three-wheeler / default rider 183 cm
Piaggio MP3 500 Sport vs Yamaha Tricity 125 ergonomics
Piaggio MP3 500 Sport and Yamaha Tricity 125 land within a few ergonomic points for the default rider, so the better choice comes down to posture preference and bike category.
Fit verdict
Piaggio MP3 500 Sport
95Comfortable
All contacts reached
Yamaha Tricity 125
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 Piaggio MP3 500 Sport has a 785 mm seat; the Yamaha Tricity 125 sits at 785 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 79 cm for the Piaggio MP3 500 Sport and 79 cm for the Yamaha Tricity 125.
Geometry snapshot
| Spec | Piaggio MP3 500 Sport | Yamaha Tricity 125 |
|---|---|---|
| Seat height | 785 mm | 785 mm |
| Wheelbase | 1,550 mm | 1,410 mm |
| Wet weight | 262 kg | 169 kg |
| Displacement | 493 cc | 125 cc |
Posture metrics
Knee angle
- Piaggio MP3 500 Sport
- Sport (58.3 deg)
- Yamaha Tricity 125
- Sport (58.0 deg)
Hip angle
- Piaggio MP3 500 Sport
- Neutral (91.8 deg)
- Yamaha Tricity 125
- Neutral (94.8 deg)
Elbow angle
- Piaggio MP3 500 Sport
- Relaxed (143.3 deg)
- Yamaha Tricity 125
- Relaxed (143.3 deg)
Torso lean
- Piaggio MP3 500 Sport
- Neutral (13.5 deg)
- Yamaha Tricity 125
- Neutral (11.5 deg)