cruiser / default rider 183 cm
Kawasaki Vulcan 800 vs Yamaha Royal Star ergonomics
Kawasaki Vulcan 800 and Yamaha Royal Star 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 Vulcan 800
92Comfortable
All contacts reached
Yamaha Royal Star
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 Vulcan 800 has a 710 mm seat; the Yamaha Royal Star sits at 710 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 71 cm for the Kawasaki Vulcan 800 and 71 cm for the Yamaha Royal Star.
Geometry snapshot
| Spec | Kawasaki Vulcan 800 | Yamaha Royal Star |
|---|---|---|
| Seat height | 710 mm | 710 mm |
| Wheelbase | 1,600 mm | 1,695 mm |
| Wet weight | - | 330 kg |
| Displacement | 805 cc | 1,294 cc |
Posture metrics
Knee angle
- Kawasaki Vulcan 800
- Open (116.4 deg)
- Yamaha Royal Star
- Open (125.1 deg)
Hip angle
- Kawasaki Vulcan 800
- Sport (79.3 deg)
- Yamaha Royal Star
- Sport (80.8 deg)
Elbow angle
- Kawasaki Vulcan 800
- Relaxed (143.3 deg)
- Yamaha Royal Star
- Relaxed (143.3 deg)
Torso lean
- Kawasaki Vulcan 800
- Neutral (9.5 deg)
- Yamaha Royal Star
- Neutral (10.9 deg)