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cafe-racer / default rider 183 cm

Norton Motorcycles Commando 961 Sport vs Triumph Thruxton R ergonomics

Norton Motorcycles Commando 961 Sport 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 Sport

95Comfortable

All contacts reached

Triumph Thruxton R

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 Sport 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 Sport and 81 cm for the Triumph Thruxton R.

Geometry snapshot

Geometry comparison for Norton Motorcycles Commando 961 Sport and Triumph Thruxton R
SpecNorton Motorcycles Commando 961 SportTriumph Thruxton R
Seat height810 mm810 mm
Wheelbase1,400 mm1,415 mm
Wet weight230 kg-
Displacement961 cc1,200 cc

Posture metrics

Knee angle

Norton Motorcycles Commando 961 Sport
Sport (58.0 deg)
Triumph Thruxton R
Sport (58.0 deg)

Hip angle

Norton Motorcycles Commando 961 Sport
Neutral (95.1 deg)
Triumph Thruxton R
Neutral (94.9 deg)

Elbow angle

Norton Motorcycles Commando 961 Sport
Relaxed (143.3 deg)
Triumph Thruxton R
Relaxed (143.3 deg)

Torso lean

Norton Motorcycles Commando 961 Sport
Neutral (11.3 deg)
Triumph Thruxton R
Neutral (11.5 deg)