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touring / default rider 183 cm

BMW R 850 RT vs Moto Guzzi Norge 1200 GT 8V ergonomics

Moto Guzzi Norge 1200 GT 8V scores 95 vs 90 for the default rider, making it the stronger ergonomic fit than BMW R 850 RT in this comparison.

Fit verdict

BMW R 850 RT

90Comfortable

All contacts reached

Moto Guzzi Norge 1200 GT 8V

95Comfortable

All contacts reached

Moto Guzzi Norge 1200 GT 8V has the stronger default-rider fit in this generated comparison.

Rider fit: reaching the ground

The BMW R 850 RT has a 798 mm seat; the Moto Guzzi Norge 1200 GT 8V sits at 800 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 80 cm for the BMW R 850 RT and 80 cm for the Moto Guzzi Norge 1200 GT 8V.

Geometry snapshot

Geometry comparison for BMW R 850 RT and Moto Guzzi Norge 1200 GT 8V
SpecBMW R 850 RTMoto Guzzi Norge 1200 GT 8V
Seat height798 mm800 mm
Wheelbase1,486 mm1,496 mm
Wet weight-251 kg
Displacement848 cc1,151 cc

Posture metrics

Knee angle

BMW R 850 RT
Sport (75.0 deg)
Moto Guzzi Norge 1200 GT 8V
Neutral (75.2 deg)

Hip angle

BMW R 850 RT
Sport (82.9 deg)
Moto Guzzi Norge 1200 GT 8V
Sport (82.7 deg)

Elbow angle

BMW R 850 RT
Relaxed (143.3 deg)
Moto Guzzi Norge 1200 GT 8V
Relaxed (143.3 deg)

Torso lean

BMW R 850 RT
Neutral (8.6 deg)
Moto Guzzi Norge 1200 GT 8V
Neutral (8.7 deg)