cruiser / default rider 183 cm
Kawasaki Vulcan 900 Custom vs Yamaha V Star 250 ergonomics
Kawasaki Vulcan 900 Custom and Yamaha V Star 250 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 900 Custom
92Comfortable
All contacts reached
Yamaha V Star 250
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 900 Custom has a 686 mm seat; the Yamaha V Star 250 sits at 686 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 69 cm for the Kawasaki Vulcan 900 Custom and 69 cm for the Yamaha V Star 250.
Geometry snapshot
| Spec | Kawasaki Vulcan 900 Custom | Yamaha V Star 250 |
|---|---|---|
| Seat height | 686 mm | 686 mm |
| Wheelbase | 1,646 mm | 1,491 mm |
| Wet weight | 277 kg | 147 kg |
| Displacement | 903 cc | 249 cc |
Posture metrics
Knee angle
- Kawasaki Vulcan 900 Custom
- Open (120.6 deg)
- Yamaha V Star 250
- Open (107.7 deg)
Hip angle
- Kawasaki Vulcan 900 Custom
- Sport (80.0 deg)
- Yamaha V Star 250
- Sport (78.4 deg)
Elbow angle
- Kawasaki Vulcan 900 Custom
- Relaxed (143.3 deg)
- Yamaha V Star 250
- Relaxed (143.3 deg)
Torso lean
- Kawasaki Vulcan 900 Custom
- Neutral (10.2 deg)
- Yamaha V Star 250
- Neutral (7.7 deg)