this is embarrassing but i just have to post it up....i just got an 02 f4i the other day coming off a drz400 dual sport. i got 100mi. on it so far and love it...one thing thats pissing me the hell off is i cannot for the life of me figure out how to get the passenger seat off to get to the storage space.......bikes got an undertail kit with the key latch and i remember seeing the previous owner pop it right off.. i got the key in the latch, turn it all the way and still cant lift the seat off. the damn manual is in there so i cant even read the idiot guide. WTF AM I DOING WRONG lol!!!

thanks alot guys.




p.s. seems like a nice little forum here and im looking forward to being a part of the fam.

 

Sound like the cable has came loose or broke. You can take the under tail off to get it to.

 

try taking off the seat and maybe you can see back in there with a mirror and a light. maybe something is keeping the latch from moving.

 

make sure ur lifting it up from the back... it comes out with the back raised then moving it towards the back of the bike... then if that doesnt work do the things they suggested

 

I know mine never pops up automatically when I turn the key. It always takes 2 hands, one turning the key and holding it turned, and the other one lifiting up on the rear of the passenger seat. Good luck with it!

 

i took the undertail off and to my suprise nothing was broken...the key switch works and the cable is intact but the problem is that it must be a replacement cable and there is too much slack....the key isnt pulling enough to fully unlock the latch. i guess i need a shorter cable or something.

pretty weird

 

i was gonna suggest calling the guy u bought the bike from but i guess u figured it out

 

when i had my f4i i would have to pull up to get it to open, it doesnt pop up like other bikes i've had

 

yeah it doesnt come up no matter how hard i pull....the cable just has too much slack to pull the latch. i didnt see any way to tighten/adjust the cable so i put it back together and went inside feeling useless lol!