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touring / default rider 183 cm

BMW R100RT vs Yamaha XS Eleven Venturer ergonomics

Yamaha XS Eleven Venturer scores 95 vs 90 for the default rider, making it the stronger ergonomic fit than BMW R100RT in this comparison.

Fit verdict

BMW R100RT

90Comfortable

All contacts reached

Yamaha XS Eleven Venturer

95Comfortable

All contacts reached

Yamaha XS Eleven Venturer has the stronger default-rider fit in this generated comparison.

Rider fit: reaching the ground

The BMW R100RT has a 820 mm seat; the Yamaha XS Eleven Venturer 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 R100RT and 82 cm for the Yamaha XS Eleven Venturer.

Geometry snapshot

Geometry comparison for BMW R100RT and Yamaha XS Eleven Venturer
SpecBMW R100RTYamaha XS Eleven Venturer
Seat height820 mm820 mm
Wheelbase1,465 mm1,530 mm
Wet weight234 kg274 kg
Displacement980 cc1,101 cc

Posture metrics

Knee angle

BMW R100RT
Sport (74.7 deg)
Yamaha XS Eleven Venturer
Neutral (75.9 deg)

Hip angle

BMW R100RT
Sport (83.3 deg)
Yamaha XS Eleven Venturer
Sport (82.0 deg)

Elbow angle

BMW R100RT
Relaxed (143.3 deg)
Yamaha XS Eleven Venturer
Relaxed (143.3 deg)

Torso lean

BMW R100RT
Neutral (8.4 deg)
Yamaha XS Eleven Venturer
Neutral (9.2 deg)