Configurator curiosity R1300RS

[wessie]

A conversation in another place without a definitive resolution at the moment.

Apparently, the UK configurator has a curious anomaly for a sports touring bike. To use the BMW luggage, it is obvious you have to request the hardware in the luggage pack for £1060 (no boxes included!)

If you want the £3140 performance pack with posh suspension, RWB paint, posh seat & wheels and stickier tyres, it is not possible to also have the touring pack.

Currently, dealers have not been able to offer a firm view on whether this is a glitch in the configurator or a BMW design feature.

If you get an answer, or notice a change on the website, please update the thread.

 

[N1Rat]

A conversation in another place without a definitive resolution at the moment.

Apparently, the UK configurator has a curious anomaly for a sports touring bike. To use the BMW luggage, it is obvious you have to request the hardware in the luggage pack for £1060 (no boxes included!)

If you want the £3140 performance pack with posh suspension, RWB paint, posh seat & wheels and stickier tyres, it is not possible to also have the touring pack.

Currently, dealers have not been able to offer a firm view on whether this is a glitch in the configurator or a BMW design feature.

If you get an answer, or notice a change on the website, please update the thread.

It would appear that the performance pack model is not designed to be a Sports Tourer ( with hard luggage) it is a true Sports Bike.
So you cannot put hard luggage on this particular model as it was never designed to take it.
You may not agree with BMWs thought process but I think that is the reason. It is not a glitch on the configurator

 

[wessie]

It would appear that the performance pack model is not designed to be a Sports Tourer ( with hard luggage) it is a true Sports Bike.
So you cannot put hard luggage on this particular model as it was never designed to take it.
You may not agree with BMWs thought process but I think that is the reason. It is not a glitch on the configurator

My money is on a glitch. With the 1250 they did not have proper photos of some colours so used some shonky overlays done by someone with crayons. The configurator will mature once someone other than the IT intern develops it

 

[g00ner]

Good friend has one on provisional order to replace the current company S1000RR. He can’t get it to work either

 

[N1Rat]

Good friend has one on provisional order to replace the current company S1000RR. He can’t get it to work either

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[g00ner]

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Good find

 

[N1Rat]

Good find

I have seen one of the Performance Pack models in a dealer. Having gone through the Configurator with the Salesman I was ( as is the case with many) left confused by it all.
To add to my confusion, if you start to look at what is in dealers, virtually all of them are the Performance. The lack of luggage rather restricts that particular colour/model. The RS was never mainstream, a bit Marmite. Owners loved them. I can’t see this helping

 

[littleade]

It looks like they've gone back to their old ways when the colour options offered on the 1200RS were dependent on which variant you chose, who remembers Austin Yellow

 

[AndyW]

R1300RS Performance with panniers​

Thread 'R1300RS Performance with panniers.'

Dec 10, 2025

Morning guys. I have a few questions.
Firstly, are there any active R1300RS forums? I do see a few GS forums such as this with RS sections which are veey quiet.

I bought a new 1300RS. Having wanted a 1250 since I rented one 2 years ago. I live in spain but the used prices are crazy. 1250 prices were too high for what is now pretty old tech etc. And new were out of my budget.

Bought an NT1100 ES. Good bike. But boring. I raced bikes in UK for many years with some success. The NT1100 in the hills or weekend was like riding a van. Although my daily commute is 100km. The RS urge never...

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...After much lurking and watching prices. I found the Unicorn (for me). A fully loaded Performance model with panniers all installed official BMW by the dealership. Wired. Lights etc.