BMW Will Announce the R1300RS and RT April 29, 2025

[Grumpy Goat]

Of the three new R1300 bikes, the RS looks the best to my eye.
The radiator covers on the R look too fat. It might look better in person.
To my eye the RT is butt ugly. The 1250RT looks much better to me.

I agree on the RT and that is a shame. They took the prettiest BMW and made it ugly. Maybe it is a "gotta see it in reality" thing ... like it was with the GS Adventure, for me. I also thought that bike was butt ugly from the pictures but when I actually saw it in reality it actually grew on me and I prefer it over the fat toad-like R1250GSA. 

The RT has way too many panels and angles and the overall look is not one of harmony. It could benefit from an Italian re-design. The RS on the other hand is, as you said, the best looking of the R1300 bikes. 

Potential buyers have to be careful though. They have pushed the handlebars more forward and - at least from the pictures I have seen - it looks like the seat may be further back. So, this means that the rider will be more stretched out and leaned forward, which would mean even more demand for bar risers. They do have alternate handlebars in the accessory catalogue. I think that if you are tall / long of torso and arms you can fit the standard setup. Seat height appears to be unchanged so maybe still a little cramped for some.

All in all, I think these bikes will be too expensive to be a sales hit, and that is even before any likely tariffs that will inflate US prices. Don't forget, the typical demographic for the RS and RT is aging out and any replacement riders would likely be looking for more value in a motorcycle, if they get one at all.

Here is an interesting preview video I watched last night ... sums up a lot of the on-paper elements of both bikes: