bagger / default rider 183 cm
Harley-Davidson Electra Glide Highway King vs Yamaha Royal Star Venture S ergonomics
Harley-Davidson Electra Glide Highway King and Yamaha Royal Star Venture S land within a few ergonomic points for the default rider, so the better choice comes down to posture preference and bike category.
Fit verdict
Harley-Davidson Electra Glide Highway King
All contacts reached
Yamaha Royal Star Venture S
All contacts reached
The two bikes are close enough that posture preference matters more than the overall score.
Rider fit: reaching the ground
The Harley-Davidson Electra Glide Highway King has a 749 mm seat; the Yamaha Royal Star Venture S sits at 750 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 75 cm for the Harley-Davidson Electra Glide Highway King and 75 cm for the Yamaha Royal Star Venture S.
Geometry snapshot
| Spec | Harley-Davidson Electra Glide Highway King | Yamaha Royal Star Venture S |
|---|---|---|
| Seat height | 749 mm | 750 mm |
| Wheelbase | 1,626 mm | 1,705 mm |
| Wet weight | 385 kg | 394 kg |
| Displacement | 1,868 cc | 1,294 cc |
Posture metrics
Knee angle
- Harley-Davidson Electra Glide Highway King
- Open (109.0 deg)
- Yamaha Royal Star Venture S
- Open (114.7 deg)
Hip angle
- Harley-Davidson Electra Glide Highway King
- Sport (79.8 deg)
- Yamaha Royal Star Venture S
- Sport (80.3 deg)
Elbow angle
- Harley-Davidson Electra Glide Highway King
- Relaxed (143.3 deg)
- Yamaha Royal Star Venture S
- Relaxed (143.3 deg)
Torso lean
- Harley-Davidson Electra Glide Highway King
- Neutral (7.7 deg)
- Yamaha Royal Star Venture S
- Neutral (8.9 deg)