Yes....I was that guy (among others) after Yamaha came out with a replacement battery cover (or modification instructions) for the early 2013 models. It just involved not using one of the fairing screws to secure the cover and cutting off a small section of the underneath the front left part of the cover. It still was't that easy to get the cover off but a huge improvement over the original design.
Wasn't needed, the late model 13s, and all the later GEN3s have the re-designed battery cover. I could have bought a replacement cover for about $80 but being a poor (cheap) retiree, I decided to modify the old cover first and see how well it worked....and it worked fine....just like the $10 radiator guard I made out of a Office Depot wastebasket.
The video shows pulling apart the rear end first. This comment says top end first. Video isn't very clear on how to separate the first piece. I monkeyed with this for 5 min and it's still not off. My first experience with the FJR build details and not impressed so far. Maybe after dinner I will try again. Just can't get the painted piece to separate from the black piece. Frustrating
Very possibly the captive nut on the tag at the very front of the panel, visible in the picture below. Very easy to slide it off while manoeuvring the panel out.
