InvictaMoto's Döra the Explörer

Döra is fixed. Yay! A late call from Laguna came, when I was at cardiac rehab, that I missed as phones have to be off in the rehab area.  By the time I got a signal it was too late to pick her up tonight.  British Bike Night definitely missed. Jim at Laguna said that they had put in a warranty claim to Triumph for the alarm and the battery, and although they had turned down the battery claim, they had approved the alarm claim! The choice they had for me was to fit it, or not fit it and credit me with the cost of it to my account that effectively writes off the current bill as it stands.   As the alarm is a PITA I took the second option: no alarm and the credit to my account. So I will pick her up tomorrow morning and it will be my first ride since the end of March.

I ordered the Givi plate for Döra on Sunday night and it arrived today. "Left with a neighbour" the email said. Then Claire emailed to say it had arrived next door. When the instructions say that things can be fitted with ordinary hand tools I usually don't believe them. They are right. There are no written instructions just an exploded diagram.  The tools needed are two Allen keys that I have no idea what size, but luckily I had them. Spanners are 12mm and 10mm. Firstly remove the Triumph plastic plate, then fit a couple of wings that will take the rack itself. Then with deft fingers fit the top plate.  It looks pretty good. The Givi E45 that I have was a bit dirty and so I have washed it and it wasn't ready for fitting!! Should be okay for the weekend or maybe open the wallet again.