Skip to content
Rider Height
<- Comparison guides

touring / default rider 183 cm

BMW K1300GT vs BMW R100RT ergonomics

BMW K1300GT scores 95 vs 90 for the default rider, making it the stronger ergonomic fit than BMW R100RT in this comparison.

Fit verdict

BMW K1300GT

95Comfortable

All contacts reached

BMW R100RT

90Comfortable

All contacts reached

BMW K1300GT has the stronger default-rider fit in this generated comparison.

Rider fit: reaching the ground

The BMW K1300GT has a 820 mm seat; the BMW R100RT sits at 820 mm, within a few millimetres of each other. As a rule of thumb you flat-foot a bike when your inseam roughly matches its seat height: about 82 cm for the BMW K1300GT and 82 cm for the BMW R100RT.

Geometry snapshot

Geometry comparison for BMW K1300GT and BMW R100RT
SpecBMW K1300GTBMW R100RT
Seat height820 mm820 mm
Wheelbase1,572 mm1,465 mm
Wet weight-234 kg
Displacement1,293 cc980 cc

Posture metrics

Knee angle

BMW K1300GT
Neutral (76.9 deg)
BMW R100RT
Sport (74.7 deg)

Hip angle

BMW K1300GT
Sport (81.1 deg)
BMW R100RT
Sport (83.3 deg)

Elbow angle

BMW K1300GT
Relaxed (143.3 deg)
BMW R100RT
Relaxed (143.3 deg)

Torso lean

BMW K1300GT
Neutral (9.8 deg)
BMW R100RT
Neutral (8.4 deg)