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Hi..some help required please.. I just bought a 2016 RS1200 with a full BMW luggage kit. The left hand pannier wobbles and the manual says 'adjust the gap between the top and bottom holders'.
Anybody able to give some further insight please?
Many thanks in advance!
Brian

It is very easy to adjust, page 158 on the manual, loosen screws.
I seem to remember there is a toothed plate to help once it has been adjusted to keep it level.
Fit panniers, case open and 'wobble the fitting; until the plate drops to take up the slack, retighten screws.
Had to do both my panniers when I swopped them to the new RS.

Ok, thanks Dave..will give that a go.....appreciate the prompt reply!

Just as Dave describes, its an easy adjustment, hope it works well for you.

I found that there are basically two options when adjusting the lower mount. Either the case will jiggle just a bit, or it will be just a little tight to fit on the top mount. You can't have a case that pops on like butter and locks down with no movement. I mounted mine to be a tight fit, with the hope that they'll compress a bit and get easier to attach in time.

Thanks lads...having tried without sucess, I had a look at the bottom fitting....one tab is outside the nut and the other tab is between the nut and pannier. Presume the latter is correct?

Here is a photo...

Are we being shown the base of your pannier and is it a bmw unit?
My pannier has an adjusting piece of plastic (much like an upside down plastic house gutter) with a rubber insert that sits on the pannier rail)
What is that a picture of?

I may have mis judged your photographic skills!

Just checked my panniers and both are the same, flat washers are the same in the inserts. looks like you may have been the victim of incorrect assembly.
Photos enclosed.




also, as you know now, there are embossed levelling marks

Thanks Dave, its a photo from the underneath view...as you describe an upside down gutter!
I think you are correct, it looks like a miss-assembly.

I will bring it back to the dealer as its under warranty rather than mess with it myself.
Thanks for the help.....and I signed up to the forum, seems like a nice place!

Welcome to the forum Brian.

Thanks Lee!