motocross / default rider 183 cm
Hodaka Super Rat vs Yamaha YZ85 ergonomics
Hodaka Super Rat and Yamaha YZ85 land within a few ergonomic points for the default rider, so the better choice comes down to posture preference and bike category.
Fit verdict
Hodaka Super Rat
95Comfortable
All contacts reached
Yamaha YZ85
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 Hodaka Super Rat has a 838 mm seat; the Yamaha YZ85 sits at 841 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 84 cm for the Hodaka Super Rat and 84 cm for the Yamaha YZ85.
Geometry snapshot
| Spec | Hodaka Super Rat | Yamaha YZ85 |
|---|---|---|
| Seat height | 838 mm | 841 mm |
| Wheelbase | 1,270 mm | 1,255 mm |
| Wet weight | - | 73 kg |
| Displacement | 99 cc | 85 cc |
Posture metrics
Knee angle
- Hodaka Super Rat
- Sport (57.7 deg)
- Yamaha YZ85
- Sport (57.6 deg)
Hip angle
- Hodaka Super Rat
- Neutral (98.0 deg)
- Yamaha YZ85
- Neutral (98.4 deg)
Elbow angle
- Hodaka Super Rat
- Relaxed (143.3 deg)
- Yamaha YZ85
- Relaxed (143.3 deg)
Torso lean
- Hodaka Super Rat
- Neutral (9.4 deg)
- Yamaha YZ85
- Neutral (9.1 deg)