It was a very grateful Dan who arrived to pick up Betty yesterday lunchtime with a crate of beer in tow.
Steve over at Trackside Motorcycles had spent four hours working on the fender bolt that was getting in the way of attaching the final side spacer for the panniers before hammering out and replacing the entire thread; a job which he's insisted is free of charge. I figured supplying a few beers was the least I could do to repay his generosity and support in seeing me right for the trip.
So, thanks to Steve sorting out the side spacers and the padlocks arriving to secure the panniers this morning, here's the result, all ready to be packed and ridden up to Newcastle to catch the ferry in ten days time!
Betty sporting her new panniers
Went for a little bit of a cruise earlier this evening to test them out and make sure there was enough room between the pannier and exhaust for the heat to dissipate properly. The lack of fire for the trial-run was reassuring, but I'll be heading out tomorrow to put them through their paces properly on a variety of roads.
Possibly a *little* bit Blue Oyster Club. Shhh.
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