The Mileage Problem

A while ago, my husband complained of an issue with the mileage of his motorcycle. It was around 50 kmpl but it had reduced to about 42 kmpl. He took it to the mechanic who said that the clutch plates had to be replaced since the vehicle had traveled 30000 km. Even after replacing the clutch plates, the mileage didn't have a drastic improvement. It increased to 44 kmpl.

One day, my husband noticed that the distance between our home and his office showed 13 km when it is supposed to be 17 km. No matter the route he takes, there won't be a difference of 4 km.  He further observed that the speedometer reading was showing 0 when the vehicle was at low speeds. And the distance wasn't increasing.

This time when he took the bike to the mechanic, he replaced the optical wire which detects speed and updated the speedometer display. After replacing the wire, the mileage is back to 50 kmpl .

As my husband noticed the discrepancy in the distance traveled between home and office, he was able to dig deeper into the problem and find the real solution. For someone who failed to notice it, would have gone on wondering why the mileage is a problem despite changing the clutch plates.

Many times, due to our ignorance, or lack of intent, we don't notice most of the things happening to us as well as around us. After a while, we start accepting it as a norm and don't take any action. Then we start blaming everyone for our miseries. 

Instead, we can be a little proactive with ourselves. We can train ourselves to notice any changes around us, so that we can solve our problems at an earlier stage. And go about our lives with lesser worries.