The Best Motorcycles for Shorter Riders
Being able to get both feet down transforms your confidence, especially in slow traffic and car parks. We ranked the best motorcycles with low seat heights (under 800mm) so shorter riders can plant their feet and relax.
- 01Triumph · modern classic
Triumph Bonneville T120
8.6A beautifully built, torque-rich modern classic that nails the retro brief with genuine quality and easy real-world pace, at a premium price.
Consensus from Cycle World · Motorcycle.com · MCN
- Price
- $12,895
- Engine
- 1200cc
- Power
- 78hp
- Seat
- 790mm
- 02Kawasaki · modern classic
Kawasaki Z900RS
8.5A gorgeous, authentic Z1 tribute wrapped around a smooth, torquey 948cc inline-four: one of the most desirable and best-resolved modern classics on sale.
Consensus from MCN · RevZilla · Cycle World
- Price
- $12,649
- Engine
- 948cc
- Power
- 111hp
- Seat
- 800mm
- 03Triumph · cruiser
Triumph Rocket 3 R
8.5The muscle roadster in its purest form: a 2,458cc triple, the biggest production motorcycle engine on sale, delivering surreal 225 Nm shove with genuine handling and Brembo Stylema stoppers, absurd, addictive and unlike anything else.
Consensus from MCN · RevZilla · Cycle World
- Price
- $24,900
- Engine
- 2458cc
- Power
- 180hp
- Seat
- 773mm
- 04Aprilia · sport
Aprilia RS 457
8.3A genuine small-bore sportbike with adjustable suspension, ride-by-wire modes, and full 35 kW A2 power in a light, premium-feeling aluminium chassis.
Consensus from 1000PS · MCN · RevZilla
- Price
- $6,799
- Engine
- 457cc
- Power
- 48hp
- Seat
- 800mm
- 05Honda · modern classic
Honda CB1000F
8.3Honda’s litre-class CB750F tribute: a Fireblade-derived inline-four retuned for usable midrange, modern IMU electronics and a sharp price that undercuts most retro rivals.
Consensus from MCN · RevZilla · Cycle World
- Price
- $10,599
- Engine
- 1000cc
- Power
- 122hp
- Seat
- 795mm
- 06Kawasaki · sport
Kawasaki Ninja 500
8.0A polished, easy-going A2 sportbike that builds on the brilliant Ninja 400, and one of the best-resolved entry sportbikes you can buy.
Consensus from RevZilla · MCN · Cycle World
- Price
- $5,299
- Engine
- 451cc
- Power
- 51hp
- Seat
- 785mm
- 07Yamaha · sport
Yamaha YZF-R3
8.0A refined, low-seat twin-cylinder entry sportbike that handles crisply on track and street, held back only by modest mid-range punch against single-cylinder rivals.
Consensus from 1000PS · Cycle World · Motorcycle.com
- Price
- $5,499
- Engine
- 321cc
- Power
- 42hp
- Seat
- 780mm
- 08Suzuki · adventure
Suzuki SV-7GX
8.0Suzuki’s much-loved 645cc V-twin lives on in a GSX-S1000GX-styled crossover: a comfortable, road-biased tourer with a charismatic engine, ride-by-wire modes, a quickshifter and a low 795 mm seat.
Consensus from RevZilla · Cycle News · Motorcycle.com
- Price
- $8,999
- Engine
- 645cc
- Power
- 73hp
- Seat
- 795mm
- 09Aprilia · naked
Aprilia Tuono 457
8.0A purpose-built A2 streetfighter with a class-leading power-to-weight ratio: the RS 457 stripped of its fairing, punchy, upright and genuinely fun.
Consensus from MCN · RevZilla · Rider Magazine
- Price
- $6,599
- Engine
- 457cc
- Power
- 48hp
- Seat
- 800mm
- 10Zero · naked
Zero SR/F
8.0The benchmark electric streetfighter: instant 190 Nm, near-silent thrust and app-configurable power, the most resolved e-naked you can buy.
Consensus from Cycle World · RevZilla · Electrek
- Price
- $21,195
- Engine
- Electric
- Power
- 110hp
- Seat
- 787mm
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