cafe-racer / default rider 183 cm
Norton Motorcycles Commando 961 Cafe Racer vs Triumph Thruxton R ergonomics
Norton Motorcycles Commando 961 Cafe Racer and Triumph Thruxton R 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
Triumph Thruxton R
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 Triumph Thruxton R sits at 810 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 Triumph Thruxton R.
Geometry snapshot
| Spec | Norton Motorcycles Commando 961 Cafe Racer | Triumph Thruxton R |
|---|---|---|
| Seat height | 810 mm | 810 mm |
| Wheelbase | 1,400 mm | 1,415 mm |
| Wet weight | 230 kg | - |
| Displacement | 961 cc | 1,200 cc |
Posture metrics
Knee angle
- Norton Motorcycles Commando 961 Cafe Racer
- Sport (58.0 deg)
- Triumph Thruxton R
- Sport (58.0 deg)
Hip angle
- Norton Motorcycles Commando 961 Cafe Racer
- Neutral (95.1 deg)
- Triumph Thruxton R
- Neutral (94.9 deg)
Elbow angle
- Norton Motorcycles Commando 961 Cafe Racer
- Relaxed (143.3 deg)
- Triumph Thruxton R
- Relaxed (143.3 deg)
Torso lean
- Norton Motorcycles Commando 961 Cafe Racer
- Neutral (11.3 deg)
- Triumph Thruxton R
- Neutral (11.5 deg)