moped / default rider 183 cm
Honda Wave Alpha vs Yamaha BW's Easy ergonomics
Honda Wave Alpha and Yamaha BW's Easy 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 Wave Alpha
95Comfortable
All contacts reached
Yamaha BW's Easy
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 Wave Alpha has a 768 mm seat; the Yamaha BW's Easy sits at 767 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 77 cm for the Honda Wave Alpha and 77 cm for the Yamaha BW's Easy.
Geometry snapshot
| Spec | Honda Wave Alpha | Yamaha BW's Easy |
|---|---|---|
| Seat height | 768 mm | 767 mm |
| Wheelbase | 1,227 mm | 1,171 mm |
| Wet weight | 98 kg | 82 kg |
| Displacement | 109 cc | 49 cc |
Posture metrics
Knee angle
- Honda Wave Alpha
- Sport (57.6 deg)
- Yamaha BW's Easy
- Sport (57.5 deg)
Hip angle
- Honda Wave Alpha
- Neutral (99.0 deg)
- Yamaha BW's Easy
- Neutral (100.3 deg)
Elbow angle
- Honda Wave Alpha
- Relaxed (143.3 deg)
- Yamaha BW's Easy
- Relaxed (143.3 deg)
Torso lean
- Honda Wave Alpha
- Neutral (8.7 deg)
- Yamaha BW's Easy
- Neutral (7.8 deg)