My wife had cancer back when we were just dating. That showed me what fear is. The motorcycle does not scare me. The motorcycle requires preparation, vigilance and caution, but provided those are observed it’s a fairly safe machine. I wear all the gear. I took the class. I keep the bike well maintained. I work on the default assumption that everyone else on the road is not paying attention, for which I have ample evidence, and I treat them accordingly. I stay off the bike when road or personal conditions are averse (e.g. never if I’ve been drinking, or in the morning when there’s been a frost). I don’t ride during the peak activity hours for deer (sunrise, sunset), because they’re thicker than flies here and dart into traffic all the time (and the bike is parked during the fall rut, because they roam the roads in herds then).
But not fear. If it really scared me I wouldn’t do it.