cafe-racer / default rider 183 cm
Ducati 750SS vs Yamaha SRX400 ergonomics
Ducati 750SS 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 750SS
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 750SS has a 762 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 750SS and 76 cm for the Yamaha SRX400.
Geometry snapshot
| Spec | Ducati 750SS | Yamaha SRX400 |
|---|---|---|
| Seat height | 762 mm | 760 mm |
| Wheelbase | 1,530 mm | 1,390 mm |
| Wet weight | - | 168 kg |
| Displacement | 748 cc | 399 cc |
Posture metrics
Knee angle
- Ducati 750SS
- Sport (58.3 deg)
- Yamaha SRX400
- Sport (57.9 deg)
Hip angle
- Ducati 750SS
- Neutral (92.2 deg)
- Yamaha SRX400
- Neutral (95.4 deg)
Elbow angle
- Ducati 750SS
- Relaxed (143.3 deg)
- Yamaha SRX400
- Relaxed (143.3 deg)
Torso lean
- Ducati 750SS
- Neutral (13.2 deg)
- Yamaha SRX400
- Neutral (11.1 deg)