Are there two tool boxes or storage boxes alongside the seat on the new standard 1100, there is no mention of it but the photos seam to make it look like the plastics are much wider than they used to be.

 

nope , place is intended for EERA and DCT .

 

Although not directly linked to seat height... they have made the seat on the new bike significantly narrower. if your legs are closer together then the perceived height is reduced.

 

Yeah what this means is you sit in a narrow, crotch pinching valley. Only had mine for a week but will definitely try to change to a flatter version.

 

New seat on the CRF1100L is so narrow that the internal side of my legs could not touch the side of the bike (on an ATAS). The knees were touching the tank before I could tighten the thighs against the bike. True, I have long legs, but that was really a weird sensation, not comfortable at all.

 

Sounds good, just like a dirt bike, gives you plenty of room to move around on to weight the pegs with out the fat bike getting in the way

 

I personally like this narrow seat more then old version. My knees are touching the tank but for me it feels more like be one with the bike. If have the seat on 850mm and I am 1.89m long. For people with longer legs maybe the option to go for the high seat I believe that is 890mm from the ground.

 

It don,t it because I owned a 2016AT before and between these is it totally different. Now you open first the back seat and you can slide the front seat to the back and take it out. It is now must easier to change between the seat hights.

 

It's excellent news that the CRF1100sport seat height is down to the same as the standard crf1000L,
Mike

Excellent news for you, but not for everyone. I'm a tick under 6 foot 4 and with my 2018 ATAS seat in the upper position my knees are bent when I'm flatfooted. I'm not a fan of the straight bench seat - because my passenger and I tend to slide forward. But I don't want my seat any lower.

 

In case you didn't know the standard seat on the 2020 model is 850 to 870mm.
The High Seat option goes up to 895mm.

Personally, I have the Low Seat option which runs at 825mm as the tall bikes scare the crap out of me when I come to a stop on a camber. I have retained the original seat once I gain some balls

 

I have installed a high seat and tested it on variouse long road trips. totally covered 16’000 km. Cannot compare to the standart seat, as switched immediatelly after purchase. It is true that installing a seat between low and high position is a mess. Even dealers struggle.

on the days when I did long hawls, 500km and more it started to feel. Seat is actually to narrow to sit on to comfortably. Sense similar to scooter which was my RTW vehicle. When seat is narrow more pressure is applied to the smaller area which makes you hurt. High seat has 3cm more of foam but in general that does not help on long range.

As i still have original stock seat left, I will be looking at reuphostery options adding more foam and maybe also a gelpad

 

Had a 2018 and found the seat to be very comfortable as I was coming from a 2008 KLR, now have a 2020 AT and after a few rides I am quite liking the narrower seat, mind you I haven't done any long distance rides yet. I find the new seat firmer, lower but more in tune with the bike and what it is designed for.