Skip to content
Rider Height
<- Comparison guides

sport / default rider 183 cm

Aprilia RS 660 Factory vs Ducati 1098 ergonomics

Aprilia RS 660 Factory and Ducati 1098 land within a few ergonomic points for the default rider, so the better choice comes down to posture preference and bike category.

Fit verdict

Aprilia RS 660 Factory

90Comfortable

All contacts reached

Ducati 1098

90Comfortable

All contacts reached

The two bikes are close enough that posture preference matters more than the overall score.

Rider fit: reaching the ground

The Aprilia RS 660 Factory has a 820 mm seat; the Ducati 1098 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 Aprilia RS 660 Factory and 82 cm for the Ducati 1098.

Geometry snapshot

Geometry comparison for Aprilia RS 660 Factory and Ducati 1098
SpecAprilia RS 660 FactoryDucati 1098
Seat height820 mm820 mm
Wheelbase1,370 mm1,430 mm
Wet weight183 kg-
Displacement659 cc1,099 cc

Posture metrics

Knee angle

Aprilia RS 660 Factory
Sport (60.7 deg)
Ducati 1098
Sport (60.7 deg)

Hip angle

Aprilia RS 660 Factory
Neutral (99.5 deg)
Ducati 1098
Neutral (99.4 deg)

Elbow angle

Aprilia RS 660 Factory
Relaxed (143.3 deg)
Ducati 1098
Relaxed (143.3 deg)

Torso lean

Aprilia RS 660 Factory
Forward (25.3 deg)
Ducati 1098
Forward (25.6 deg)