cafe-racer / default rider 183 cm
Kawasaki W800 Cafe vs Norton Motorcycles Commando 750 Fastback ergonomics
Kawasaki W800 Cafe and Norton Motorcycles Commando 750 Fastback 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 W800 Cafe
95Comfortable
All contacts reached
Norton Motorcycles Commando 750 Fastback
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 W800 Cafe has a 790 mm seat; the Norton Motorcycles Commando 750 Fastback sits at 788 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 W800 Cafe and 79 cm for the Norton Motorcycles Commando 750 Fastback.
Geometry snapshot
| Spec | Kawasaki W800 Cafe | Norton Motorcycles Commando 750 Fastback |
|---|---|---|
| Seat height | 790 mm | 788 mm |
| Wheelbase | 1,466 mm | 1,441 mm |
| Wet weight | 222 kg | - |
| Displacement | 773 cc | 745 cc |
Posture metrics
Knee angle
- Kawasaki W800 Cafe
- Sport (58.1 deg)
- Norton Motorcycles Commando 750 Fastback
- Sport (58.0 deg)
Hip angle
- Kawasaki W800 Cafe
- Neutral (93.6 deg)
- Norton Motorcycles Commando 750 Fastback
- Neutral (94.3 deg)
Elbow angle
- Kawasaki W800 Cafe
- Relaxed (143.3 deg)
- Norton Motorcycles Commando 750 Fastback
- Relaxed (143.3 deg)
Torso lean
- Kawasaki W800 Cafe
- Neutral (12.3 deg)
- Norton Motorcycles Commando 750 Fastback
- Neutral (11.9 deg)