ROAD HANDLING:
The seating posture (seat-footrest-handlebar geometry) is close to ideal. Long rides are highly comfortable and absolutely fatigue free, except for the cusp in the seat. Maybe it is my personal piccadillo (pee ke dhilla?) that I dislike seats with cusp, but it is my ass which is under arrest (in the cusp) be it CBZ, Caliber or FX, and I don't like my ass to be under arrest.

Road holding is excellent - thanks to the FAT rear tyre. Braking too is excellent, partly because of the FAT tyre as also because the brakes are really good. Handling is great and leaning into corners is a breeze. FAT tyre again. Straight line stability is good and effect of strong crosswinds though felt, especially on the Thane Creek Bridge (entering Mumbai from Pune) on hot afternoons, is much less un-nerving than any other bike in this class.

The FX is also a head turner. It has the "BIG BIKE" looks, and people who are not in the know, are apt to think that even engine-wise, this bike is bigger than it actually is, and yet is as frugal on fuel as any other bike in this class. A plus point again.

The 35 watt headlight is about as good or as bad as any other bike in this class. This is a general letdown on most bikes in this class or any other class for that matter. What bikers need for safe night riding on highways (something I do very frequently) is 65 watts of headlight power and Bullet Electra type beam quality. I hope, wish and pray that LML and all other bike makers will take note of this so that more bikers can live longer with lesser bones broken.

All in all, the road behavior of the FX is at least two notches above (better than) other bikes in this class. Indeed, if one was not told that this is an "economy" class bike, one would be apt to think that this is a higher class bike - in all respects.