GSA LC factory lowered suspension

[lark68]

Dear all,

Does anyone know by how much the factory lowered suspension GS LC Adventure is lowered by? (bike not the seat).

Kind regards

Carl

 

[DING-DONG]

Is it 50mm !

What I do no is it takes the height to stock gs wc height.

 

[vRSG60]

BMW seat heights.

 

[batman1]

Dear all,

Does anyone know by how much the factory lowered suspension GS LC Adventure is lowered by? (bike not the seat).

Kind regards

Carl

Measured between the bottom of the sump guard and a level floor it's about 20mm. However with the seat being located a little further back and closer to the rear shocker the seat height actually drops a bit lower probably around 25/30 mm.

I've owned both standard and factory lowered LC bikes.

 

[ChazzyB]

30mm lower chassis either end. This comes from the handbook:-

Running gear
Front wheel
Type of front suspension BMW Telelever, with anti-dive top fork bridge,
leading link pivot-mounted on engine and telescopic
forks, central spring strut supported by
leading link and frame
Design of front wheel suspension Central shock absorber with helical spring
with Dynamic ESA OE Central shock absorber complete with torsion
spring and header tank, electrically adjustable decompression
and compression-stage damping
Spring travel, front 190 mm, at wheel
with lowered suspension OE 160 mm, at wheel
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167
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Technical data
Rear wheel
Type of rear suspension Cast-aluminium single swinging arm with BMW
Motorrad Paralever
Type of rear suspension Central shock absorber complete with torsion
spring, adjustable rebound-stage damping and
spring preload
with Dynamic ESA OE Central shock absorber complete with torsion
spring and header tank, electrically adjustable decompression
and compression-stage damping,
electrically adjustable spring preload
Spring travel at rear wheel 200 mm
with lowered suspension OE 170 mm
10
168
z

 

[lark68]

Thanks all for clearing that us for me....the reason I was asking is that i have a normal hight GSA LC and although I can get one foot down with the other on the peg and being only 5ft 6 with 29"inside leg. I still find
it can be tricky at times what with dips and ruts in the roads...also its impossible to push back whilst mounted. So I was thinking about swapping her in for a factory lowered one.

cheers

 

[batman1]

I find the lowered bike is great, and all though called 'low' it is still about the same ride height as a standard GS.

See if you can get a ride on one and let us know what you think.

 

[vRSG60]

Same dimensions as me.
Mine is a GS with "seat height reduction" which is low seat, low chassis. Near as damn it both feet flat.

Thanks all for clearing that us for me....the reason I was asking is that i have a normal hight GSA LC and although I can get one foot down with the other on the peg and being only 5ft 6 with 29"inside leg. I still find
it can be tricky at times what with dips and ruts in the roads...also its impossible to push back whilst mounted. So I was thinking about swapping her in for a factory lowered one.

cheers

 

[POL382]

Thanks all for clearing that us for me....the reason I was asking is that i have a normal hight GSA LC and although I can get one foot down with the other on the peg and being only 5ft 6 with 29"inside leg. I still find
it can be tricky at times what with dips and ruts in the roads...also its impossible to push back whilst mounted. So I was thinking about swapping her in for a factory lowered one.

cheers

I am a similar inside leg dimension to you, I've got the GSA factory lowered suspension and can flat foot on the standard seat in the low position.