cruiser / default rider 183 cm
Indian Motorcycle Chief Vintage vs Yamaha V Star 250 ergonomics
Indian Motorcycle Chief Vintage and Yamaha V Star 250 land within a few ergonomic points for the default rider, so the better choice comes down to posture preference and bike category.
Fit verdict
Indian Motorcycle Chief Vintage
92Comfortable
All contacts reached
Yamaha V Star 250
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 Indian Motorcycle Chief Vintage has a 686 mm seat; the Yamaha V Star 250 sits at 686 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 69 cm for the Indian Motorcycle Chief Vintage and 69 cm for the Yamaha V Star 250.
Geometry snapshot
| Spec | Indian Motorcycle Chief Vintage | Yamaha V Star 250 |
|---|---|---|
| Seat height | 686 mm | 686 mm |
| Wheelbase | 1,626 mm | 1,491 mm |
| Wet weight | 327 kg | 147 kg |
| Displacement | 1,890 cc | 249 cc |
Posture metrics
Knee angle
- Indian Motorcycle Chief Vintage
- Open (118.6 deg)
- Yamaha V Star 250
- Open (107.7 deg)
Hip angle
- Indian Motorcycle Chief Vintage
- Sport (79.6 deg)
- Yamaha V Star 250
- Sport (78.4 deg)
Elbow angle
- Indian Motorcycle Chief Vintage
- Relaxed (143.3 deg)
- Yamaha V Star 250
- Relaxed (143.3 deg)
Torso lean
- Indian Motorcycle Chief Vintage
- Neutral (9.8 deg)
- Yamaha V Star 250
- Neutral (7.7 deg)