I think I am going to do it, reluctantly....

Holy **** man, 30 years without an off, that's a rare and serious accomplishment. I only hope to go so long without an off. Clearly your sense of "discretion is the better part of valor" wiring in your head works, shown both in your riding history and recent decision.

Enjoy your new mustang!

Speaking from personal experience here: No matter what you do to stay in shape, sometimes your body will fail you. It can happen to anyone, at any time, and any age, so get off your ****ing high horse!
 
after i broke my leg near ankle about 5 months before getting back on i lost a lot of leg muscle. what i finally did was to start doing tip toes increasing about 5 a day i am now up to 100 and have some serious calf muscles at 71 (and it really was not that hard) it is nice to be able to hold up the rocket.
my wife stopped riding with me and told me i was going to get killed. i just looked at her and asked if she was going to live forever.
 
Some things are just inevitable, I know a couple of riders in similar circumstance and have turned to the dark side, no the real dark side and bought a Spyder...... the horror.
 
Some things are just inevitable, I know a couple of riders in similar circumstance and have turned to the dark side, no the real dark side and bought a Spyder...... the horror.
YEP some of the guys go to trikes SPYDERS, SLINGSHOTS and the T REX so they are fun also so just keep on rollin and having fun