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
| Spec | Lightning Motorcycles LS-218 | Lightning Motorcycles Strike |
|---|---|---|
| Seat height | 813 mm | 813 mm |
| Wheelbase | 1,420 mm | 1,422 mm |
| Wet weight | 225 kg | 206 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)