cafe-racer / default rider 183 cm
Somoto AS Cafe Racer 125 vs Triumph Thruxton 900 ergonomics
Somoto AS Cafe Racer 125 and Triumph Thruxton 900 land within a few ergonomic points for the default rider, so the better choice comes down to posture preference and bike category.
Fit verdict
Somoto AS Cafe Racer 125
95Comfortable
All contacts reached
Triumph Thruxton 900
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 Somoto AS Cafe Racer 125 has a 790 mm seat; the Triumph Thruxton 900 sits at 790 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 Somoto AS Cafe Racer 125 and 79 cm for the Triumph Thruxton 900.
Geometry snapshot
| Spec | Somoto AS Cafe Racer 125 | Triumph Thruxton 900 |
|---|---|---|
| Seat height | 790 mm | 790 mm |
| Wheelbase | 1,345 mm | 1,477 mm |
| Wet weight | 125 kg | - |
| Displacement | 125 cc | 865 cc |
Posture metrics
Knee angle
- Somoto AS Cafe Racer 125
- Sport (57.8 deg)
- Triumph Thruxton 900
- Sport (58.1 deg)
Hip angle
- Somoto AS Cafe Racer 125
- Neutral (96.4 deg)
- Triumph Thruxton 900
- Neutral (93.5 deg)
Elbow angle
- Somoto AS Cafe Racer 125
- Relaxed (143.3 deg)
- Triumph Thruxton 900
- Relaxed (143.3 deg)
Torso lean
- Somoto AS Cafe Racer 125
- Neutral (10.5 deg)
- Triumph Thruxton 900
- Neutral (12.4 deg)