A quick trip to Coles to buy a chopping board for the base plates and Bunnings for some velcro strips and we were in business.
We built two units, one for each bike. Tristan's is mounted on the inside of the top pannier lid while mine sits free in a side pannier.
Each unit is powered via a relay switch tapped into the accessory port on the BMW and from the rear light wire on the Suzuki. The power is taken directly from the battery via a trickle charger wire that was previously installed on both bikes.The switched power also has a 10amp fuse in line.
The hardest activity this weekend was putting the panniers back on the Suzuki. I normally run the bike solo as it looks a darn sight better IMHO. Attaching the pillion backrest and panniers, while only four bolts, requires lining up three holes, a couple of spacers and lifting the rear cowling for each bolt. While I've done it a couple of times myself it's much easier as a two person operation as you lift wriggle and cajole the bolts into position.
Next job is to go through the camping gear and look at what to pack into the panniers. I expect it'll be similar to the kit I took last time. (ATB2018-First Pack)
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