sport-touring / default rider 183 cm
Kawasaki ZZR1400 vs Triumph Sprint ST 955 ergonomics
Kawasaki ZZR1400 and Triumph Sprint ST 955 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 ZZR1400
95Comfortable
All contacts reached
Triumph Sprint ST 955
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 ZZR1400 has a 800 mm seat; the Triumph Sprint ST 955 sits at 800 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 80 cm for the Kawasaki ZZR1400 and 80 cm for the Triumph Sprint ST 955.
Geometry snapshot
| Spec | Kawasaki ZZR1400 | Triumph Sprint ST 955 |
|---|---|---|
| Seat height | 800 mm | 800 mm |
| Wheelbase | 1,480 mm | 1,471 mm |
| Wet weight | 269 kg | - |
| Displacement | 1,352 cc | 955 cc |
Posture metrics
Knee angle
- Kawasaki ZZR1400
- Sport (58.0 deg)
- Triumph Sprint ST 955
- Sport (57.9 deg)
Hip angle
- Kawasaki ZZR1400
- Neutral (89.9 deg)
- Triumph Sprint ST 955
- Neutral (90.1 deg)
Elbow angle
- Kawasaki ZZR1400
- Relaxed (143.3 deg)
- Triumph Sprint ST 955
- Relaxed (143.3 deg)
Torso lean
- Kawasaki ZZR1400
- Neutral (13.5 deg)
- Triumph Sprint ST 955
- Neutral (13.3 deg)