I made arrangements with my oldest son today to get the grandkids handprints on the panniers. The kids had a dance thing in Seattle this weekend or it would be done already.
Like several of you, my right side bag took some hits. Why not really personalize if they're just going to be replaced when I'm done and it gets sold anyway. It'll be one of one, for sure. You'll know it when you see it.
For the record, the first drop was while I slept during a very hot night in WV. I saw the new asphalt in the parking lot but mistakenly judged it solid enough for centerstand use. Wrongo! Both stanchions sank and the since the left side had a pontoon, the bike went horizontal, right.
The second marks were rubs received in a moving van when I had a mission of mercy to get my daughter some stuff she needed in LA. I tied Bilbo with right side against the wall of the rental truck since it was scratched up anyway, blasted I-5 in the truck, then rode the back roads home after delivery and set up. But that was an exception for my "little girl". Normally, if you see my bike on a truck or trailer, then one or both of us are dead.