R1100S Panniers

grahamc2 · Post by **grahamc2** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 7:09 pm

New to the site and have just bought a 2005 twin spark 1100S.

Can anybody help out regarding a question on panniers?
I have a set of panniers I used on my R850R and wonder if they will fit the standard 1100S pannier rails or is there an adaptor kit on market?

Cheers

Gromit · Post by **Gromit** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 7:20 pm

Welcome to the club Graham.

The panniers will fit on the S, however your R's slimline (coz of the R's high exhaust pipe) l/h pannier will look a bit odd as the S takes 2 full-size jobs. If you can get hold of a single full size l/h pannier you'd be sorted. The r/h ones are the same size on all bikes.

hth

Richard.

winger · Post by **winger** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 7:37 pm

Club?? steady on Rich!!! Dinner,Pudding!!

Gromit · Post by **Gromit** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 7:41 pm

winger wrote:Club?? steady on Rich!!! Dinner,Pudding!!

Chris - Dinner? Pudding? it's tea'n'duff around this place

Club - I like to think so. Lots of leather chairs, wood-panelled walls and mahogany tables. Cigar smoke and glasses of vintage Port. Chocks away ginger!!

>> very much so.

Rods · Post by **Rods** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 10:33 pm

keep an eye on the bits and bobs for sale section, or ebay - i'm sure a set will come up. i got mine from someone on this site...

ivorbaines · Post by **ivorbaines** » Sat Apr 01, 2006 7:04 am

Graham,
I have an R850R and a 1100s and use panniers on both, the r/h pannier fits both as you will have seen, the l/h will not readily fit as the locating lug on the footrest is further out on the R850r, as well as the pannier back being smaller to accomodate the "standard" R850R silencer, I say standard as there is a silencer lowering kit for the later 850's, but this still leaves the Footrest lug out of position relative to the 1100s?
As I already had a full set of panniers from the S, I found a set of city lids for commuting on the 850 and bought a new back from Motorworks, then soursed a handle assembly from Ebay, in retrospect and with no time constraints the best and cheapest would be to pick up a complete set from Ebay. If you have any questions send me a PM for my Phone number.

madman · Post by **madman** » Sat Apr 01, 2006 7:16 am

grahamc2, are you the chap that asked a similar question on the BMW club board? Someone did and I told them to join this site as it seems to be where the younger BMW riders with knowledge hang out! Welcome.

winger · Post by **winger** » Sat Apr 01, 2006 7:50 am

Younger??? kin'ell that counts me and Reg then!!

madman · Post by **madman** » Sat Apr 01, 2006 9:05 am

Yes younger! I felt old when I had a R1150RT, lost a few years when I swapped to the K1200GT and now feel much younger with the S.
Incidentally, I bought my first new BMW, a R75/7, on September the 21st 1977 at the age of 18, that dates me.

Chamelespoon · Post by **Chamelespoon** » Sun Apr 02, 2006 12:24 am

So, you bought your first BMW a year before I was born (well, 6 1/2 months, but still...)?

Actually, hanging around on here is quite good; I never feel old.

Ade B · Post by **Ade B** » Sun Apr 02, 2006 9:44 am

I was precisely 6

Ade

Boxadog 2000 · Post by **Boxadog 2000** » Sun Apr 02, 2006 1:54 pm

Bought my fist BMW R80/7 in 1980 I was 23

bigblackfalco · Post by **bigblackfalco** » Sun Apr 02, 2006 2:30 pm

Boxadog 2000 wrote:Bought my fist BMW R80/7 in 1980 I was 23

What kind of bike was that for a young man to buy???!!!(ooooooeer 'young man).What were the other options Bob?
My first proper bike was an 1983 ex-AA R80RT(could see the lurvely yellow paintwork underneath the 'orrible metallic green paintwork).Was a great bike till I wrapped it round the back of a coach in Victoria

Bailey.

Boxadog 2000 · Post by **Boxadog 2000** » Sun Apr 02, 2006 7:55 pm

I bought the BMW after a long weekend in Paris with a bunch of mates who all had them.

At the time I had a Honda 750 four which I had bored out to 810cc and had loads of trick bits on it great bike just bloody uncomfortable and it did not really have a throttle it was more like an on off switch.