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I have the lonerider wracks and bags. Nice bags but the fit was garbage. They said the bags were set up for these wracks, but they were a fair bit out

That song sounds amazing

They're brilliant bags I have them and they're great for my 1250GSA but.. that frame is horrible on the 1300

I have recently received the same bags and i'm very impressed with them. Sadly their GS racks were out of stock when i ordered so i mounted on the Touratech frames. I needed to adjust the fittings on the rear of the bag to suit - but works flawlessly now. My only niggle is the metal clasps take some getting used to and there is definitely a technique to the folding, clipping and clasping to lock. I'm hoping with some use they will become easier (to be fair, I did have a broken thumb at the time after a little run in with a car on my week old bike 🙁) Like you, the flexibility of the space appealed to me especially with bulky items. I also opted for the Motocase which is a fantastic bit of kit and seemed excellent value.

Well thought out and thorough as always. I'm still going to wait for the new BMW panniers to come out, just in case they fix all the problems. I'd absolutely love it if someone would come out with aluminum top loaders that integrated into the vario case mounts - what I really don't like is putting scaffolding on the bike. In the end, though, I think I'll probably have to go that route. If I do, the Lone Rider bags will be considered.

nice solution ..must admit i don’t like the idea of the side opening on the vario panniers , they did however look rather neat and great mounting solution . i took my panniers of my 1250 (Bumot hard luggage) as i would get no value in a trade in and just bought new frames for my 1300 ..work very well , but if i was starting out again the lone rider stuff would be on my list

Dam copy right

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It’s a brilliant tent, I love mine, however why do most reviewers put their bike in the wrong way round, it needs to lean away from the sleeping area. Scotland is indeed a beautiful country, I will be up there at the side Loch Lomond next month, can’t wait to be back, you are very lucky living there, all the best, Bob

I'd love to go and watch somewhere

Tune means a lot to me with Klingange and my late son :(

Great video. Do you have the torque setting for the bolts? Can’t seem to find anywhere.

what the amazing time it was, no wars, no deceases just love and sax in the Ibiza

Hi there, I enjoyed your video. I am looking at a HD 883 iron with sidecar from Billau motorcycles. How was your experience with them, and how do you find riding the sidecar outfit - I was told not to buy a sidecar outfit without a leading link front end. How do you find the handling with the standard fork setup? Any help you could give me would be greatly appreciated. Cheers Mark

Ive been there too. Its a great experience

Did something happened to the audio of the second song?

im old(ish)and maybe my camping days are over , unless they have come up with a comfortable sleeping mattress ?

Looks really stupid hanging over like a shelf. Why didn't they design it to the tank contour?

Having used vario panniers for 6 years, I won’t be buying this ill conceived, poorly designed and obviously faulty version when I upgrade to the 1300. The awful design, bike pannier fittings and central locking connections look like they were designed by a GCSE student, who gave up the subject before the exam 😅

I fitted Lonerider Motobags and an Overlander topcase to my R1250GSA some years ago after damaging one of the OEM BMW hard cases on a European tour after slightly clipping a stationary truck when filtering. The Motobags are excellent with some caveats. They are very robust and can be made semi rigid with an insert and unlike other soft bags (eg Bumot Xtremada) they are waterproof and can be locked to the pannier frame. On the downside they are not quite as large as the OEM hard cases, at least on the 1250GSA, and they are a PITA to open and close. If/when I do get a 1300GSA, I will certainly transfer the Lonerider bags assuming Lonerider come out with an attachment system which I'm sure they will

Get yourself some shad panniers/topbox

I understand BMW are discontinuing the central locking option on these - I don’t believe it is an option on the new GSA for example….

Road touring/ hotels prefer hard boxes. Part off-road touring/ wild camping prefer Mosko Moto. Drop the bike off-roading (as you will) all energy absorbed by soft luggage no damage done. Drop the bike on tarmac? Time to wake up.

Och nothing new here pertaining to BMW most models have been released with lack of development,I’ll stick to my R1100rs now with 500,000 kms and yes had issues with it too mainly fixed by me. Good luck.

So a problem with the panniers as well as rear suspension. Excellent

Threaten BMW UK with court action as it is a danger to other road users if they open when riding use the courts if you need to they are based at BMW UK Fleet Hampshire. We are still part of the EU sale of goods so reject the whole bike if less than 2 years old as not fit for purpose use your rights before labour steps in to protect EU company's from prosecution.

Blame Touratech, but BMW is the one that will get all the hate. I read Shad made the Vario cases and BMW should’ve just had them make the cases for the 1300 also.

Is it an alto or tenor saxophone?

Yet another reason to not buy a BMW......as if you didn't have enough already. Absolute shambles of a company at this stage.

Also , hard boxes , in my opinion, protect your legs by holding the rear of the bike from your legs , whereas , i’d imagine softies compress .

BUT,are they secure against a Stanley knife. It’s NOT the bags thieves want , it’s the contents.

Sounds like another great BMW cockup.They are good at those.

Side loading is a no go for me . Top loading 💯 all the way

I bought the bike so I could take the panniers on and off, and keep the lines clean and not have a cages sitting on the bike to take third party ones on! That’s why I opted for this bike! That’s not to include the issues I continue to have with this bike. Massively disappointed with the bike and Douglas Park Motorrad have been absolutely woeful considering how many bikes I have bought from them over the course of the years, not doing anything to assist

Get Bumot luggage instead...works brilliantly, simple and well made and you can use them on different bikes,,,just buy a new rack...never buy own brand boxes.

OMG, wrapping a strap around the pannier is what we had to do with BMW’s in the late 1970’s to keep the bags from falling off do to the latch at the back filling up with road grit and not securing the pannier. Sounds like a case of “back to the future” 🤨.

Thing is, I don’t want luggage carriers ruining the looks of my bike. Also I’m riding to Bratislava very soon and have no option but to use my vario cases. What I want is a guarantee that They will replace my cases next year even though I have continued to use the old ones. I will find some proper suitable straps in the meantime and that will be at my expense.

The OLD bags Have a recall for falling off as well so there not an option I loss one and they would not accept that it fall off on its own, but then loads more had the issue and still no refund, or new options moved to softbags instead.

I put mosko motos on touratech racks on mine. Problem solved!

its a shame this pannier debacle is sort of taking the shine of the 1300 ..i took my hard luggage of my 1250 (Bumot ) and transferred it to my 1300 they are great quality..but if i was buying new id perhaps go for the lone rider kit as well .

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Will be interesting to hear your thoughts on what top box you go for. I have used SW Motech for years. Great useful video by the way.

Stupid question - isn’t the Velorex to light for the Sportster? Used to own a Jawa 350 with a Velorex and even there the sidecar could have been heavier and built a bit stronger (the axle is quite a week point of it…)

Ordered my GS 1300R in Dec 23. I ordered Vario at the same time. Chopped in my old GS 1250 with full Vario luggage (big regret, I would not have done this had I have known). New bike arrived April 24, no Panniers or top box. Dealer has been joke worthy (BMW Warwick). BMW customer service has been contacted over 8 weeks ago, no response to email??? To put this into context a global brand cannot put forward a box to put luggage into, that stays shut, until June 2025....they are turning a once great brand into a joke and a mockery.

I got a spin on the 1300GS at this years ABR Festival, absolutely loved it! Hope you enjoyed your trip to Ireland.

God she can blow 😊

I ordered my 1300 GS in December 23 with full luggage. The bike did not arrive until June but with no luggage. I did not learn about this until the day before collection. Initially i was offered (and took) a complementary tank bank and soft bag as a temporary measure. Today 25 July the bike had its first service and i was offered a choice; either i could have my money back so that i could buy an aftermarket luggage set or i could take the potentially defective cases with safety straps. No one knows when the replacement corrected luggage is expected and i was told this might not be until early 2025 ( you now mention Mid 2025!) As the cases look good and are fitted with the central locking i took the latter option. In hind sight, and after watching your youtube clip this might have been a mistake! I was supplied with the top box, panniers and two ratchet straps to hold the lids on! I mean this is a 22k BMW motorcycle for F sake ! it now looks just great with two grubby white straps on it! They are not even black with BMW printed on them! This does not inspire great confidence in the bike . If BMW can't stop two plastic lids from falling off, what else might drop off at 70 mph! Communication from BMW has not been great. Yours is the about the only post i have seen with a similar issue. I have no idea when this might be resolved and what they are going to do about it. BMW Motorrad need to get this sorted ASAP

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That is what happens when a company like BMW have their parts made in China, Return the bike not fit for purpose and threaten court action if they do not fix it, make sure the press gets to hear about your issues ie all the bike mags and online when sales plummet they will fix the issue make sure you contact Missenden Flyer on You Tube about your issues he has a massive following