Seat height of BMW R1150RT
Dean Tran
The sticker on the bike says that it is 30.7'' but at
the lowest setting, I think it is at least 34''. That
make this bike the tallest tourer that I know. I wonder
if they can lower the suspension at all.
Look like BMW lies like the rest of Japanese big boys in the
marketing department (weight, horse power, etc...) ?
Dean
culprit
"Dean Tran" <dean...@ix.netcom.com> wrote in message
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the seat probably is 30.7. it feels like more because it's so darn wide.
you can shave the stock seat out to make it thinner/lower, or you can have a
custom seat made. messing with the suspension should be a last resort.
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entropy_magnet
dean...@ix.netcom.com says...
If the seat is real wide, it may seem closer to 34 than to 31, as yer legs spend
more time going outward, reducing your effective leg length.
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replace spamtrap with conswirloo and you might get somewhere
Stephen!
news:2317be0f.02062...@posting.google.com:
> the lowest setting, I think it is at least 34''. That
> make this bike the tallest tourer that I know. I wonder
> if they can lower the suspension at all.
should be able to... When I bought my "pre-owned" '92 K75s it was three
inches lower than stock... They did it by sliding the forks up and
putting a shorter rear shock in place... That does mess with the
steering a bit, though...
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Thumper
culprit wrote:
I scraped the centerstand with Cat on the back on Sunday. I had the suspension
set pretty soft but it still scraped. My Airhead had no clearance problems but
after Sunday, I wouldn't lower an Oilhead RT , that's for sure.
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Dean Tran
I need to retract my accusation, just sat on another R1150RT
with the loweat setting, and it is just right for my legs, feel
like 30.7''.
Last time, it must be set incorrectly by the saleperson.
Dean