cafe-racer / default rider 183 cm
Ducati 250 Mach 1 vs Yamaha SRX400 ergonomics
Ducati 250 Mach 1 and Yamaha SRX400 land within a few ergonomic points for the default rider, so the better choice comes down to posture preference and bike category.
Fit verdict
Ducati 250 Mach 1
95Comfortable
All contacts reached
Yamaha SRX400
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 Ducati 250 Mach 1 has a 760 mm seat; the Yamaha SRX400 sits at 760 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 76 cm for the Ducati 250 Mach 1 and 76 cm for the Yamaha SRX400.
Geometry snapshot
| Spec | Ducati 250 Mach 1 | Yamaha SRX400 |
|---|---|---|
| Seat height | 760 mm | 760 mm |
| Wheelbase | 1,350 mm | 1,390 mm |
| Wet weight | - | 168 kg |
| Displacement | 249 cc | 399 cc |
Posture metrics
Knee angle
- Ducati 250 Mach 1
- Sport (57.8 deg)
- Yamaha SRX400
- Sport (57.9 deg)
Hip angle
- Ducati 250 Mach 1
- Neutral (96.2 deg)
- Yamaha SRX400
- Neutral (95.4 deg)
Elbow angle
- Ducati 250 Mach 1
- Relaxed (143.3 deg)
- Yamaha SRX400
- Relaxed (143.3 deg)
Torso lean
- Ducati 250 Mach 1
- Neutral (10.6 deg)
- Yamaha SRX400
- Neutral (11.1 deg)