sport / default rider 183 cm
Kawasaki Ninja 500 vs Kawasaki Ninja ZX-25R ergonomics
Kawasaki Ninja 500 scores 100 vs 90 for the default rider, making it the stronger ergonomic fit than Kawasaki Ninja ZX-25R in this comparison.
Fit verdict
Kawasaki Ninja 500
100Comfortable
All contacts reached
Kawasaki Ninja ZX-25R
90Comfortable
All contacts reached
Kawasaki Ninja 500 has the stronger default-rider fit in this generated comparison.
Rider fit: reaching the ground
The Kawasaki Ninja 500 has a 785 mm seat; the Kawasaki Ninja ZX-25R sits at 785 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 Ninja 500 and 79 cm for the Kawasaki Ninja ZX-25R.
Geometry snapshot
| Spec | Kawasaki Ninja 500 | Kawasaki Ninja ZX-25R |
|---|---|---|
| Seat height | 785 mm | 785 mm |
| Wheelbase | 1,375 mm | 1,380 mm |
| Wet weight | 171 kg | 180 kg |
| Displacement | 451 cc | 249 cc |
Posture metrics
Knee angle
- Kawasaki Ninja 500
- Neutral (80.4 deg)
- Kawasaki Ninja ZX-25R
- Sport (60.7 deg)
Hip angle
- Kawasaki Ninja 500
- Neutral (110.6 deg)
- Kawasaki Ninja ZX-25R
- Neutral (99.6 deg)
Elbow angle
- Kawasaki Ninja 500
- Relaxed (143.3 deg)
- Kawasaki Ninja ZX-25R
- Relaxed (143.3 deg)
Torso lean
- Kawasaki Ninja 500
- Neutral (17.0 deg)
- Kawasaki Ninja ZX-25R
- Forward (25.3 deg)