sport-touring / default rider 183 cm
Kawasaki Ninja 7 Hybrid vs Yamaha TDM850 ergonomics
Kawasaki Ninja 7 Hybrid and Yamaha TDM850 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 Ninja 7 Hybrid
95Comfortable
All contacts reached
Yamaha TDM850
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 Ninja 7 Hybrid has a 795 mm seat; the Yamaha TDM850 sits at 795 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 80 cm for the Kawasaki Ninja 7 Hybrid and 80 cm for the Yamaha TDM850.
Geometry snapshot
| Spec | Kawasaki Ninja 7 Hybrid | Yamaha TDM850 |
|---|---|---|
| Seat height | 795 mm | 795 mm |
| Wheelbase | 1,535 mm | 1,475 mm |
| Wet weight | 227 kg | - |
| Displacement | 451 cc | 849 cc |
Posture metrics
Knee angle
- Kawasaki Ninja 7 Hybrid
- Sport (58.2 deg)
- Yamaha TDM850
- Sport (57.9 deg)
Hip angle
- Kawasaki Ninja 7 Hybrid
- Neutral (88.8 deg)
- Yamaha TDM850
- Neutral (90.1 deg)
Elbow angle
- Kawasaki Ninja 7 Hybrid
- Relaxed (143.3 deg)
- Yamaha TDM850
- Relaxed (143.3 deg)
Torso lean
- Kawasaki Ninja 7 Hybrid
- Neutral (14.1 deg)
- Yamaha TDM850
- Neutral (13.4 deg)