I'm sure someone must have posted about this in days gone by, but if so, I can't find it.
I have a pair of USB sockets in each of the fairing pockets on my 1300. My phone and Garmin* are on RAM mounts on the clutch lever, so I trail the wires out of the left-hand pocket and leave the lid unlatched. It's OK, but it rattles a bit, and I'm always worried the rain will get in**. And of course I don't want to bang the lid shut in a moment of madness and damage the wires. Has anyone cut a notch into the underside of the lid to accommodate a wire or two? The foam strip would accommodate the gap when not running wires, but I would rather modify the lid than cut into the flanges on the pocket, insofar as spares are still reasonably easy to find.
Leaving the lid ajar isn't an entirely daft idea, though. You could make toast in those pockets. Is there any way to improve the ventilation of them?
* No, not a Zumo thing, it's my old 60CSx that I use for following tracks and for recording where I went.
** I try not to use my phone for navigation when it's raining, though it is allegedly rainproof, but I prefer to tour in the spring/summer. The Garmin will do road navigation if I need it, but Google is better.
I have a pair of USB sockets in each of the fairing pockets on my 1300. My phone and Garmin* are on RAM mounts on the clutch lever, so I trail the wires out of the left-hand pocket and leave the lid unlatched. It's OK, but it rattles a bit, and I'm always worried the rain will get in**. And of course I don't want to bang the lid shut in a moment of madness and damage the wires. Has anyone cut a notch into the underside of the lid to accommodate a wire or two? The foam strip would accommodate the gap when not running wires, but I would rather modify the lid than cut into the flanges on the pocket, insofar as spares are still reasonably easy to find.
Leaving the lid ajar isn't an entirely daft idea, though. You could make toast in those pockets. Is there any way to improve the ventilation of them?
* No, not a Zumo thing, it's my old 60CSx that I use for following tracks and for recording where I went.
** I try not to use my phone for navigation when it's raining, though it is allegedly rainproof, but I prefer to tour in the spring/summer. The Garmin will do road navigation if I need it, but Google is better.