system case

Newbie to BMW and these fancy system cases. I just bought a 2004 R1150R and it came with system cases. The cases have a strap inside that prevents the cases from openning completely, Does that strap come off ?? I want to be able to lay the cases open flat , like a book or any...

Hi everyone, I've rejoined BMWMOA again and am in need of some help. My bike tipped over downtown Portsmouth (don't ask) and cracked my right mirror shell and the right bag popped off. This is all as you are sitting on the bike. So when I got the bike back up the bag fell off and when I looked...