sport-touring / default rider 183 cm
BMW R100RS vs Honda NT1100 ergonomics
BMW R100RS and Honda NT1100 land within a few ergonomic points for the default rider, so the better choice comes down to posture preference and bike category.
Fit verdict
BMW R100RS
95Comfortable
All contacts reached
Honda NT1100
95Comfortable
All contacts reached
The two bikes are close enough that posture preference matters more than the overall score.
Rider fit: reaching the ground
The BMW R100RS has a 820 mm seat; the Honda NT1100 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 R100RS and 82 cm for the Honda NT1100.
Geometry snapshot
| Spec | BMW R100RS | Honda NT1100 |
|---|---|---|
| Seat height | 820 mm | 820 mm |
| Wheelbase | 1,466 mm | 1,535 mm |
| Wet weight | 230 kg | 238 kg |
| Displacement | 980 cc | 1,084 cc |
Posture metrics
Knee angle
- BMW R100RS
- Sport (57.9 deg)
- Honda NT1100
- Sport (58.2 deg)
Hip angle
- BMW R100RS
- Neutral (90.1 deg)
- Honda NT1100
- Neutral (88.8 deg)
Elbow angle
- BMW R100RS
- Relaxed (143.3 deg)
- Honda NT1100
- Relaxed (143.3 deg)
Torso lean
- BMW R100RS
- Neutral (13.3 deg)
- Honda NT1100
- Neutral (14.1 deg)