Friday, May 17, 2013
![Look what arrived](./t-131371053-3440.jpg)
Look what arrived
Look what arrived today. I ordered these about 6-7 weeks ago and was told they’d arrive in 6-7 weeks. Can’t beat that. Time to see what they look like and if they survived their trip from Poland.
![Double boxed](./t-131371054-3441.jpg)
Double boxed
![Keys and racks](./t-131371054-3442.jpg)
Keys and racks
Lots of cardboard and bubble wrap including a double outer layer. No holes in the cardboard which is always a good sign. I think I’m going to fill our recycling bin this week.
![Left side](./t-131371056-3443.jpg)
Left side
![Exhaust side](./t-131371058-3444.jpg)
Exhaust side
![Crossbar and hardware](./t-131371100-3445.jpg)
Crossbar and hardware
Left side rack, exhaust side rack, cross bar, and mounting hardware are pictured. Mounting instructions were emailed to me. Looks pretty simple. Of course I won’t know for sure until BMW delivers the bike I ordered. Could be a couple more months. Hope not.
![Lots of cardboard](./t-131371101-3446.jpg)
Lots of cardboard
![Lots of bubble wrap](./t-131371102-3447.jpg)
Lots of bubble wrap
![Ready to unwrap](./t-131371103-3448.jpg)
Ready to unwrap
There were a couple more layers of cardboard between the racks and the cases. I moved the box and cardboard filler out of the way to make room to unwrap the panniers.
![Nice welds](./t-131371106-3449.jpg)
Nice welds
![Inside the full case](./t-131371106-3450.jpg)
Inside the full case
![Locks?](./t-131371106-3451.jpg)
Locks?
![Lid gasket](./t-131371107-3452.jpg)
Lid gasket
Strange… there are locks installed. I’d already removed the bag containing the locks I ordered. Stranger… there are no keys for the installed locks. Looks like I’ll have to swap the installed locks with the locks that came with keys. No big deal. Everything looks great.
![Muffler side case](./t-131371115-3453.jpg)
Muffler side case
![Lid propped open](./t-131371116-3454.jpg)
Lid propped open
![Now need bike](./t-131371117-3455.jpg)
Now need bike
Pictures of the muffler side case. That’s all for now. I’ll update this page with installation info once the bike arrives.