Back on the bike again!!!

[BanannaMan]

Despite advice from the Docs to stay off the bike, I was back on the bike again, less than a month after two heart attacks and blood clots in one lung.
Had a great 200 mile rideout to the mountains and honestly it may all really be mental but it feels like it did more for returning my physical strength than anything I've done. I feel great!
And enjoyed the riding and the scenery more than I have in a while.

Here's a few pics:

http://i1055.photobucket.com/albums/s507/thebanannaman/305a%201024x576_zps5bwu4ot4.jpg


http://i1055.photobucket.com/albums/s507/thebanannaman/305f%201024x576_zpsglfhnvl8.jpg


http://i1055.photobucket.com/albums/s507/thebanannaman/305c%201024x576_zpsilme4ilp.jpg


http://i1055.photobucket.com/albums/s507/thebanannaman/305d%201024x576_zpseiw9qu2d.jpg


http://i1055.photobucket.com/albums/s507/thebanannaman/305b%201024x576_zpsnjzyfj7h.jpg


http://i1055.photobucket.com/albums/s507/thebanannaman/305e%201024x576_zpsfxd8yf1l.jpg


Water crossing
Who says the SV isn't an adventure bike?

http://i1055.photobucket.com/albums/s507/thebanannaman/305g%201024x576_zps3kgvr51o.jpg

Mabry Mill on the Blue Ridge Parkway

http://i1055.photobucket.com/albums/s507/thebanannaman/305h%201024x576_zpstfoccco6.jpg


Lunch on the porch at the 'Poor Farmer's Market'

http://i1055.photobucket.com/albums/s507/thebanannaman/305j%201024x576_zpsfxv72fpj.jpg

Was in the afternnon by the time I got there so was just me and these two on the porch.

http://i1055.photobucket.com/albums/s507/thebanannaman/305i%201024x576_zpsd7z2nkmb.jpg


One of the many places in the world known as 'Lover's Leap'.
Interestingly enough, although locals at every place claim the story to be true, the story for all these places is almost exactly the same tale. :rolleyes:


http://i1055.photobucket.com/albums/s507/thebanannaman/305k%201024x576_zpsupksqkin.jpg


Last look from the mountain tops on the way home.

http://i1055.photobucket.com/albums/s507/thebanannaman/305l%201024x576_zpslrxcjb7b.jpg



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[littleoldman2]

Great news

[littleoldman2]

And great pics

[Geodude]

Fantastic, and i hope you dont mind me saying you're awesome :)

[maviczap]

Fantastic, and i hope you dont mind me saying you're awesome :)

Yep Billl is officially awesome, a word i dont use very often.

i guess its good for your soul and helps you in many ways. Better than sitting around any day

[Bluepete]

Thank feck for that! Bill's back on a bike, camera at the ready!
Well done mate, heal the mind and the body will follow eh? Oh, and cracking photos too. Love the look of your lunch stop.

Pete ;)

[Sir Trev]

So glad you're back out there making us jealous of that wonderful scenery Bill.

[carelesschucca]

Good man this is way quicker than I expected. Nothing better than a nice relaxing run on the bike to aid recovery :)

That's some serious camber on the corners in picture 2, you must be able to scoot round them at a comfortable pace.

[Luckypants]

Excellent news! I think you have been out more than this year, despite your set-backs! :thumbsup:

[mister c]

Nice one Bill, good to see you're back out again.
Stunning pictures & scenery, I'm very jealous

[Bibio]

nice to see you out and about on the bike bill.

i will however play devils advocate here. have you had the final x-rays to confirm that your sternum is knitted back together. until you have had the all clear from this then you could potentially do a lot of harm and be back in getting a plate bolted onto your chest. i have seen someone having this done due to not being patient and you dont want that.

[BanannaMan]

Thanks Bibs, mine was all stents with a complication of blood clots in one lung a week later.
They did tell me I should quit riding because of the blood thinners and increased risk of bleeding should I crash.
I reminded them I would only be on the blood thinners for a few months but they said I should still give up riding.
I told them that would not be happening. LOL
American doctors all hate motorcycles but I think it's because the majority of American riders don't wear any protective kit.

[atassiedevil]

Good to see you back on the bike Bill.

[Bibio]

ahhh so you just got stents.. carry on :-)

[jambo]

Blimey, sorry Bill had missed your ill health or it had slipped my cluttered mind. Can the org please stop having heart attacks? Thanks.

Glad to see you enjoying the bike :)

Jambo

[Littlepeahead]

My discharge letter to my GP from my elbow surgeon states 'I have advised the patient that the best course of action to avoid further damage to the elbow is to sell her motorcycle. As she is unlikely to follow my advice to do this I have advised her further that the second best course of action is to avoid crashing the motorcycle'.

Ha bloody ha, thanks sarcastic Mr Surgeon!

Nothing like the prospect of a nice ride to speed your recovery.