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If you get a new bike, beware the risk of certain qurkiness and/or problems due to pure bad luck. I have only owned five bikes in my life, but I come to appreciate the fact that the bike which has given me thousands of problem-free miles potentially has higher value than a new bike with all the gizmos and modern convenience. Yes, the novelty of a new bike is really tempting, but it occasionally comes with something that is unexpected or even disappointing. That's the risk IMHO you will have to take. Given the future trips you are planning, one may assume a newer bike as probably a safer bet. However, I do think a lot of us may under-estimate the reliability, hence peace of mind, of a trusty (it should be capital "T"), familiar bike of your own that is already sitting in your garage. Besides, 15,000 miles on a bike is not really at a point of falling apart, I would go so far to argue that it may be reaching the phase of its life that it will just keep getting better.
Perhaps you know this better than any of us: how many times the kickstart has failed you? and how many times you've heard that a GO button has left many stranded because they have no kickstart option?
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