bagger / default rider 183 cm
Victory Kingpin Tour vs Yamaha V Star 950 Tourer ergonomics
Victory Kingpin Tour and Yamaha V Star 950 Tourer 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 Tour
92Comfortable
All contacts reached
Yamaha V Star 950 Tourer
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 Tour has a 673 mm seat; the Yamaha V Star 950 Tourer sits at 675 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 Tour and 68 cm for the Yamaha V Star 950 Tourer.
Geometry snapshot
| Spec | Victory Kingpin Tour | Yamaha V Star 950 Tourer |
|---|---|---|
| Seat height | 673 mm | 675 mm |
| Wheelbase | 1,666 mm | 1,685 mm |
| Wet weight | 346 kg | 278 kg |
| Displacement | 1,634 cc | 942 cc |
Posture metrics
Knee angle
- Victory Kingpin Tour
- Open (111.8 deg)
- Yamaha V Star 950 Tourer
- Open (113.1 deg)
Hip angle
- Victory Kingpin Tour
- Sport (80.0 deg)
- Yamaha V Star 950 Tourer
- Sport (80.2 deg)
Elbow angle
- Victory Kingpin Tour
- Relaxed (143.3 deg)
- Yamaha V Star 950 Tourer
- Relaxed (143.3 deg)
Torso lean
- Victory Kingpin Tour
- Neutral (8.3 deg)
- Yamaha V Star 950 Tourer
- Neutral (8.5 deg)