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When I test rode my bike, it had the low seat option on it. I found it to be very comfortable with little to no pressure on my wrists. However, my legs felt really cramped. During negotiations on my bike, they swapped the sport seat for the low seat at no cost.

After riding it for a couple hundred miles now, my legs are very comfortable, but Im finding my butt and wrists are not.

Would you:

1. Ask for the low seat swapped back and then invest in lower footpegs?(thus also lowering center of gravity but losing ground clearance)
2. Just buy the Helibars Risers and see if that makes it all better?

How about #3 -regular seat and get close to good on both wrist and knee.

Zitat von MilesAway im Beitrag #2

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How about #3 -regular seat and get close to good on both wrist and knee.

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There are four seat options for the RS from BMW.

Here are the seat specs for the R1200RS and R1200R.

• Sports Rider's Seat (#1) − High and narrow for sport riding in a more active sitting position. This seat is an optional accessory for both R1200R and R1200RS. Seat height: 33.1 inches / Seated-arc length: 73.8 inches.

• High Rider's Seat (#2) — This seat is standard equipment seat on R1200RS, and an option for R1200R. Seat height: 32.3 inches / Seated-arc length: 72.2 inches.

• Rider's Seat (#3) — This seat is the standard equipment on R1200R, and an option for R1200RS. Seat height: 31.1 inches / Seated-arc length: 70.1 inches.

• Low Rider's Seat (#4) − This seat is an optional accessory for both models. Seat height: 29.9 inches / Seated-arc length: 67.7 inches.

If you actually have the sport seat, the pics Jetpilot5 put up will confirm that. It's shaped quite a bit different than the rest. If you're happy with the legroom now, you could add a gel insert (wouldn't alter any dimension if installed correctly). The Heli bar risers are very comfortable if you want a little less pressure on your wrists. Either Lee or AZ Geek ( I think) have a thread showing the gel insert. My '16 has the standard seat and Heli bars, a good combo. But I had a chance to demo the sport seat for about an hour and it made more sense for my inseam (34")

Zitat von Jetpilot5 im Beitrag #4

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There are four seat options for the RS from BMW.

Here are the seat specs for the R1200RS and R1200R.

• Sports Rider's Seat (#1) − High and narrow for sport riding in a more active sitting position. This seat is an optional accessory for both R1200R and R1200RS. Seat height: 33.1 inches / Seated-arc length: 73.8 inches.

• High Rider's Seat (#2) — This seat is standard equipment seat on R1200RS, and an option for R1200R. Seat height: 32.3 inches / Seated-arc length: 72.2 inches.

• Rider's Seat (#3) — This seat is the standard equipment on R1200R, and an option for R1200RS. Seat height: 31.1 inches / Seated-arc length: 70.1 inches.

• Low Rider's Seat (#4) − This seat is an optional accessory for both models. Seat height: 29.9 inches / Seated-arc length: 67.7 inches.

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Unless you are very short in the leg, i promise you, you don't want 3. Although its counterintuitive I found and tried 1, absolutely brilliant. Legs in great position and great angle to bars and levers

Zitat von andygriff im Beitrag #7

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Unless you are very short in the leg, i promise you, you don't want 3.

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Zitat von Freddyfruitbat im Beitrag #8

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Zitat von andygriff im Beitrag #7

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Unless you are very short in the leg, i promise you, you don't want 3.

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But then again, mine came with the default #2, and I swapped it for a #3 which overall I much prefer (along with bar risers). And I'm 5'11" with matching leg length

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Zitat von Freddyfruitbat im Beitrag #8

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Zitat von andygriff im Beitrag #7

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Unless you are very short in the leg, i promise you, you don't want 3.

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But then again, mine came with the default #2, and I swapped it for #3 which overall I much prefer (along with bar risers). And I'm 5'11" with matching leg length

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If you're having second thoughts you don't need to wait. The longer you have your bike the less likely they are to swap out that seat (since you now have a used ride). Even with Revzilla selling the factory seats, they're not cheap

Looks like a seat swap shop section would be a good idea ... members post what they have and what they want... just a question of postage.....

I have a No 2 (Standard high) seat in a bag in the attic if anyone wants one, went for the Sports seat.

Zitat von duccrazydave im Beitrag #5

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Either Lee or AZ Geek ( I think) have a thread showing the gel insert.

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Zitat von hyperm3 im Beitrag #1

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When I test rode my bike, it had the low seat option on it. I found it to be very comfortable with little to no pressure on my wrists. However, my legs felt really cramped. During negotiations on my bike, they swapped the sport seat for the low seat at no cost.

After riding it for a couple hundred miles now, my legs are very comfortable, but Im finding my butt and wrists are not.

Would you:

1. Ask for the low seat swapped back and then invest in lower footpegs?(thus also lowering center of gravity but losing ground clearance)
2. Just buy the Helibars Risers and see if that makes it all better?

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