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adventure / default rider 183 cm

BMW R1200GS Adventure vs Yamaha Tenere 700 World Raid ergonomics

BMW R1200GS Adventure and Yamaha Tenere 700 World Raid land within a few ergonomic points for the default rider, so the better choice comes down to posture preference and bike category.

Fit verdict

BMW R1200GS Adventure

95Comfortable

All contacts reached

Yamaha Tenere 700 World Raid

95Comfortable

All contacts reached

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

Rider fit: reaching the ground

The BMW R1200GS Adventure has a 890 mm seat; the Yamaha Tenere 700 World Raid sits at 889 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 89 cm for the BMW R1200GS Adventure and 89 cm for the Yamaha Tenere 700 World Raid.

Geometry snapshot

Geometry comparison for BMW R1200GS Adventure and Yamaha Tenere 700 World Raid
SpecBMW R1200GS AdventureYamaha Tenere 700 World Raid
Seat height890 mm889 mm
Wheelbase1,519 mm1,595 mm
Wet weight256 kg220 kg
Displacement1,170 cc689 cc

Posture metrics

Knee angle

BMW R1200GS Adventure
Sport (65.6 deg)
Yamaha Tenere 700 World Raid
Sport (65.7 deg)

Hip angle

BMW R1200GS Adventure
Neutral (100.4 deg)
Yamaha Tenere 700 World Raid
Neutral (98.9 deg)

Elbow angle

BMW R1200GS Adventure
Relaxed (143.3 deg)
Yamaha Tenere 700 World Raid
Relaxed (143.3 deg)

Torso lean

BMW R1200GS Adventure
Neutral (10.1 deg)
Yamaha Tenere 700 World Raid
Neutral (11.2 deg)