cruiser / default rider 183 cm
Triumph Bonneville Speedmaster vs Yamaha V Star 650 ergonomics
Triumph Bonneville Speedmaster and Yamaha V Star 650 land within a few ergonomic points for the default rider, so the better choice comes down to posture preference and bike category.
Fit verdict
Triumph Bonneville Speedmaster
92Comfortable
All contacts reached
Yamaha V Star 650
92Comfortable
All contacts reached
The two bikes are close enough that posture preference matters more than the overall score.
Rider fit: reaching the ground
The Triumph Bonneville Speedmaster has a 711 mm seat; the Yamaha V Star 650 sits at 710 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 71 cm for the Triumph Bonneville Speedmaster and 71 cm for the Yamaha V Star 650.
Geometry snapshot
| Spec | Triumph Bonneville Speedmaster | Yamaha V Star 650 |
|---|---|---|
| Seat height | 711 mm | 710 mm |
| Wheelbase | 1,499 mm | 1,610 mm |
| Wet weight | - | 233 kg |
| Displacement | 1,197 cc | 649 cc |
Posture metrics
Knee angle
- Triumph Bonneville Speedmaster
- Open (108.1 deg)
- Yamaha V Star 650
- Open (117.3 deg)
Hip angle
- Triumph Bonneville Speedmaster
- Sport (78.4 deg)
- Yamaha V Star 650
- Sport (79.4 deg)
Elbow angle
- Triumph Bonneville Speedmaster
- Relaxed (143.3 deg)
- Yamaha V Star 650
- Relaxed (143.3 deg)
Torso lean
- Triumph Bonneville Speedmaster
- Neutral (7.8 deg)
- Yamaha V Star 650
- Neutral (9.6 deg)