sport / default rider 183 cm
Ducati 748 vs Honda CBR500R ergonomics
Ducati 748 and Honda CBR500R 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 748
90Comfortable
All contacts reached
Honda CBR500R
90Comfortable
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 748 has a 790 mm seat; the Honda CBR500R sits at 790 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 79 cm for the Ducati 748 and 79 cm for the Honda CBR500R.
Geometry snapshot
| Spec | Ducati 748 | Honda CBR500R |
|---|---|---|
| Seat height | 790 mm | 790 mm |
| Wheelbase | 1,410 mm | 1,410 mm |
| Wet weight | 203 kg | 191 kg |
| Displacement | 748 cc | 471 cc |
Posture metrics
Knee angle
- Ducati 748
- Sport (60.7 deg)
- Honda CBR500R
- Sport (60.7 deg)
Hip angle
- Ducati 748
- Neutral (99.5 deg)
- Honda CBR500R
- Neutral (99.5 deg)
Elbow angle
- Ducati 748
- Relaxed (143.3 deg)
- Honda CBR500R
- Relaxed (143.3 deg)
Torso lean
- Ducati 748
- Forward (25.5 deg)
- Honda CBR500R
- Forward (25.5 deg)