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bagger / default rider 183 cm

Honda VT1100T Shadow ACE Tourer vs Kawasaki Vulcan 1700 Voyager ABS ergonomics

Honda VT1100T Shadow ACE Tourer and Kawasaki Vulcan 1700 Voyager ABS 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 VT1100T Shadow ACE Tourer

92Comfortable

All contacts reached

Kawasaki Vulcan 1700 Voyager ABS

92Comfortable

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 VT1100T Shadow ACE Tourer has a 732 mm seat; the Kawasaki Vulcan 1700 Voyager ABS sits at 730 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 73 cm for the Honda VT1100T Shadow ACE Tourer and 73 cm for the Kawasaki Vulcan 1700 Voyager ABS.

Geometry snapshot

Geometry comparison for Honda VT1100T Shadow ACE Tourer and Kawasaki Vulcan 1700 Voyager ABS
SpecHonda VT1100T Shadow ACE TourerKawasaki Vulcan 1700 Voyager ABS
Seat height732 mm730 mm
Wheelbase1,656 mm1,665 mm
Wet weight301 kg406 kg
Displacement1,099 cc1,700 cc

Posture metrics

Knee angle

Honda VT1100T Shadow ACE Tourer
Open (111.1 deg)
Kawasaki Vulcan 1700 Voyager ABS
Open (111.6 deg)

Hip angle

Honda VT1100T Shadow ACE Tourer
Sport (80.0 deg)
Kawasaki Vulcan 1700 Voyager ABS
Sport (80.0 deg)

Elbow angle

Honda VT1100T Shadow ACE Tourer
Relaxed (143.3 deg)
Kawasaki Vulcan 1700 Voyager ABS
Relaxed (143.3 deg)

Torso lean

Honda VT1100T Shadow ACE Tourer
Neutral (8.1 deg)
Kawasaki Vulcan 1700 Voyager ABS
Neutral (8.3 deg)