REGS12
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Anyone else noticing the tighter knee bend while riding the R1250GS. Measured mine and it was 75 degrees, which is painful. I reckon my 2014 lc was better.
Knee bend
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Is your seat in the 'Low' setting.
If you flip the widget over, it'll raise the seat.
If you flip the widget over, it'll raise the seat.
Knees bent, arms stretch, ra, ra, ra.....
Yes, I have noticed the same thing
my previous LC GS’s had the low seat in the high position my 1250 has the standard seat in the low position 
Only having a 29 inch inside leg I can’t use the higher position, didn’t notice this at first but now I have started having longer rides it is annoying
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REGS12
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I am 6ft 1" and find I need to have seat high at the front , low at back to be comfortable. My GS is an HP Exclusive. Is there any difference ?
Having come from a GSA I thought it was just how a GS was. My legs got quite cramped in the low position. Raising the seat helps but I’m not keen on the gap around the seat and at 5’ 10” I’m back on tip toes in auto mode
Considering lower pegs but need to wait until the piggy bank has some money in it.
Considering lower pegs but need to wait until the piggy bank has some money in it.
Greater room between seat and footrests are one of the reasons many riders choose to ride adventure type bikes (well it is mine).
BMW have fcuked up again with a basic requirement. They seem more preoccupied with producing bikes overloaded with tech
instead of concentrating on the fundamentals.
BMW have fcuked up again with a basic requirement. They seem more preoccupied with producing bikes overloaded with tech
instead of concentrating on the fundamentals.
Took at 1250GSA out for a 2 hr test ride whilst my 1200 being serviced....and yes I thought the knee angle was a bit tighter too. For someone with s**t knees, that a future consideration !!
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Maybe not the cheapest out there, but the quality of the finish and the comfort is a massive bonus, 3 different settings, I am 6ft 2 have them on low, nice and comfy, and have seat low at rear and high at front to save my goolies being squashed, wunderlich up and back gave the icing on the cake.
https://www.bahnstormer.co.uk/product/r1200gsgsa-lc-adjustable-footrests-gold/
https://www.bahnstormer.co.uk/product/r1200gsgsa-lc-adjustable-footrests-gold/
It’s the same chassis , ffs just a different engine ,
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I've never measured my knees.... how do I do that then. I want the optimal knee angle !!
Can you measure other stuff too?
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Of course
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That is one benefit of the low chassis version - you can have the standard seat in the high position to maximise knee angle, while retaining the ability to make secure contact with the ground.
But ain't the seat and footrests attached the frame, so will move up and down together at the same measurement from each other,
no matter what suspension setting's are selected?
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Having come from a GSA I thought it was just how a GS was. My legs got quite cramped in the low position. Raising the seat helps but I’m not keen on the gap around the seat and at 5’ 10” I’m back on tip toes in auto mode
Considering lower pegs but need to wait until the piggy bank has some money in it.
I thought the difference between GS and GSA was just in the suspension strut heights. Aren't the frames and therefore seat to peg relationships the same between the two models, given the same seat and same seat low/high position?
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