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sport / default rider 183 cm

Honda CBR300R vs Kawasaki Ninja 500 ergonomics

Kawasaki Ninja 500 scores 100 vs 90 for the default rider, making it the stronger ergonomic fit than Honda CBR300R in this comparison.

Fit verdict

Honda CBR300R

90Comfortable

All contacts reached

Kawasaki Ninja 500

100Comfortable

All contacts reached

Kawasaki Ninja 500 has the stronger default-rider fit in this generated comparison.

Rider fit: reaching the ground

The Honda CBR300R has a 785 mm seat; the Kawasaki Ninja 500 sits at 785 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 Honda CBR300R and 79 cm for the Kawasaki Ninja 500.

Geometry snapshot

Geometry comparison for Honda CBR300R and Kawasaki Ninja 500
SpecHonda CBR300RKawasaki Ninja 500
Seat height785 mm785 mm
Wheelbase1,380 mm1,375 mm
Wet weight164 kg171 kg
Displacement286 cc451 cc

Posture metrics

Knee angle

Honda CBR300R
Sport (60.7 deg)
Kawasaki Ninja 500
Neutral (80.4 deg)

Hip angle

Honda CBR300R
Neutral (99.6 deg)
Kawasaki Ninja 500
Neutral (110.6 deg)

Elbow angle

Honda CBR300R
Relaxed (143.3 deg)
Kawasaki Ninja 500
Relaxed (143.3 deg)

Torso lean

Honda CBR300R
Forward (25.3 deg)
Kawasaki Ninja 500
Neutral (17.0 deg)