I wish him well for his surgery and if not on 2 wheels, let him ride in a cage and run interference for you and your friends. That way you'll all have plenty of food and drink stored on board his vehicle and you won't have to cram all your clothes into motorcycle bags.
I'm hoping we can plan to have one evening, after dinner, at your motel with the fire pit. We'll make S'mores and stuff. Honeybear will have to be there for his share of the goodies.
Dave