mcatrophy
Privileged to ride a 2018 FJR1300AS
When I first got my FJR, if I put lots of junk in my side case, when I opened it, it usually deposited its load all over the road because the lid opened too far.
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A very simple, 1 minute, no tools required, modification improves the angle significantly
How's it done?
Look at the retaining strap where it attaches to the lid:
Just loop the strap round the lower peg like this:
Job done!
(And apologies in advance if everybody except me knew all about this.)
![](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/fb9/fb93abc1b7f80468426b0387fd76c81f.jpg)
(Click on any image for a larger view)
A very simple, 1 minute, no tools required, modification improves the angle significantly
![](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/e6c/e6c6e074900e7a9f56dc0504bc83bc54.jpg)
How's it done?
Look at the retaining strap where it attaches to the lid:
![](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/575/575c24156dd888f363200cf43b730c55.jpg)
Just loop the strap round the lower peg like this:
![](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/09b/09bbd504e460f680d3f6a5e6e070bb8d.jpg)
![](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/bce/bcef4349871cea4ed5cccee0d4871a9c.jpg)
Job done!
(And apologies in advance if everybody except me knew all about this.)
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