electric / default rider 183 cm
River Indie vs Zero Motorcycles SR ergonomics
River Indie and Zero Motorcycles SR land within a few ergonomic points for the default rider, so the better choice comes down to posture preference and bike category.
Fit verdict
River Indie
95Comfortable
All contacts reached
Zero Motorcycles SR
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 River Indie has a 787 mm seat; the Zero Motorcycles SR sits at 787 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 River Indie and 79 cm for the Zero Motorcycles SR.
Geometry snapshot
| Spec | River Indie | Zero Motorcycles SR |
|---|---|---|
| Seat height | 787 mm | 787 mm |
| Wheelbase | 1,365 mm | 1,450 mm |
| Wet weight | 143 kg | 222 kg |
| Displacement | - | - |
Posture metrics
Knee angle
- River Indie
- Sport (57.8 deg)
- Zero Motorcycles SR
- Sport (58.1 deg)
Hip angle
- River Indie
- Neutral (96.0 deg)
- Zero Motorcycles SR
- Neutral (94.0 deg)
Elbow angle
- River Indie
- Relaxed (143.3 deg)
- Zero Motorcycles SR
- Relaxed (143.3 deg)
Torso lean
- River Indie
- Neutral (10.7 deg)
- Zero Motorcycles SR
- Neutral (12.0 deg)