Just a quick note here, when I first got my Aero, I did a paint job, they took the tank emblems off, and I liked the clean look so told 'em to leave 'em off. Now, probably 8 out of 10 riders can't say exactly what I ride, except for an engraving on one of the side tranny covers! I think that down deep, most riders could care less, as long as it's got 2 wheels. We had a long discussion about 'real' bikes and bikers, and most of the folks who are jazzed about a particular lifestyle never realized that Brando wasn't riding a Hog, in the movie 'The Wild Bunch'. So, wheels are wheels! Head on over to Sturgis! I hear it's a blast!

My doc had me off my bike for a month. It wasn't the riding so much as the possibility of ripping open a seam, as it were, if the bike were to go over a bit and I were to try and stop it. Internal hemorraging (sp) and all that fun stuff. But at a month and a half, felt like I had never been off the thing. Have to say though, after losing 150 lbs, I definitely get better mileage!

I have a 98 Honda Shadow Aero and have been riding on two wheels for most of my life. Now that I have lost 108 lbs, my mileage is getting a lot better! I ride pretty much year round and love it. You just need to get his and hers bikes, that way you can get on your scoot whenever you want to! Good luck on getting your surgery done!