cafe-racer / default rider 183 cm
Horex VR6 Cafe Racer vs Lexmoto Tempest GT 125 ergonomics
Horex VR6 Cafe Racer and Lexmoto Tempest GT 125 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
Lexmoto Tempest GT 125
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 Lexmoto Tempest GT 125 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 Lexmoto Tempest GT 125.
Geometry snapshot
| Spec | Horex VR6 Cafe Racer | Lexmoto Tempest GT 125 |
|---|---|---|
| Seat height | 780 mm | 780 mm |
| Wheelbase | 1,475 mm | 1,350 mm |
| Wet weight | - | 126 kg |
| Displacement | 1,218 cc | 125 cc |
Posture metrics
Knee angle
- Horex VR6 Cafe Racer
- Sport (58.1 deg)
- Lexmoto Tempest GT 125
- Sport (57.8 deg)
Hip angle
- Horex VR6 Cafe Racer
- Neutral (93.5 deg)
- Lexmoto Tempest GT 125
- Neutral (96.2 deg)
Elbow angle
- Horex VR6 Cafe Racer
- Relaxed (143.3 deg)
- Lexmoto Tempest GT 125
- Relaxed (143.3 deg)
Torso lean
- Horex VR6 Cafe Racer
- Neutral (12.4 deg)
- Lexmoto Tempest GT 125
- Neutral (10.6 deg)