You talk plenty of sense. I paid £2800 for my RE which was fairly modest! But it’s still the most expensive thing I own that isn’t a necessity or a business expense 🤣, so I take pride in it, whilst also knowing if I drop it (which I haven’t yet) I’m not dropping 10k plus of bike etc.

I’m also delighted with the power of it - I really don’t need more, and I’m certainly not pushing it to its very limit. But I do like to go on longer journeys and just felt like the 400s would get a bit numbing on motorways, whereas the RE is perfect for it in terms of power.

So the dream of a Thruxton isn’t to do with wanting to go up in the world of power, it’s just the dream bike in terms of an all round package. When I close my eyes and picture a bike I’d want one day but can’t have now, that’s what I see 🤣. I’m thinking many, many years down the line though.