touring / default rider 183 cm
Honda GL1500 Gold Wing vs Kawasaki GTR 1400 / Concours 14 ergonomics
Honda GL1500 Gold Wing 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 GL1500 Gold Wing
95Comfortable
All contacts reached
Kawasaki GTR 1400 / Concours 14
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 GL1500 Gold Wing 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 GL1500 Gold Wing and 79 cm for the Kawasaki GTR 1400 / Concours 14.
Geometry snapshot
| Spec | Honda GL1500 Gold Wing | Kawasaki GTR 1400 / Concours 14 |
|---|---|---|
| Seat height | 795 mm | 792 mm |
| Wheelbase | 1,700 mm | 1,519 mm |
| Wet weight | 399 kg | - |
| Displacement | 1,520 cc | 1,352 cc |
Posture metrics
Knee angle
- Honda GL1500 Gold Wing
- Neutral (79.7 deg)
- Kawasaki GTR 1400 / Concours 14
- Neutral (75.6 deg)
Hip angle
- Honda GL1500 Gold Wing
- Sport (78.8 deg)
- Kawasaki GTR 1400 / Concours 14
- Sport (82.2 deg)
Elbow angle
- Honda GL1500 Gold Wing
- Relaxed (143.3 deg)
- Kawasaki GTR 1400 / Concours 14
- Relaxed (143.3 deg)
Torso lean
- Honda GL1500 Gold Wing
- Neutral (11.4 deg)
- Kawasaki GTR 1400 / Concours 14
- Neutral (9.0 deg)