Nice one Pete ! It'll be good to see you out and about again , I could feel your pain , it's a long time to do without . I had 20 months , from the end of 2013 until the middle of 2015 unable to ride the bike after reasonably significant spinal surgery , and was not a happy boy . I'm sure that sort of repair would be just fine . But having been a while I reckon you should treat yourself and the bike to some new boots