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I don’t know your medical condition, nor am I a doctor of medicine. But I will speak from my own experience. Both of the orthopedic specialists I went to declared that jogging as much as I did (2 miles 5-6x a week) could’ve weakened my L5S1 disc. Apparently the constant jarring from jogging can be a factor, especially for older people or people with compromised discs. For that reason both doctors suggested that I not resume jogging after I had recovered. I still play tennis 2-3x a week for 2-3 hours at a time. They said this also isn’t ideal but if I really enjoyed it, continue, but monitor my condition. And so that’s what I’ve done. I consciously determined which activities are critical to my enjoyment and prioritized those. There’s been a few times over the years when I’ve been a bit sore - not in pain - just sore. And so I’ll take a day or two off from my normal exercise regimen. Also, the type of activities which require constant bending or mild contortions, I minimize those. My feeling is that having had a ruptured disc I’m not going to be able to do all of the things I had previously. After all, a discectomy merely removes the ruptured pieces of bone (and in my case increased the aperture in the bone where the sciatic nerve enters); it’s not a repair of the disc. Hope this helps. My suggestion would be twofold: 1) see your doctor and get an their appraisal of your pain 2) begin a daily regimen of PT. There are many exercises which strengthen your core as well as relive the stress which builds up and causes sciatic pain. Good luck!

Carb tops

Can’t remember where I got them and the risers - believe it was a swap meet.

I understand your concern. Keep in mind that I’m not familiar with your situation, but I can tell you that in my case it was a lifesaver. There are TH-cam videos of the actual surgery. It’s easy to verify that a microdiscectomy is in itself not invasive surgery. And the statistics show that it has tremendous efficacy and very little chance of complications. In my case I’ve had a complete recovery. I can do virtually anything I did before- just not for long periods of time or with too much intensity. In my case I have stenosis, which is common for my age, and hence have had to reevaluate my expectations. But the surgery itself was a no brainer. Immediate relief and eventual full recovery. I hope the same for you!

@@adudefromhouston thanks a lot for kind words and detail information Sir . It really give me confidence. Thanks a lot

@@gmedia9838 my pleasure. I hope you have just as good result. I can not emphasize enough that a good surgeon AND a good physical therapist after surgery are essential, if for nothing else peace of mind. Best of luck to you!

@@adudefromhouston I'm 10 months in of back pain. I found out I have a disc buldge at L5 s1 I've tried physical therapy, chiropractor, decompression exercises, deep tissue massages, medicine, etc nothing helps. I'm scheduled tuesday night for a steroid injection. My doc said if it helps with the pain surgery will help the pain go away. I have back pain on my left side when I sit not when I walk or stand I have no leg pain (Sciatica). Has your pain went all the way away after surgery? Also did u have leg or back pain b4 surgery or both 🤔 also I see your in Houston and I'm from houston. Who is your surgeon?

@@freestylebully4849 I’m completely free of pain. If I work many hours, days on end, my back will feel a little sore. This is very rare, but I use it as a wake up call and try and take it easy for a day. I should say that I’m 65, yet active, usually playing 2 hours of tennis 3x a week, 45 minutes of swimming 2x a week, walking +- 5 miles weekly, biking 10-15 miles weekly, and then construction on my rental properties anywhere from 2-10rs a week. Only thing I’ve changed is no more heavy lifting (this was caused by 8 bags of 80lb concrete mix, etc. My surgeon was Dr David Wimberley, who I believe in. Check out his reviews on any of the platforms. He’s a back specialist who does major work on top pro athletes as well. He works out of Fondren Orthopedic Group. Have two friends also had work done there; all satisfied. I would definitely recommend a consult with him. Over the years I’ve recovered I’ve never any sciatic pain, but if outside in hot summers working I occasionally will get minor cramping, but over time that has diminished to the point where they are just a couple seconds. Hope you get better. There’s entire insurance requirements about trying everything before surgery, including shots and PT. But if you really need surgery, to my mind you need to get it so you can start recovering before too much physical atrophy. Best of luck. Let me know if I can help and keep me informed of your progress. greg

Thanks, Colby. Doing fine. The year of Covid hibernation has had an impact - no swimming at the Y, not as much tennis, etc - but I’ve had no relapse. Simply I haven’t advanced as quickly as I would have. Hope you’re well, too. Will soon sit down and take a 1.5 year video appraisal soon.

As your first comment noted, many of us patients have felt dramatically ill-served by some professionals - a lack of adequate testing and oftentimes the ability or desire to convey the information necessary for a us to make an informed decision regarding our own medical care. Which is why searching out our peers on TH-cam has become so critical. I feel that hearing stories from others with similar conditions not only educates me, but helps to give confidence when making a critical medical decision. I feel that passing along my perspective is a way of paying forward all of the help which I’ve received. I do not plan on a final video in a few months, when it has been 1.5 years from my surgery.

Sorry, final line should be I DO plan on putting out a 3rd video in a few months!

Joe Quesada That’s a dished “peanut” tank, hand pounded into shape. You need someone with real talent to make a good one, but off the top of my head, I don’t have a source. Besides, these days you can buy a mass produced one cheap. See: www.lowbrowcustoms.com/dished-frisco-peanut-gas-tank-2-2-gal.html

That’s a dished “peanut” tank, hand pounded into shape. You need someone with real talent to make a good one, but off the top of my head, I don’t have a source. Besides, these days you can buy a mass produced one cheap. See: www.lowbrowcustoms.com/dished-frisco-peanut-gas-tank-2-2-gal.html

jgleason19 Hi Josh, it’s strange you would ask, because I’ve just put it on the market. Craigslist ad will explain why: houston.craigslist.org/mcy/d/houston-1972-honda-cb-750-cafe/6862614698.html

This tank is custom made, with the sides pounded in. There are people who can make them and perhaps by now even a manufacturer has come up with a mass produced one, but if so I'm not aware of it.

That is called a "Frisco" tank I like em!

This guy is kick only. No problem except if it's really cold out. If your bike is set up right should start in 1-2 kicks. Good luck with your project.

adudefromhouston thanks working on getting info for a swingarm swap. Was originally looking at a turbo 915 but apparently they're really hard to tune properly:( oh well how does she pull? Top speed? 0-60? Sorry for all the questions people with BBKs on this bike are either inactive on the forums or their channels. Thanks for the quick response

I've never had a 915, but have heard they are much more difficult builds with close engine tolerances. Also kicking would be more work. On this bike I've never timed it and it's not really geared for fast pickup. I'm sure she'd do way over 100, but I've never gone over 85-90mph. If you want to learn anything mechanical about these old sohc hondas check out this website. Great group of motor heads & someone will be able to answer any question: www.hondachopper.com

adudefromhouston Thanks:)

GoreBag Le Mort, thanks!

If you maintain the stock neck with serial#, you should have no problem with the existing title. At least not in Texas. No idea about NY rules.

Greg LeRoy awesome. thankyou!

They carb boots are cheap tube that was sagging under the weight of the carbs. Bought some correct ones and all is fine now.

+Yao Guai It is a sight gauge to let you know how much gas is left in the gas tank.

Greg LeRoy Thank you so much man, it was messing with me on levels I hope you never understand.

Thanks, Mike, but you know how it is. Only way to really appreciate another's ride is on one knee, with a brew in your hand, as the owner talks your ear off.

adudefromhouston haha hell yeah! Got a brew in my hand right now! haha, yeah man nice bike the tank is sick and those forward foot pegs look sick, you should get someone to film you riding it away! that would be dope...oh wait you sold it already right?

Mikephotography88 Yep, sold off a long time back. No regrets. My old back just doesn't appreciate a hard tail on the screwed up Houston streets.

The lines of the bike flow quite nicely it shows you put a lot of thought into it. Smoothest running bike 650 I have heard in a long time also - Bravo 👏

Yeah, keep the stock baffles in them.