Page 13 - Lauren Lolo Spencer Issue

every 25,000 miles, or twice a year. The tires, brakes and chain all let me know when they need to be changed without even looking at them. The oil and filter get changed almost every time I get back home, which could be anywhere from six to ten thousand miles. I don’t worry about oil much, as I do use synthetic and it gets replaced almost every month. I know where all the electrical plugs are located in the wiring harness and which ones will need to be cleaned after a winter of salt coats the connectors. I can tell when the bearings are getting worn by how they spin on the axles because I change my tires about every 5 weeks.
for a bit more maintenance. A good diet and exercise tune- up can sometimes do wonders, and has nothing to do with our disease!
When you live with a chronic illness or disease, it is easy for health care providers to dismiss those new aches and pains as just another symptom or progression of the illness, but sometimes it is just our bodies calling
help keep us rolling down the road for many years to come!
Longhaulpaul.com/calendar Patreon.com/longhaulpaul
NutOnaBolt.com LongHaulPaul.com
Just because my motorcycle looks like it’s neglected and beat to
hell, doesn’t
mean it is.
Much like a motorcycle, our bodies need more than just food for fuel and air to operate. Learning to listen to our body’s subtle warnings and cry for service is important as we add miles and years to our intricate human machines. Knowing when something is not working as it should and addressing the issue before it gets worse is extremely important. Listening and looking for signs that something isn’t quite right is a skill we can master over the years that no doctor’s visit could match. Fixing an issue before it gets worse or falls off is just as impor- tant when it pertains to our bodies. Unlike a motorcycle, we only get one!
My bike is a well oiled machine and quite possibly the most reliable bike I have ever owned.
Just like my Yamaha, time and circumstance will transform our body’s appearance but keeping up on that maintenance will
ABILITY 13