Skip to content
Rider Height
<- Comparison guides

touring / default rider 183 cm

BMW R 850 RT vs Suzuki GS1100GK ergonomics

Suzuki GS1100GK 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

Suzuki GS1100GK

95Comfortable

All contacts reached

Suzuki GS1100GK 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 Suzuki GS1100GK 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 Suzuki GS1100GK.

Geometry snapshot

Geometry comparison for BMW R 850 RT and Suzuki GS1100GK
SpecBMW R 850 RTSuzuki GS1100GK
Seat height798 mm800 mm
Wheelbase1,486 mm1,525 mm
Wet weight-290 kg
Displacement848 cc1,074 cc

Posture metrics

Knee angle

BMW R 850 RT
Sport (75.0 deg)
Suzuki GS1100GK
Neutral (75.9 deg)

Hip angle

BMW R 850 RT
Sport (82.9 deg)
Suzuki GS1100GK
Sport (82.0 deg)

Elbow angle

BMW R 850 RT
Relaxed (143.3 deg)
Suzuki GS1100GK
Relaxed (143.3 deg)

Torso lean

BMW R 850 RT
Neutral (8.6 deg)
Suzuki GS1100GK
Neutral (9.2 deg)