Skip to content
Rider Height
<- Comparison guides

adventure / default rider 183 cm

Honda Africa Twin vs Kawasaki KLE500 ergonomics

Honda Africa Twin scores 100 vs 95 for the default rider, making it the stronger ergonomic fit than Kawasaki KLE500 in this comparison.

Fit verdict

Honda Africa Twin

100Comfortable

All contacts reached

Kawasaki KLE500

95Comfortable

All contacts reached

Honda Africa Twin has the stronger default-rider fit in this generated comparison.

Rider fit: reaching the ground

The Honda Africa Twin has a 850 mm seat; the Kawasaki KLE500 sits at 850 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 85 cm for the Honda Africa Twin and 85 cm for the Kawasaki KLE500.

Geometry snapshot

Geometry comparison for Honda Africa Twin and Kawasaki KLE500
SpecHonda Africa TwinKawasaki KLE500
Seat height850 mm850 mm
Wheelbase1,575 mm1,500 mm
Wet weight231 kg-
Displacement1,084 cc498 cc

Posture metrics

Knee angle

Honda Africa Twin
Neutral (89.3 deg)
Kawasaki KLE500
Sport (65.5 deg)

Hip angle

Honda Africa Twin
Neutral (118.9 deg)
Kawasaki KLE500
Neutral (100.8 deg)

Elbow angle

Honda Africa Twin
Relaxed (143.3 deg)
Kawasaki KLE500
Relaxed (143.3 deg)

Torso lean

Honda Africa Twin
Neutral (11.2 deg)
Kawasaki KLE500
Neutral (9.9 deg)