cafe-racer / default rider 183 cm
BSA Motorcycles Gold Star 650 vs Kawasaki Zephyr 750 ergonomics
BSA Motorcycles Gold Star 650 and Kawasaki Zephyr 750 land within a few ergonomic points for the default rider, so the better choice comes down to posture preference and bike category.
Fit verdict
BSA Motorcycles Gold Star 650
95Comfortable
All contacts reached
Kawasaki Zephyr 750
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 BSA Motorcycles Gold Star 650 has a 780 mm seat; the Kawasaki Zephyr 750 sits at 780 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 78 cm for the BSA Motorcycles Gold Star 650 and 78 cm for the Kawasaki Zephyr 750.
Geometry snapshot
| Spec | BSA Motorcycles Gold Star 650 | Kawasaki Zephyr 750 |
|---|---|---|
| Seat height | 780 mm | 780 mm |
| Wheelbase | 1,425 mm | 1,450 mm |
| Wet weight | 213 kg | - |
| Displacement | 652 cc | 738 cc |
Posture metrics
Knee angle
- BSA Motorcycles Gold Star 650
- Sport (58.0 deg)
- Kawasaki Zephyr 750
- Sport (58.1 deg)
Hip angle
- BSA Motorcycles Gold Star 650
- Neutral (94.6 deg)
- Kawasaki Zephyr 750
- Neutral (94.0 deg)
Elbow angle
- BSA Motorcycles Gold Star 650
- Relaxed (143.3 deg)
- Kawasaki Zephyr 750
- Relaxed (143.3 deg)
Torso lean
- BSA Motorcycles Gold Star 650
- Neutral (11.7 deg)
- Kawasaki Zephyr 750
- Neutral (12.0 deg)