cafe-racer / default rider 183 cm
BSA Motorcycles Gold Star 650 vs Lexmoto Tempest GT 125 ergonomics
BSA Motorcycles Gold Star 650 and Lexmoto Tempest GT 125 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
Lexmoto Tempest GT 125
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 Lexmoto Tempest GT 125 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 Lexmoto Tempest GT 125.
Geometry snapshot
| Spec | BSA Motorcycles Gold Star 650 | Lexmoto Tempest GT 125 |
|---|---|---|
| Seat height | 780 mm | 780 mm |
| Wheelbase | 1,425 mm | 1,350 mm |
| Wet weight | 213 kg | 126 kg |
| Displacement | 652 cc | 125 cc |
Posture metrics
Knee angle
- BSA Motorcycles Gold Star 650
- Sport (58.0 deg)
- Lexmoto Tempest GT 125
- Sport (57.8 deg)
Hip angle
- BSA Motorcycles Gold Star 650
- Neutral (94.6 deg)
- Lexmoto Tempest GT 125
- Neutral (96.2 deg)
Elbow angle
- BSA Motorcycles Gold Star 650
- Relaxed (143.3 deg)
- Lexmoto Tempest GT 125
- Relaxed (143.3 deg)
Torso lean
- BSA Motorcycles Gold Star 650
- Neutral (11.7 deg)
- Lexmoto Tempest GT 125
- Neutral (10.6 deg)