adventure / default rider 183 cm
Kawasaki KLR650 Adventure ABS vs KTM 390 Adventure R ergonomics
Kawasaki KLR650 Adventure ABS and KTM 390 Adventure R 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 KLR650 Adventure ABS
95Comfortable
All contacts reached
KTM 390 Adventure R
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 KLR650 Adventure ABS has a 870 mm seat; the KTM 390 Adventure R sits at 870 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 87 cm for the Kawasaki KLR650 Adventure ABS and 87 cm for the KTM 390 Adventure R.
Geometry snapshot
| Spec | Kawasaki KLR650 Adventure ABS | KTM 390 Adventure R |
|---|---|---|
| Seat height | 870 mm | 870 mm |
| Wheelbase | 1,540 mm | 1,481 mm |
| Wet weight | 221 kg | 176 kg |
| Displacement | 652 cc | 399 cc |
Posture metrics
Knee angle
- Kawasaki KLR650 Adventure ABS
- Sport (65.6 deg)
- KTM 390 Adventure R
- Sport (65.5 deg)
Hip angle
- Kawasaki KLR650 Adventure ABS
- Neutral (100.0 deg)
- KTM 390 Adventure R
- Neutral (101.3 deg)
Elbow angle
- Kawasaki KLR650 Adventure ABS
- Relaxed (143.3 deg)
- KTM 390 Adventure R
- Relaxed (143.3 deg)
Torso lean
- Kawasaki KLR650 Adventure ABS
- Neutral (10.5 deg)
- KTM 390 Adventure R
- Neutral (9.6 deg)