cruiser / default rider 183 cm
Victory Kingpin vs Yamaha V Star 950 ergonomics
Victory Kingpin and Yamaha V Star 950 land within a few ergonomic points for the default rider, so the better choice comes down to posture preference and bike category.
Fit verdict
Victory Kingpin
92Comfortable
All contacts reached
Yamaha V Star 950
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 Victory Kingpin has a 673 mm seat; the Yamaha V Star 950 sits at 676 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 67 cm for the Victory Kingpin and 68 cm for the Yamaha V Star 950.
Geometry snapshot
| Spec | Victory Kingpin | Yamaha V Star 950 |
|---|---|---|
| Seat height | 673 mm | 676 mm |
| Wheelbase | 1,666 mm | 1,684 mm |
| Wet weight | - | 278 kg |
| Displacement | 1,507 cc | 942 cc |
Posture metrics
Knee angle
- Victory Kingpin
- Open (122.1 deg)
- Yamaha V Star 950
- Open (124.3 deg)
Hip angle
- Victory Kingpin
- Sport (80.2 deg)
- Yamaha V Star 950
- Sport (80.7 deg)
Elbow angle
- Victory Kingpin
- Relaxed (143.3 deg)
- Yamaha V Star 950
- Relaxed (143.3 deg)
Torso lean
- Victory Kingpin
- Neutral (10.5 deg)
- Yamaha V Star 950
- Neutral (10.7 deg)