BMW R1200RT/R1250RT Forum

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.

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.

xviffer wrote:Unfortunately, it is too high for me and I'll be replacing it with a low one.

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.

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.

Pillion doesnt look too comfy. 

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)

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.