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Tallest Factory Seat ? - Macduff_imp - 07-01-2017
Just wondered if there was a list on which was the tallest factory seat Honda has fitted to the CB1100 over the years and will any seat fit any model year/version?
On the UK honda site it lists the '17 RS as having a 795mm seat height with 130mm ground clearance http://www.honda.co.uk/motorcycles/range/street/cb1100-rs/specifications.html
and the '17 EX as 790mm seat with 135mm clearance .
http://www.honda.co.uk/motorcycles/range/street/cb1100-ex/specifications.html
This seems to indicate the EX has a lower saddle than the RS as it should be taller with its greater ground clearance (due to 18" wheels?)
Cheers
RE: Tallest Factory Seat ? - Lord Popgun - 07-01-2017
I think as far as we know there has only been 2 factory seats. The high seat that we get in the US (and other countries) and the low seat that they get in Japan and I don't know where else.
I don't know about the '17s as they pretty much just came out.
RE: Tallest Factory Seat ? - Cormanus - 07-01-2017
Well, that makes three, doesn't it? The DLX/EX seat is different from the standard seat. The DLX/EX seat is thicker, is it not?
RE: Tallest Factory Seat ? - Lord Popgun - 07-01-2017
Oh yeah, I forgot about that. I wonder if the seat heights are in the service manual. I'll have to check later.
RE: Tallest Factory Seat ? - the Ferret - 07-01-2017
As we have seen with gas tank specs. You can't take printed spec measurements as gospel. Even if they were, I wouldn't expect 5 mm ( less than 2/10 of an inch) to make much difference.