General topics » Slimmer panniers

Looking for a set of panniers (side boxes or bags) for my RS that don't stick out as far as the OEM units. I'm in California, where lane splitting is allowed, and those wide boxes could cause an unplanned sudden stop. Don't care if they'll swallow a helmet or not.

Over here in Blighty we have no trouble filtering with big panniers,I always thought the roads are wider over there,perhaps the cars are bigger? Anyways slim panniers will make your arse look fat

"Anyways slim panniers will make your arse look fat "

Mine's skinny, so no worries there.

This is one small advantage of the RT - the panniers are only a couple of mm wider than the mirrors

The lanes are definitely wider over here. The cars, or mostly trucks, are also wider. And there is the fact that our driver's over here are not nearly as disciplined, and can be anywhere in any lane at anytime.

Zitat von BusBoy11 im Beitrag #6

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The lanes are definitely wider over here. The cars, or mostly trucks, are also wider. And there is the fact that our driver's over here are not nearly as disciplined, and can be anywhere in any lane at anytime.

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I’ve got the factory crash bars. Tends to remind me how wide the thing is.

Zitat von VintageThumper im Beitrag #1

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Looking for a set of panniers (side boxes or bags) for my RS that don't stick out as far as the OEM units. I'm in California, where lane splitting is allowed, and those wide boxes could cause an unplanned sudden stop. Don't care if they'll swallow a helmet or not.

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If the mirrors and cylinder heads go through the panniers will be fine

Zitat von VintageThumper im Beitrag #4

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"Anyways slim panniers will make your arse look fat "

Mine's skinny, so no worries there.

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Zitat von Fugly im Beitrag #10

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If the mirrors and cylinder heads go through the panniers will be fine

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I've also been looking for 20-23 litre panniers with a simple/discrete mounting system that's lockable that I can also use with larger 35litre panniers for touring.
I've not really found the perfect combo yet.


I really like the Shad SH23 with the 3P fitting system but they tell me because it's top-loading it's not compatible. I'm going to have chat with them at motorcyclelive and see if it's workable at all.
SW Motech makes the Blaze soft pannier set which has a discrete mounting system but it's not lockable.
Givi has an ugly mounting system which they have made easily removable, their site is broken right now but think they are expensive.

Zitat von DeadllHead im Beitrag #13

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I've also been looking for 20-23 litre panniers with a simple/discrete mounting system that's lockable that I can also use with larger 35litre panniers for touring.
I've not really found the perfect combo yet.


I really like the Shad SH23 with the 3P fitting system but they tell me because it's top-loading it's not compatible. I'm going to have chat with them at motorcyclelive and see if it's workable at all.
SW Motech makes the Blaze soft pannier set which has a discrete mounting system but it's not lockable.
Givi has an ugly mounting system which they have made easily removable, their site is broken right now but think they are expensive.

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Zitat von Richard230 im Beitrag #14

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Zitat von DeadllHead im Beitrag #13

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I've also been looking for 20-23 litre panniers with a simple/discrete mounting system that's lockable that I can also use with larger 35litre panniers for touring.
I've not really found the perfect combo yet.


I really like the Shad SH23 with the 3P fitting system but they tell me because it's top-loading it's not compatible. I'm going to have chat with them at motorcyclelive and see if it's workable at all.
SW Motech makes the Blaze soft pannier set which has a discrete mounting system but it's not lockable.
Givi has an ugly mounting system which they have made easily removable, their site is broken right now but think they are expensive.

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My SH23 bags would not open when installed on my RS due to the lids hitting the passenger seat when opened, but they work fine on my F650GS.

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