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touring / default rider 183 cm

Honda GL1200 Interstate Gold Wing vs Kawasaki Voyager XII ergonomics

Honda GL1200 Interstate Gold Wing and Kawasaki Voyager XII 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 GL1200 Interstate Gold Wing

95Comfortable

All contacts reached

Kawasaki Voyager XII

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 Honda GL1200 Interstate Gold Wing has a 780 mm seat; the Kawasaki Voyager XII sits at 780 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 78 cm for the Honda GL1200 Interstate Gold Wing and 78 cm for the Kawasaki Voyager XII.

Geometry snapshot

Geometry comparison for Honda GL1200 Interstate Gold Wing and Kawasaki Voyager XII
SpecHonda GL1200 Interstate Gold WingKawasaki Voyager XII
Seat height780 mm780 mm
Wheelbase1,610 mm1,620 mm
Wet weight--
Displacement1,085 cc1,196 cc

Posture metrics

Knee angle

Honda GL1200 Interstate Gold Wing
Neutral (77.6 deg)
Kawasaki Voyager XII
Neutral (77.9 deg)

Hip angle

Honda GL1200 Interstate Gold Wing
Sport (80.5 deg)
Kawasaki Voyager XII
Sport (80.2 deg)

Elbow angle

Honda GL1200 Interstate Gold Wing
Relaxed (143.3 deg)
Kawasaki Voyager XII
Relaxed (143.3 deg)

Torso lean

Honda GL1200 Interstate Gold Wing
Neutral (10.2 deg)
Kawasaki Voyager XII
Neutral (10.3 deg)