How low can an Adventure go?

[sproggy]

I know the ADV shaft has longer splines than the standard one which allows it to work more safely in a more extended (raised suspension) state, but do these differences also mean that it won't compress to as short a length as the standard one? Has anyone had the two together to compare them?

I'm asking this because I've had Wilbers 40mm lower shocks on my standard 1150. If I were to consider buying an Adventure (for various reasons not related to suspension height) would the Adventure shaft prevent me lowering the bike to 40mm lower than a non-Adv bike?

 

[Onwalkabout]

Interesting that you say this, as my understanding was that both shafts are identical, the only difference is that BMW uses a different part number to differentiate the bikes. When I put longer suspension on the GS, I brought this concern up with my local dealer and he showed me two identical shafts, one from the GS and the other from the A. I would be happily to stand corrected.

This is an old thread when I was contemplating options, note Steptoe's response a few comments in...

http://www.ukgser.com/forums/showthread.php?t=158119

 

[sproggy]

Interesting, because I'd read the same as Colban:

Hmmm...i could have sworn i had read on here in the past that the GSA had a different arrangement to cope with the extra articulation of the susension.
Are the lengths of the Cardon shaft the same but the GSA has a longer splined section on the bevel end U/J?.

But my specific requirements are that the Adv shaft in its shortest state not be longer than the standard one, which Steptoe has confirmed:

The drive shafts are identical for the ADV and standard GS.
I know because i've bought both of them brand new, with the different part numbers. And they're identical.

...so even if there are internal differences in that the Adv has longer splines it doesn't matter to me.

Thanks for the link - I'd searched but not found that one