned 50, had been a biker from the age of 17, and was a very safe rider. He left 4 kids aged between 6 and 18 years old and a widow who was convalescing from her first battle with cancer.
Even though what really killed him was medical misadventure (he died 3 weeks after the accident of a coronary thrombosis after being taken out of intensive care too soon) the whole business really shook me, and I agreed with my wife that I'd pack motorcycles in until our girls were off the payroll. I was allowed to buy a sports car (a TVR as it happens) as a consolation prize.
Now that the kids have flown the nest, although bikes make me wistful and misty eyed, mindful of modern road conditions, sadly I don't think I'll be taking it up again.
