Reviews of the 2023 BMW R1250RS

[Grumpy Goat]

It is interesting that he has a heated seat and is saying that it is uncomfortable.  I am seeing the same comment in other forums.  Is the heated seat the same height as the "standard" non-heated seat?  Obviously the heated seat has different padding, but those additional seams can't help comfort much either.

Yeah, I tend to not put too much (any?) credence into any comment about anything being comfortable / uncomfortable. We are all anatomically different and "comfort" is subjective. Then there are the pants one wears that could also have an impact on comfort - no one ever talks about that when talking about seat comfort. 

Plus, there are lots of people who like to complain, and nothing is ever comfortable as they search for the holy grail of this or that and it usually shows up on the forums.   When it comes to seats, I am married to SWMBO who finds 90% of the seats on the planet to be uncomfortable. 

From what I have seen, heated seats tend to be a tad thicker padded and higher than non-heated standard seats, and if the padding is in the wrong place, then it could have an effect on comfort. But I would not think that a change in seat height is a necessary characteristic of a heated seat option. I could not find any comments on whether new optional heated seats for the 2023 model result in a change in height.