Whats this for

[Richie B]

Any one tell me what this is for (arrowed)??

 

[Schtum]

It's a pressure relief valve to equalise the atmospheric pressure inside your panniers with that outside them when you change altitude over a short period of time. Beware the sharp bit inside the panniers - it's been know to eat helmets.

 

[SteveM]

Beat me to it Schtum, although I thought it was primarily a helmet engraver that doubled up as a pressure valve.

 

[(RIP) Bin Ridin]

There was a problem with panniers refusing to open after trips to higher altitudes, so they fitted a breever, innit..

 

[Mad_Accountant]

Clever aren't they? (The Bmw designers) On a Honda they can't even make the panniers waterproof so no pressure relief problems for them ��

 

[Blackal]

It's a tracking device.

It allows you to track the location of your pannier, if you leave it on the bike outside a foreign hotel - and it gets nicked.

Al

 

[Richie B]

thanks , I knew those clever Germans would have put it there for a reason

 

[AberdeenAngus]

Beware the sharp bit inside the panniers - it's been know to eat helmets.

...and the back of your hand

 

[cbrgaz]

Anyone know if these can be bought seperately or an alternative to fit to my earlier model panniers?

 

[AberdeenAngus]

Anyone know if these can be bought seperately or an alternative to fit to my earlier model panniers?

Do you have difficulty getting the lid open after losing altitude ?

If so, then you could just drill a pin hole somewhere under the latch mechanism......if not then why bother?

 

[MattW]

BMW must have decided they weren't really necessary cos my 2012 panniers don't have them.
(That said, as they don't seem to have too much trouble letting water in, I doubt air would be a problem...)