Only God knows the number of days you have left, as for me I’m riding as long as I can get on and push the starter button.    Make plans and enjoy until the day arrives when He says “times up”.  It could be tomorrow or another 20 years.  My stepdad is 96 and going strong.

Zippy:

There is no reason to be glum - there are some great bikes you can buy right now, that will run and run and keep you riding for the rest of your years.

If it is the retro looking, mid mount foot controls you want:

MM's Moto Guzzi rides great, has good power, shaft drive, and it is reliable and easy to work on.

The Triumph Speed Twin is a beauty, and it has lost some weight over the Bonneville model.

(Both the Moto Guzzi and Triumph likely don't have good enough seats for long trips, and will need a seat upgrade for touring).


If you are OK with forward controls and a less vintage look:

The Kawasaki Vulcan S can do anything you want, it has power, comparatively light weight, low seat height.

The Honda CTX was the choice of my 76 year old neighbor - he loved the automatic transmission, weather protection and seating position.


If you want mid-controls and a naked bike (and are OK with modern looking):

The Honda CB500F or the 650 model will keep you on the road for a very, very long time.


If I was looking for a mid sized sport touring bike right now.....I would be looking for good used BMW F800GT.  It has 90 HP, belt drive, parallel twin, good wind/weather protection, and it has a nice seat height and is not very heavy.


And I agree with MM.....my Savage is the bike I am keeping "forever".  I will be able to ride it long after the other ones have become too heavy, too tall, and too fast.

OK!  OK ! I have a nasty habit of whining when the sun shines!!!!  Compared to others I know, I got it good! Reasonable health, 2 good S40s, no money worries if I live modestly,  deserve a lump of coal from Santa.
ps;  fake tree was too much trouble to put up, take down,  so I gave it away and built one from plywood, haha! too much fun! cheers!

Yeah I remember Big Wheels. We would steal them and take them to the top of windy roads and race to the bottom , over and over , we were the first drifters.

I'm young enough to call ya'll  "Old Timers "   , I wasn't born till the year the Korean war ended !  

But , old enough to be working on my bucket list .  

I would suggest you fellas not get too excited about the coming BSA.....chances are it will be modernized in a way that is going to be a bit disappointing to us old farts.

Remember the recent Indian Tracker?  The prototype looked great - the production bike morphed into something entirely different and far less attractive (it looks like the naked bikes from Ducati, KTM, Yamaha, etc.).

https://newatlas.com/indian-ftr1200-flat-tracker-production/55071/

https://www.indianmotorcycle.com/en-us/ftr1200/


Husqvarna makes a big single.......not my cup of tea and very expensive:
https://www.husqvarna-motorcycles.com/vitpilen/vitpilen-701/

Hopefully Mahindra will look at what Triumph has done and make a bike that faithfully mimics the 60's bikes - and not create some modern "Transformer" looking naked bike.

 Dear Santa, Skip the Indian Street Tracker , Indian screwed it all up ! How bout a new guitar , ok a tie will be just fine !  

Sometimes wouldn't ya like to take one of those Royal Enfield Himalia's out for a ride   ?  

Or is it just me ???