sport-touring / default rider 183 cm
Honda NT650V Deauville vs Honda VFR1200F ergonomics
Honda NT650V Deauville and Honda VFR1200F 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 NT650V Deauville
95Comfortable
All contacts reached
Honda VFR1200F
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 NT650V Deauville has a 814 mm seat; the Honda VFR1200F sits at 815 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 81 cm for the Honda NT650V Deauville and 82 cm for the Honda VFR1200F.
Geometry snapshot
| Spec | Honda NT650V Deauville | Honda VFR1200F |
|---|---|---|
| Seat height | 814 mm | 815 mm |
| Wheelbase | 1,473 mm | 1,545 mm |
| Wet weight | - | 267 kg |
| Displacement | 647 cc | 1,237 cc |
Posture metrics
Knee angle
- Honda NT650V Deauville
- Sport (57.9 deg)
- Honda VFR1200F
- Sport (58.2 deg)
Hip angle
- Honda NT650V Deauville
- Neutral (90.1 deg)
- Honda VFR1200F
- Neutral (88.7 deg)
Elbow angle
- Honda NT650V Deauville
- Relaxed (143.3 deg)
- Honda VFR1200F
- Relaxed (143.3 deg)
Torso lean
- Honda NT650V Deauville
- Neutral (13.4 deg)
- Honda VFR1200F
- Neutral (14.2 deg)