cruiser / default rider 183 cm
Kawasaki Eliminator 500 vs Kawasaki Eliminator SE ABS ergonomics
Kawasaki Eliminator 500 and Kawasaki Eliminator SE ABS 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 Eliminator 500
92Comfortable
All contacts reached
Kawasaki Eliminator SE ABS
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 Kawasaki Eliminator 500 has a 735 mm seat; the Kawasaki Eliminator SE ABS sits at 734 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 74 cm for the Kawasaki Eliminator 500 and 73 cm for the Kawasaki Eliminator SE ABS.
Geometry snapshot
| Spec | Kawasaki Eliminator 500 | Kawasaki Eliminator SE ABS |
|---|---|---|
| Seat height | 735 mm | 734 mm |
| Wheelbase | 1,520 mm | 1,519 mm |
| Wet weight | 176 kg | 177 kg |
| Displacement | 451 cc | 451 cc |
Posture metrics
Knee angle
- Kawasaki Eliminator 500
- Open (110.0 deg)
- Kawasaki Eliminator SE ABS
- Open (109.8 deg)
Hip angle
- Kawasaki Eliminator 500
- Sport (78.6 deg)
- Kawasaki Eliminator SE ABS
- Sport (78.5 deg)
Elbow angle
- Kawasaki Eliminator 500
- Relaxed (143.3 deg)
- Kawasaki Eliminator SE ABS
- Relaxed (143.3 deg)
Torso lean
- Kawasaki Eliminator 500
- Neutral (8.2 deg)
- Kawasaki Eliminator SE ABS
- Neutral (8.2 deg)