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Penny and Rick have owned many motorcycles starting in 1974 with Hondas, then to Suzukis, Gold Wings and ultimately Spyders.
74 Honda 360T (pair); 78 Suzuki GS 1000 (pair); 82 Honda Aspencade; 84 Honda 400; 87 Yamaha 1100; 99 Honda Valkyrie; 01 Suzuki Burgman(triked); 02 Honda GL 1800(triked); 10 Spyder RTSE; 11 Spyder RTSM; 12 Spyder RTSL (pair); 20 Spyder RTL (current)
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Last year, I purchased a new 2018. I could not open the frunk either. I felt like it was going to break if I turned it any harder. It is all mechanical with a cable going to the frunk and tripping the mechanical lever to open. Since it was new, it did not open easily. After a few days of trying and giving up, it finally opened. I added a bit of lube and now it opens without issue. It may also help to put a bit of downward pressure helping to relieve pressure on the mechanical opener. Hope this helps!
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Had the same issue on my 2018. Finally got it to open....cable was froze. As you worked lube and now works fine.
But, as a second option, I noticed there is a hole thru the swivel latch. Ran a wire in a loop, 14ga if I remember correctly, ran it under the cover.
Now I seldom use the key. short tug on the looped wire which comes to the edge of the lid works great. If one still prefers the key, its a great backup.
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