Honda-SOHC

Day 3 A much better day today started with the zimmer but that wasnt fast enough. So i am now on crutches and have been up and down the stair. Hopefully home tomorrow. The only downside is a rash starting unde the dressing.
I had it done under epidural. Just after going into theatre I burst out laughing and they looked and said what’s so funny. I had just seen my foot swinging in a lovely graceful arc that no 63 year old bloke should ever see.  No wonder it hurts later on. Unless it was a spare, just in case. Then I fell asleep but awoke again for all the banging going on, maybe he makes cabinets on the side then back to sleep and awoke when the staples were going in. Amazingly no pain whatsoever from any part during the actual op. Even the epidural going in didn’t hurt, it just felt very strange. 

And that is exactly the reason I didnt want the epidural.. Glad to hear you are feeling better. Yes.. the zimmer just didnt cut it with me.. crutches were much easier. The rash under the dressing (waterproof one I assume) is quite common these days.. be careful it doesnt change to a blister.. I had a couple of those and they hurt more than the wound.
Staples.. I was lucky in that I didnt have any staples and all the stitches were under the skin.. my surgeon used a relatively new dressing that they put on and then coat it with a glue.. kind of like laying in resin to fibreglass matt.
Keep up the good work and make sure you keep doing the exercises.. it does make a big difference.

Do exactly as Nurse Julie said.. you will understand in a few days
And be nice to the Nurses... they control your medication

Hopefully the pain goes away quickly.. Ice packs for 20 minutes at a time if you can bear them and make sure you do the Physio.. you will be back in the saddle in no time

Thanks for all comments, suggestions etc..
5 weeks this week and I am going well.. there is still some swelling and associated pain but I was expecting that.
I can mostly walk normally again.. no limp... at least until the knee puffs up and the the pain amps up with it.. again.. I believe that is normal as well. Going up stairs is easy.. down stairs I need to concentrate as I am still lacking strength in the surrounding muscles but all in good time

As far as which is worse.. hip or knee.. I have only had the knee done but from what I saw in the Rehab Hospital and from talking with friends who have had both.. Hip is a piece of cake.. relatively speaking. I even have one customer who told me the hip pain he has suffered for many years ended when they knocked him out for the operation.. since then he has had no more pain.. certainly some discomfort from the surgery (to be expected) but no more debilitating pain.

I have to say my knee is pretty much the same.. I wouldnt say there is no pain.. but it is different to the pain of a severely damaged and arthritic knee with a badly torn ACL..

Good luck with the Hip replacement.. hoping it is a smooth Operation and rapid recovery

Done... I love this site

There is another thread running all about the possibilities of machining the 400 head to take bearing shells but I am not sure I would even attempt it here in Australia.. then again you might find some very resourceful machinist who can do something for you.

The other alternative is this head which has been floating about on ebay for about 6 months.. maybe make him an offer.
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/honda-cb-400f-head/222670986745?hash=item33d8399df9:g:pJgAAOSwrP9Z2ZEl:rk:2:pf:0&LH_ItemCondition=4

Haha... all comments are welcome. I understand the why’s but they are mainly based on past history.. where these bikes were daily riders and many pushed pretty hard.
This one won’t do too many miles and it will be well looked after and hopefully there may be some modern techniques to minimize the weak areas..
In the end it is something for me to play with after I have finished the CB400F.

Ahhh, I can see the reason why and fully understand... I don’t get why people buy bikes and expect them to run forever with no maintenance...
I am trying to convince my son NOT to get a bike as he can’t keep up with checking oil and water etc on his car...and I know who will get the call to fix a bike 😤

Haha...is mine a G5 though? What I looked up showed the G5 as having a disc brake and was apparently de-tuned??
Anyway, I had one when I went for my license originally in 74 and I loved it... nice set of Dunstall mufflers gave it a nice note.
Granted I was a good 30 plus kg lighter and my memory may well be clouded..but they are few and far between here as most have been poorly chopped about as Cafe Racers and rattle can painted flat black... so good condition non butchered items get good $$$