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Re: back pain on R1150R



Would tend to agree.   I'm 5'8" and seating position is fine for me but if I was much taller I'd think a new seat or lowered pegs would be in order.

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Terry Cox
Charlotte, NC
2002 BMW R1150RA, "Bertha II"
> Martin,
> 
> Being a relatively tall person, I found the R1150R seating to be
> extremely uncomfortable.  My regular ride is a 94 R1100RSL, and during a
> short switch to the 1150R last week I found that over any distance, the
> bike's seat made my lower half want to rotate towards the front tire.
> This resulted in a painful crushing of the twigs and berries, and after
> much trial and error, I was unable to find a seating position to
> mitigate that fact.
> 
> RD

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