cafe-racer / default rider 183 cm
Norton Motorcycles Commando 961 Cafe Racer vs SWM Gran Milano 440 ergonomics
Norton Motorcycles Commando 961 Cafe Racer and SWM Gran Milano 440 land within a few ergonomic points for the default rider, so the better choice comes down to posture preference and bike category.
Fit verdict
Norton Motorcycles Commando 961 Cafe Racer
All contacts reached
SWM Gran Milano 440
All contacts reached
The two bikes are close enough that posture preference matters more than the overall score.
Rider fit: reaching the ground
The Norton Motorcycles Commando 961 Cafe Racer has a 810 mm seat; the SWM Gran Milano 440 sits at 809 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 Norton Motorcycles Commando 961 Cafe Racer and 81 cm for the SWM Gran Milano 440.
Geometry snapshot
| Spec | Norton Motorcycles Commando 961 Cafe Racer | SWM Gran Milano 440 |
|---|---|---|
| Seat height | 810 mm | 809 mm |
| Wheelbase | 1,400 mm | 1,410 mm |
| Wet weight | 230 kg | - |
| Displacement | 961 cc | 445 cc |
Posture metrics
Knee angle
- Norton Motorcycles Commando 961 Cafe Racer
- Sport (58.0 deg)
- SWM Gran Milano 440
- Sport (58.0 deg)
Hip angle
- Norton Motorcycles Commando 961 Cafe Racer
- Neutral (95.1 deg)
- SWM Gran Milano 440
- Neutral (94.8 deg)
Elbow angle
- Norton Motorcycles Commando 961 Cafe Racer
- Relaxed (143.3 deg)
- SWM Gran Milano 440
- Relaxed (143.3 deg)
Torso lean
- Norton Motorcycles Commando 961 Cafe Racer
- Neutral (11.3 deg)
- SWM Gran Milano 440
- Neutral (11.5 deg)