cafe-racer / default rider 183 cm
Kawasaki W800 Cafe vs Somoto AS Cafe Racer 125 ergonomics
Kawasaki W800 Cafe and Somoto AS Cafe Racer 125 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
Somoto AS Cafe Racer 125
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 Somoto AS Cafe Racer 125 sits at 790 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 Somoto AS Cafe Racer 125.
Geometry snapshot
| Spec | Kawasaki W800 Cafe | Somoto AS Cafe Racer 125 |
|---|---|---|
| Seat height | 790 mm | 790 mm |
| Wheelbase | 1,466 mm | 1,345 mm |
| Wet weight | 222 kg | 125 kg |
| Displacement | 773 cc | 125 cc |
Posture metrics
Knee angle
- Kawasaki W800 Cafe
- Sport (58.1 deg)
- Somoto AS Cafe Racer 125
- Sport (57.8 deg)
Hip angle
- Kawasaki W800 Cafe
- Neutral (93.6 deg)
- Somoto AS Cafe Racer 125
- Neutral (96.4 deg)
Elbow angle
- Kawasaki W800 Cafe
- Relaxed (143.3 deg)
- Somoto AS Cafe Racer 125
- Relaxed (143.3 deg)
Torso lean
- Kawasaki W800 Cafe
- Neutral (12.3 deg)
- Somoto AS Cafe Racer 125
- Neutral (10.5 deg)