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Honda Rebel 1100 (2021+) seat height & riding position: can you flat-foot it?

Seat 700mm (27.6 in) · Enter your body size to see your posture and ground reach on the Honda Rebel 1100 (2021+).

SeatBarsPegsFoot downRider triangle
Ground reachflat-footed (both feet)
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How to measure
Adjust the fitLowering kit, bar risers, rearsets — see how mods change your posture
What-if only — simulates common aftermarket changes, not the stock bike.
Seat height700 mm
Forward lean
Knee angle113°
Hip angle100°
Data confidence: HighWhoever opens it sees your size and fit adjustments on this bike.

The Honda Rebel 1100 (2021+) has a 700 mm (27.6 in) seat height and a 1520 mm wheelbase. For an average 175 cm rider that works out to about of forward lean with the knees bent to about 113°, and that rider can get both feet flat on the ground. See the riding-position diagram above, and enter your own height and inseam to see your fit.

The Honda Rebel 1100 (2021+) in the real world

The Rebel 1100 keeps the blacked-out Rebel look but grows into a full-size motorcycle underneath, and the ergonomics grow with it. The seat still sits low at 700 mm, so the ground reach that made the small Rebels famous largely carries over — most riders still get a confident flat foot down at the lights. What changes is the room around it: a longer wheelbase and a bigger machine give your legs more space than the 300 and 500 ever offered.

The posture is relaxed-upright cruiser rather than laid-back chopper. The bar is wide and pulled back, the pegs are mid-mounted and only slightly forward, so you sit fairly neutral with a gentle bend at hip and knee — closer to a standard than the feet-way-forward stance some cruisers force. That mid-mount arrangement is the reason taller riders tend to get on better with the 1100 than the little Rebels: knees aren’t jammed as high. Note this is the non-LAMS model — its 1084 cc twin sits outside learner-approved limits, so it’s a full-licence bike.

Who the Rebel 1100 fits

Common fit & comfort changes

Most of these can be previewed on your own body with the “Adjust the fit” sliders in the simulator above.

Honda Rebel 1100 (2021+) — frequently asked

How tall is the Honda Rebel 1100 (2021+) seat?

The Honda Rebel 1100 (2021+) has a seat height of 700 mm (27.6 inches).

Can a 175 cm rider flat-foot the Honda Rebel 1100 (2021+)?

On its 700 mm seat, a 175 cm rider (about 80 cm inseam) can typically get both feet flat on the ground on the Honda Rebel 1100 (2021+). Taller or shorter riders differ — use the simulator to check your own ground reach.

What is the riding position of the Honda Rebel 1100 (2021+)?

For an average 175 cm rider, the Honda Rebel 1100 (2021+) riding position (also called the seating position) works out to about 0° of forward lean with a 113° knee bend. See the riding-position diagram to judge the posture for your own body size.

Is the Honda Rebel 1100 LAMS approved?

No. The Rebel 1100 uses an 1084 cc parallel twin, well over the LAMS engine and power limits, so it’s a full-licence motorcycle. If you want the Rebel riding position on your learner’s, the LAMS-approved Rebel 300 and Rebel 500 share the look and the low seat.

Is the Rebel 1100 more comfortable for tall riders than the Rebel 500?

Generally yes. The 1100 is a physically larger bike with a longer wheelbase and mid-mounted pegs, so tall riders’ knees sit lower and less cramped than on the compact 300 and 500. The seat stays low at 700 mm, so the ground reach remains friendly. Compare the knee angles for your height in the simulator above.

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Bikes with a similar seat height to the Rebel 1100

Suzuki Boulevard S40 (2014–19)
Seat 700mm · LAMS
Kawasaki Vulcan S (2023+)
Seat 705mm · LAMS
Triumph Bonneville Speedmaster (2018+)
Seat 705mm
Yamaha XVS650 V-Star Custom (1998–15)
Seat 695mm · LAMS
Harley-Davidson Nightster (2022+)
Seat 706mm
Harley-Davidson Nightster Special (2023+)
Seat 706mm

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How we measure — and how accurate it is

  • Seat height & wheelbase come straight from the manufacturer’s published specs, verified across the maker’s site, media reviews and spec databases.
  • Handlebar & footpeg positions aren’t published by any manufacturer. Where a true side-profile photo exists, we mark five reference points on it (front & rear axle, seat, grip, peg) and convert pixels to millimetres using the known wheelbase as the scale. Where it doesn’t, we research the grip and peg heights and estimate the horizontal reach from class-typical geometry.
  • Every result is cross-checked against how reviewers describe the bike’s posture (upright / sporty / committed), and each bike page carries a data-confidence badge so you can see how solid its numbers are.
  • The drawing is a clean schematic — one shared template per bike type (naked, sport, cruiser, adventure, touring, dirt), anchored to each bike’s real seat, grip and peg coordinates — so you compare riding positions, not paint jobs.
  • Your figure is a stick model built from your height and inseam using standard body-proportion ratios, then posed by inverse kinematics — hips on the seat, hands on the bars, feet on the pegs — with the same posture solver for every bike.

Bottom line: seat height & wheelbase are hard data; handlebar/footpeg geometry and ground reach are calibrated estimates (see each bike’s data-confidence badge). Always sit on the real bike before you buy.

Read the full method & accuracy notes →