Hey there @Acanthiza 🙂
Thank you kindly, I really appreciate it 🌺💜
After I sold my bike, which apparently is well loved by the adventure pics posted online by the new owners who shared their social media with me, I got into doing all the mechanical work on my car..oils/filters (engine, gearbox, differential), brake fluid change, engine coolant system fluid change, wheel bearings change..just not strong enough by myself and basic tools to change the shocks, so I got that done at a mechanic. I’ve put a new condenser in a few years ago, and the aircon freezes the windscreen haha (have to be careful I don’t cause it to crack!🤭).
Nowadays, I can’t undo the bolts on the bellypan to get to the sump, so it’s all done by my mechanic now…they’re very used to deep discussions about the little nuances of making maintenance easier on my car - I’ve had the engine/gearbox out so I know it almost down to each individual bolt (I rebuilt the engine with my own two hands, occasional foot, and more often than I’d like, teeth…gotta do what’s needed when working alone and without a full workshop of the right tools🙂).
I used to swap out the rotors/pads when they were worn, but I can’t do that these days.
So, these days, I just drive it 😎
As far as enjoyment, not using my hands much I’ve had to think differently because how do you be a hands-on person without hands that will do the job? 🙂
I like to think instead. I think about how to fix stuff..all sorts of stuff. I have a bit of memory loss, so I do that as a hobby to try to make the cells keep working 🙌🏻☺️
