touring / default rider 183 cm
Honda GL1100 Gold Wing Interstate vs Kawasaki GTR 1400 / Concours 14 ergonomics
Honda GL1100 Gold Wing Interstate and Kawasaki GTR 1400 / Concours 14 land within a few ergonomic points for the default rider, so the better choice comes down to posture preference and bike category.
Fit verdict
Honda GL1100 Gold Wing Interstate
All contacts reached
Kawasaki GTR 1400 / Concours 14
All contacts reached
The two bikes are close enough that posture preference matters more than the overall score.
Rider fit: reaching the ground
The Honda GL1100 Gold Wing Interstate has a 795 mm seat; the Kawasaki GTR 1400 / Concours 14 sits at 792 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 80 cm for the Honda GL1100 Gold Wing Interstate and 79 cm for the Kawasaki GTR 1400 / Concours 14.
Geometry snapshot
| Spec | Honda GL1100 Gold Wing Interstate | Kawasaki GTR 1400 / Concours 14 |
|---|---|---|
| Seat height | 795 mm | 792 mm |
| Wheelbase | 1,605 mm | 1,519 mm |
| Wet weight | 347 kg | - |
| Displacement | 1,085 cc | 1,352 cc |
Posture metrics
Knee angle
- Honda GL1100 Gold Wing Interstate
- Neutral (77.6 deg)
- Kawasaki GTR 1400 / Concours 14
- Neutral (75.6 deg)
Hip angle
- Honda GL1100 Gold Wing Interstate
- Sport (80.5 deg)
- Kawasaki GTR 1400 / Concours 14
- Sport (82.2 deg)
Elbow angle
- Honda GL1100 Gold Wing Interstate
- Relaxed (143.3 deg)
- Kawasaki GTR 1400 / Concours 14
- Relaxed (143.3 deg)
Torso lean
- Honda GL1100 Gold Wing Interstate
- Neutral (10.2 deg)
- Kawasaki GTR 1400 / Concours 14
- Neutral (9.0 deg)