I picked up a 2011 R1200RT this week, and it came with a beautiful heated seat (front and back). Unfortunately, it is too high for me and I'll be replacing it with a low one. Since I have no need for it, I'd like to sell it, but I know nothing about it. So I could use your help in identifying the seat and establishing a good price to sell it for.
Pictures attached. It says made in Spain under the seat and is of excellent quality.
Thanks.
Name that seat
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Sullivj
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Re: Name that seat
It's the BMW comfort seat.
I'm interested in purchasing it, so have sent you a PM.
If anyone else on here has one for sale, please PM me.
I'm interested in purchasing it, so have sent you a PM.
If anyone else on here has one for sale, please PM me.
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Re: Name that seat
Is the BMW comfort seat actually higher than the low one, or is it wider, which then makes the rider's inside-leg arc, heel to heel greater.xviffer wrote:Unfortunately, it is too high for me and I'll be replacing it with a low one.
The comfort seat is described as extra-low. KFM list the seat height as 765mm, https://www.kfm-motorraeder.de/cms/en/g ... 7347708877
The Rider's Manual, lists the single front low seat as 780 - 800mm, whether in the low or high position.
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Re: Name that seat
Found this info.
Ergonomics and Comfort
* Extra-low seat (30.1”) (single-piece, only without seat heating)
* Rider’s seat, low, (30.7/31.5”)
* Comfort seat (30.9”) (single-piece, only with seat heating)
Ergonomics and Comfort
* Extra-low seat (30.1”) (single-piece, only without seat heating)
* Rider’s seat, low, (30.7/31.5”)
* Comfort seat (30.9”) (single-piece, only with seat heating)
Re: Name that seat
I have all three OEM seats for my RT (I bought it used with two and bought one used). I strongly recommend you do NOT buy the so-called extra-low seat. Here are my observations (FYI, I have a 29" inseam and my bike has the factory-lowered, non-ESA suspension), hope this helps:
Regular: Nicely padded and the tallest of the three. I find I get hot-spots on the inside of my thighs but it is otherwise fairly comfortable for rides of less than about two hours. It allows a lot of fore-aft movement.
Extra-low: This seat is a medieval torture device disguised as a motorcycle seat. Not only is it hard, is it also shaped in such a way as to make any fore-aft movement impossible by simultaneously pressing on the small of your back and wedging your front dangly-bits into the tank. It does offer the lowest possible seat height and is the only motorcycle seat I've ever been able to flat-foot with (barely) with but it is otherwise horrible, especially for causing tailbone pain. If you don't see a large bump coming, the bike will, in effect, kick you in the nuts.
Comfort: This is the seat I use for my daily commuting now. Its height and width are such that its perceived height is somewhere between the other two. Its slightly cupped shape does restrict fore-aft movement somewhat and I get just a little ache in my tailbone after a couple of hours. This seat, though generally comfortable, still isn't anywhere near as comfortable as it should be for its price (well north of $800 in the US, or about $250-$300 used). If that little backrest wasn't there I think it would be better.
As Russel won't tailor a seat for shorter riders, my next purchase is going to be either a Seth Laam or Terry's Custom.
Regular: Nicely padded and the tallest of the three. I find I get hot-spots on the inside of my thighs but it is otherwise fairly comfortable for rides of less than about two hours. It allows a lot of fore-aft movement.
Extra-low: This seat is a medieval torture device disguised as a motorcycle seat. Not only is it hard, is it also shaped in such a way as to make any fore-aft movement impossible by simultaneously pressing on the small of your back and wedging your front dangly-bits into the tank. It does offer the lowest possible seat height and is the only motorcycle seat I've ever been able to flat-foot with (barely) with but it is otherwise horrible, especially for causing tailbone pain. If you don't see a large bump coming, the bike will, in effect, kick you in the nuts.
Comfort: This is the seat I use for my daily commuting now. Its height and width are such that its perceived height is somewhere between the other two. Its slightly cupped shape does restrict fore-aft movement somewhat and I get just a little ache in my tailbone after a couple of hours. This seat, though generally comfortable, still isn't anywhere near as comfortable as it should be for its price (well north of $800 in the US, or about $250-$300 used). If that little backrest wasn't there I think it would be better.
As Russel won't tailor a seat for shorter riders, my next purchase is going to be either a Seth Laam or Terry's Custom.
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