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bagger / default rider 183 cm

Honda VT1100T Shadow ACE Tourer vs Triumph Rocket III Touring ergonomics

Honda VT1100T Shadow ACE Tourer and Triumph Rocket III Touring 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

Triumph Rocket III Touring

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 Triumph Rocket III Touring 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 Triumph Rocket III Touring.

Geometry snapshot

Geometry comparison for Honda VT1100T Shadow ACE Tourer and Triumph Rocket III Touring
SpecHonda VT1100T Shadow ACE TourerTriumph Rocket III Touring
Seat height732 mm730 mm
Wheelbase1,656 mm1,705 mm
Wet weight301 kg-
Displacement1,099 cc2,294 cc

Posture metrics

Knee angle

Honda VT1100T Shadow ACE Tourer
Open (111.1 deg)
Triumph Rocket III Touring
Open (114.7 deg)

Hip angle

Honda VT1100T Shadow ACE Tourer
Sport (80.0 deg)
Triumph Rocket III Touring
Sport (80.3 deg)

Elbow angle

Honda VT1100T Shadow ACE Tourer
Relaxed (143.3 deg)
Triumph Rocket III Touring
Relaxed (143.3 deg)

Torso lean

Honda VT1100T Shadow ACE Tourer
Neutral (8.1 deg)
Triumph Rocket III Touring
Neutral (8.9 deg)