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electric / default rider 183 cm

Lightning Motorcycles LS-218 vs Lightning Motorcycles Strike ergonomics

Lightning Motorcycles LS-218 and Lightning Motorcycles Strike land within a few ergonomic points for the default rider, so the better choice comes down to posture preference and bike category.

Fit verdict

Lightning Motorcycles LS-218

95Comfortable

All contacts reached

Lightning Motorcycles Strike

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 Lightning Motorcycles LS-218 has a 813 mm seat; the Lightning Motorcycles Strike sits at 813 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 81 cm for the Lightning Motorcycles LS-218 and 81 cm for the Lightning Motorcycles Strike.

Geometry snapshot

Geometry comparison for Lightning Motorcycles LS-218 and Lightning Motorcycles Strike
SpecLightning Motorcycles LS-218Lightning Motorcycles Strike
Seat height813 mm813 mm
Wheelbase1,420 mm1,422 mm
Wet weight225 kg206 kg
Displacement--

Posture metrics

Knee angle

Lightning Motorcycles LS-218
Sport (58.0 deg)
Lightning Motorcycles Strike
Sport (58.0 deg)

Hip angle

Lightning Motorcycles LS-218
Neutral (94.7 deg)
Lightning Motorcycles Strike
Neutral (94.6 deg)

Elbow angle

Lightning Motorcycles LS-218
Relaxed (143.3 deg)
Lightning Motorcycles Strike
Relaxed (143.3 deg)

Torso lean

Lightning Motorcycles LS-218
Neutral (11.6 deg)
Lightning Motorcycles Strike
Neutral (11.7 deg)