2026 BMW R1300R ... beautiful or ?? What might the RS look like?

[Grumpy Goat]

I call that a step in the right direction, if the new bags are narrower. My wife and I currently tour using nice narrow 22 litre panniers (and a waterproof roll on the back), which means we can filter through European traffic jams of 10+ miles without problems.

Interesting. I did not think that filtering would be a design parameter for side luggage, but he if they make all sizes then there is a chance all would be satisfied.

Of course, I'm not saying that [these] bikes need space-optimized (read rectangular boxes) luggage of the largest dimensions, but for me the previous sizes (along with top box) were just adequate for me and wife for a weekend getaway. Anything smaller and she's not coming, and she is not one of these fancy women who bring anything other than clothes.

For an R lack of luggage is not an issue. Different story for the RS.