cafe-racer / default rider 183 cm
Horex VR6 Cafe Racer vs Kawasaki Zephyr 750 ergonomics
Horex VR6 Cafe Racer and Kawasaki Zephyr 750 land within a few ergonomic points for the default rider, so the better choice comes down to posture preference and bike category.
Fit verdict
Horex VR6 Cafe Racer
95Comfortable
All contacts reached
Kawasaki Zephyr 750
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 Horex VR6 Cafe Racer has a 780 mm seat; the Kawasaki Zephyr 750 sits at 780 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 78 cm for the Horex VR6 Cafe Racer and 78 cm for the Kawasaki Zephyr 750.
Geometry snapshot
| Spec | Horex VR6 Cafe Racer | Kawasaki Zephyr 750 |
|---|---|---|
| Seat height | 780 mm | 780 mm |
| Wheelbase | 1,475 mm | 1,450 mm |
| Wet weight | - | - |
| Displacement | 1,218 cc | 738 cc |
Posture metrics
Knee angle
- Horex VR6 Cafe Racer
- Sport (58.1 deg)
- Kawasaki Zephyr 750
- Sport (58.1 deg)
Hip angle
- Horex VR6 Cafe Racer
- Neutral (93.5 deg)
- Kawasaki Zephyr 750
- Neutral (94.0 deg)
Elbow angle
- Horex VR6 Cafe Racer
- Relaxed (143.3 deg)
- Kawasaki Zephyr 750
- Relaxed (143.3 deg)
Torso lean
- Horex VR6 Cafe Racer
- Neutral (12.4 deg)
- Kawasaki Zephyr 750
- Neutral (12.0 deg)