Skip to content
Rider Height
<- Comparison guides

dual-sport / default rider 183 cm

Kawasaki KLX250S vs Yamaha XT600 Tenere ergonomics

Kawasaki KLX250S and Yamaha XT600 Tenere 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 KLX250S

95Comfortable

All contacts reached

Yamaha XT600 Tenere

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 KLX250S has a 889 mm seat; the Yamaha XT600 Tenere sits at 889 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 89 cm for the Kawasaki KLX250S and 89 cm for the Yamaha XT600 Tenere.

Geometry snapshot

Geometry comparison for Kawasaki KLX250S and Yamaha XT600 Tenere
SpecKawasaki KLX250SYamaha XT600 Tenere
Seat height889 mm889 mm
Wheelbase1,430 mm1,450 mm
Wet weight138 kg163 kg
Displacement249 cc595 cc

Posture metrics

Knee angle

Kawasaki KLX250S
Sport (67.5 deg)
Yamaha XT600 Tenere
Sport (67.5 deg)

Hip angle

Kawasaki KLX250S
Neutral (108.0 deg)
Yamaha XT600 Tenere
Neutral (107.7 deg)

Elbow angle

Kawasaki KLX250S
Relaxed (143.3 deg)
Yamaha XT600 Tenere
Relaxed (143.3 deg)

Torso lean

Kawasaki KLX250S
Neutral (6.2 deg)
Yamaha XT600 Tenere
Neutral (6.5 deg)