[jorian]

The bike: that is a lot of bike for $3K. Sounds like it was well maintained by a decent owner. I’ll bet it sounds fantastic with those pipes. The seller was right, at that price you’re really just parking your cash for a while as it will always be worth +-$3K. If that was local to me I would have bought it. Lord knows I don’t need any more bikes but that one would be hard to pass up.

You: if you have 30+ years in the saddle you likely have the experience to keep your self out of trouble (notwithstanding your previous wreck). I’m sure the wreck will temper your riding in the future. If your like me, riding gets a hold of you and becomes part of your life. I know others have had serious accidents and quit. I get it. For me I’m not necessarily afraid of dying, I’m afraid of not living.