What size panniers?

[gareth h]

I’m looking to buy a set for the Diavel to use on a Euro trip in the summer, in the past on other bikes it’s been a tankbag and rucksack, but I like the idea of not carrying a rucksack and being able to leave luggage on the bike fairly securely.
Shad do a system and offer either 23 or 36 litre panniers, the 36l are 33cm wide, while the 23l are 27cm, am I likely to notice the extra width of the wider panniers?
Thanks

[black-k1]

You will notice the extra width of panniers, even if you go for the smaller ones. That said the only way to see if there is a noticable difference in width of the two options is to see them on a bike. Are there any other bikes you can look at with the panniers fitted?

[NS400R]

Parcelforce. Then you don't notice the extra width

[V8RX7]

I tend to mock these things up to see it - ie make similar in cardboard and tape it on

[Ed.]

I bought 27litre aluminium panniers and they are 20cm wide. Using Givi pannier racks they have been just under the width of the handlebars on the 2 bikes I have fitted them to.
You do notice them at times but you can still filter. You can probably get a helmet in the 36 litre.

[jjones]

If you are solo i would prefer top box and remaining gear strapped to back seat, usually have a kirega us30 and camping gear strapped on pillion seat using a decent sized top box as support.

[Unbusy]

When off camping i have stuff across the back seat and it’s all a max of 60cm wide.
I have a Ventura bag so it’s piled high but I know that filtering is no problem.
A few years ago I had panniers wider than my brain realised and I must admit to bouncing off a few things on the road.