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standard / default rider 183 cm

BSA Motorcycles Gold Star 650 vs Kawasaki ER-5 ergonomics

BSA Motorcycles Gold Star 650 and Kawasaki ER-5 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 ER-5

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 ER-5 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 ER-5.

Geometry snapshot

Geometry comparison for BSA Motorcycles Gold Star 650 and Kawasaki ER-5
SpecBSA Motorcycles Gold Star 650Kawasaki ER-5
Seat height780 mm780 mm
Wheelbase1,425 mm1,430 mm
Wet weight213 kg196 kg
Displacement652 cc498 cc

Posture metrics

Knee angle

BSA Motorcycles Gold Star 650
Sport (58.0 deg)
Kawasaki ER-5
Sport (58.0 deg)

Hip angle

BSA Motorcycles Gold Star 650
Neutral (94.6 deg)
Kawasaki ER-5
Neutral (94.4 deg)

Elbow angle

BSA Motorcycles Gold Star 650
Relaxed (143.3 deg)
Kawasaki ER-5
Relaxed (143.3 deg)

Torso lean

BSA Motorcycles Gold Star 650
Neutral (11.7 deg)
Kawasaki ER-5
Neutral (11.8 deg)