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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

95Comfortable

All contacts reached

SWM Gran Milano 440

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 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

Geometry comparison for Norton Motorcycles Commando 961 Cafe Racer and SWM Gran Milano 440
SpecNorton Motorcycles Commando 961 Cafe RacerSWM Gran Milano 440
Seat height810 mm809 mm
Wheelbase1,400 mm1,410 mm
Wet weight230 kg-
Displacement961 cc445 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)