touring / default rider 183 cm
Kawasaki GTR 1400 / Concours 14 vs Triumph Trophy 1200 ergonomics
Kawasaki GTR 1400 / Concours 14 and Triumph Trophy 1200 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 GTR 1400 / Concours 14
95Comfortable
All contacts reached
Triumph Trophy 1200
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 GTR 1400 / Concours 14 has a 792 mm seat; the Triumph Trophy 1200 sits at 790 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 GTR 1400 / Concours 14 and 79 cm for the Triumph Trophy 1200.
Geometry snapshot
| Spec | Kawasaki GTR 1400 / Concours 14 | Triumph Trophy 1200 |
|---|---|---|
| Seat height | 792 mm | 790 mm |
| Wheelbase | 1,519 mm | 1,491 mm |
| Wet weight | - | - |
| Displacement | 1,352 cc | 1,180 cc |
Posture metrics
Knee angle
- Kawasaki GTR 1400 / Concours 14
- Neutral (75.6 deg)
- Triumph Trophy 1200
- Neutral (75.1 deg)
Hip angle
- Kawasaki GTR 1400 / Concours 14
- Sport (82.2 deg)
- Triumph Trophy 1200
- Sport (82.8 deg)
Elbow angle
- Kawasaki GTR 1400 / Concours 14
- Relaxed (143.3 deg)
- Triumph Trophy 1200
- Relaxed (143.3 deg)
Torso lean
- Kawasaki GTR 1400 / Concours 14
- Neutral (9.0 deg)
- Triumph Trophy 1200
- Neutral (8.7 deg)