Welcom to MFP. Good luck on reaching your goals.

I have a couple runs coming up this year as well. "Good Vibrations" to Salem, Oregon in June. "Street Vibrations" to Reno in September. Bunch of other local ones here in the Northwest, plus I may go to my Class Reunion on my Bike this year.

I am psyched about this group!!!
My chaps were snug when I put them on this fall...made me miserable. So here I am! I live in MA so no riding for a few months for me, but I want to look good when I get back on my bike.

This is an awesome idea for a group.

As for me I, I ride with my husband. Its hard for me to get on the back. As a matter of fact at the start of this weight loss journey my doctor gave me a paper that asked me to list 12 reasons why I want to loose weight. The first thing that came to mind was 'to get on & off the bike with ease'

I look forward to connecting with you all & plan to check in often.

Howdy everyone!

My name is Linda and I'm a biker chick. The love of motorcycling brought my hubby and I together some 7 years ago. I had my own bike for a while until the arthritis interferred too much so I sold it. Don't anyone start throwing stones at me, but my goal in life is to own my own 3-wheeled Spyder. My husband and I are avid HD fans. He owned for 22 years until he got 2 bikes that were duds so now he rides a BMW (I can't believe I'm saying this in mixed company). The BMW is extremely tall (it was hard enough getting on the back of a bagger) and I can't get on his bike. It was very distressing. I've just had bariatric surgery and motorcycling was one of the decision points in making that decision. Hopefully when I see my hubby in May (he still lives in England), I will be able to hop on the back of his bike (otherwise it's a rental car....LOL).

In years past he's come over and we've rented a Harley and have gone to some wonderful wonderful places in the east and out west (we ended up buying land in Arizona). There's nothing like riding. Even though I was overweight, I had all sorts of cute HD tops and when I gained the extra weight, they've been folded up in the drawer unworn for quite a while. I can hardly wait to start wearing my little tops again along with a pair of jeans that I look half-way decent in. I hope to show up at Heathrow in May look more fabulous than I have in a long time with all my HD get-up on.

This is a great idea for a group. We can all encourage each other to look fierce and fabulous on our rides!

Linda

Hi everybody! I bought my 2006 Harley Low Rider almost 2 years ago. I used to ride back in the 70's. Hubby bought his 2009 Harley Fat Boy almost 3 years ago, We ride together, we ride with others, I ride with other women, and I ride by myself. I just started working part-time at a local independent motorcycle shop.

I noticed my leathers were a little tight across my stomach this year. Gotta do something about that! Looking forward to see everyones successes & adventures!

JM

Hi all!
Glad to find this group. Good luck to all with your weight goals. Maybe we can schedule a ride this summer? I'm in East Central Indiana. I'm 50 and my wife & I both ride. This winter weather is killing me!

Hello everyone. I'm Badd Bob. Riding for longer than I can remember. Own a 08' Crossbones and a '09 Street Glide. Just ordered a '12 Road Glide CVO Custom. It should be here in a few weeks. You can check out pictures of my bikes on my profile. I especially love the Crossbones Bobber, affectionately known as the "Badd Bobber."

I'm a member of B.A.C.A. (Bikers Against Child Abuse) which is an international organization with chapters in 6 countries (soon to be 8) and 38 states. We ride to remove the fear from abused children. We will ride through the gates of Hell to save an abused child.

I'm here to improve my health as bikers generally have a lower life expectancy than the general population. I've lost 22 pounds so far with the help of by MFP friends. Glad to have found this group.

BB

Good luck getting back in the saddle. Most guys my age walk with some sort of limp from putting a biker down at some point. Be careful and ease back in. Welcome to the board.

I can forecast weather changes with my shoulder. I tore my rotator about a year ago in the gym and it still hasn't healed quite right. Every time some rain heads our way, I can feel it about 12 hours ahead of time. I can't do the racing bit on a bike. I'm good going 90-95 mph on the interstate, but that's about it. I'll leave the riding on the tracks to the young bucks.

Wow, bike people. I'm liking MFP more everyday!

I've been using MFP for a tracker for several months and it is working great for me, but I have not looked through the message boards until now.
I found this group and being an avid bike guy , just wanted to say hi, and look forward to participating in discussions.
I lean toward performance bikes, but love 'em all.
I ride a 2008 1100s Ducati Hypermotard, a 1999 Cagiva Gran Canyon(kinda like the Italian bikes) and, now, a cool old 1973 850 Norton Commando that I just finished bringing back to life from a 30 year hybernation.

I will get some pics up when I figure out how.

The bike in my ticker was my trackday bike, but I let it go when my weight became a problem. I miss it and part of the motivation here is to enjoy those days again for a few more years.