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electric / default rider 183 cm

Lightning Motorcycles LS-218 vs NIU NQi GTS Extended Range ergonomics

Lightning Motorcycles LS-218 and NIU NQi GTS Extended Range 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

NIU NQi GTS Extended Range

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 NIU NQi GTS Extended Range sits at 815 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 82 cm for the NIU NQi GTS Extended Range.

Geometry snapshot

Geometry comparison for Lightning Motorcycles LS-218 and NIU NQi GTS Extended Range
SpecLightning Motorcycles LS-218NIU NQi GTS Extended Range
Seat height813 mm815 mm
Wheelbase1,420 mm1,325 mm
Wet weight225 kg114 kg
Displacement--

Posture metrics

Knee angle

Lightning Motorcycles LS-218
Sport (58.0 deg)
NIU NQi GTS Extended Range
Sport (57.8 deg)

Hip angle

Lightning Motorcycles LS-218
Neutral (94.7 deg)
NIU NQi GTS Extended Range
Neutral (96.8 deg)

Elbow angle

Lightning Motorcycles LS-218
Relaxed (143.3 deg)
NIU NQi GTS Extended Range
Relaxed (143.3 deg)

Torso lean

Lightning Motorcycles LS-218
Neutral (11.6 deg)
NIU NQi GTS Extended Range
Neutral (10.2 deg)