cruiser / default rider 183 cm
Kawasaki VN1600 Mean Streak vs Suzuki Boulevard M50 ergonomics
Kawasaki VN1600 Mean Streak and Suzuki Boulevard M50 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 VN1600 Mean Streak
92Comfortable
All contacts reached
Suzuki Boulevard M50
92Comfortable
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 VN1600 Mean Streak has a 700 mm seat; the Suzuki Boulevard M50 sits at 700 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 70 cm for the Kawasaki VN1600 Mean Streak and 70 cm for the Suzuki Boulevard M50.
Geometry snapshot
| Spec | Kawasaki VN1600 Mean Streak | Suzuki Boulevard M50 |
|---|---|---|
| Seat height | 700 mm | 700 mm |
| Wheelbase | 1,705 mm | 1,655 mm |
| Wet weight | 318 kg | 269 kg |
| Displacement | 1,552 cc | 805 cc |
Posture metrics
Knee angle
- Kawasaki VN1600 Mean Streak
- Open (126.2 deg)
- Suzuki Boulevard M50
- Open (121.4 deg)
Hip angle
- Kawasaki VN1600 Mean Streak
- Sport (81.1 deg)
- Suzuki Boulevard M50
- Sport (80.1 deg)
Elbow angle
- Kawasaki VN1600 Mean Streak
- Relaxed (143.3 deg)
- Suzuki Boulevard M50
- Relaxed (143.3 deg)
Torso lean
- Kawasaki VN1600 Mean Streak
- Neutral (11.1 deg)
- Suzuki Boulevard M50
- Neutral (10.3 deg)