touring / default rider 183 cm
Kawasaki 1000 GTR vs Kawasaki GTR 1400 / Concours 14 ergonomics
Kawasaki 1000 GTR and Kawasaki GTR 1400 / Concours 14 land within a few ergonomic points for the default rider, so the better choice comes down to posture preference and bike category.
Fit verdict
Kawasaki 1000 GTR
95Comfortable
All contacts reached
Kawasaki GTR 1400 / Concours 14
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 Kawasaki 1000 GTR has a 790 mm seat; the Kawasaki GTR 1400 / Concours 14 sits at 792 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 79 cm for the Kawasaki 1000 GTR and 79 cm for the Kawasaki GTR 1400 / Concours 14.
Geometry snapshot
| Spec | Kawasaki 1000 GTR | Kawasaki GTR 1400 / Concours 14 |
|---|---|---|
| Seat height | 790 mm | 792 mm |
| Wheelbase | 1,555 mm | 1,519 mm |
| Wet weight | 296 kg | - |
| Displacement | 997 cc | 1,352 cc |
Posture metrics
Knee angle
- Kawasaki 1000 GTR
- Neutral (76.4 deg)
- Kawasaki GTR 1400 / Concours 14
- Neutral (75.6 deg)
Hip angle
- Kawasaki 1000 GTR
- Sport (81.5 deg)
- Kawasaki GTR 1400 / Concours 14
- Sport (82.2 deg)
Elbow angle
- Kawasaki 1000 GTR
- Relaxed (143.3 deg)
- Kawasaki GTR 1400 / Concours 14
- Relaxed (143.3 deg)
Torso lean
- Kawasaki 1000 GTR
- Neutral (9.5 deg)
- Kawasaki GTR 1400 / Concours 14
- Neutral (9.0 deg)