Fiero my favourite horse. Review on TVS Fiero FX

A colleague(a non-rider) just narrated this event to us :- The colleague was on a bus sitting on the left side.So he had an excellent view of the incident.His bus was standing in the bus stop,when a Pulsar speeded past overtaking it from the left side(which we often do in Calcutta traffic).But just as it emerged,the Pulsarian had to brake hard to avoid a pedestrian crossing the road.Anyway the Pulsar's disk brake saved the pedestrian - but not the biker sadly !! My colleague watched curiously from his bus seat as the Pulsarian keyed off his bike and put it on side-stand.Then he got off and walked around seemingly aimlessly.On seeing the grimace on his face my colleague realized that he had hurt his balls on the famous edge of the petrol tank.So what I had heard of the petrol tank is not just hear-say.This very factor had weighed heavily in my buying a Fiero Fx 1 year ago.At that time I had not heard of Pulsar's heavy handling and stiff gear-box. For me the Fiero's safety,comfort,smoothness,light,nimble handling & fuel-economy out-weighs the Pulsar's fanciful look & feel and slightly more pick-up & power.At 70 my Fiero goes smooth as if on air.Where's vibrations? Only if you try to speed in 2nd or 3rd there is.But then gears are so easy that why would you need to? All my colleagues rave about its low noise.I sense 4 wheelers watching me as I zig-zag & maneuver the not-so-small,noiseless,gleaming,green & gold bike easily through jams.I can't find more than 2 stretches in all Calcutta where you can go above 70kph.There also your ride won't last half a minute.So where is the scope for employing the 5th gear? For office-goers,mostly going on single-ride,I can say Fiero is the bike to desire for - in spite of the new boy Apache.I will keep the Fiero as long as possible. In the first 6-months of my riding in Calcutta(I learnt biking practically on this bike),I had a number of small accidents : I fell hard while taking an U-turn littered with sand & chips in 3rd gear. I skidded and fell on the tram lines while climbing on to it at a small angle. Sand, pebbles, wet & slippery road, tram lines(curse them!), cross-roads, blind corners, rushing people, the vehicle in front . . . I think these are the things that should be playing on the mind of a rider.If that is not enough then add your bike's petrol-tank to the list of worries if you like ! We bikers love our bike - no doubt.If I buy a Pulsar,I will love that too.But it will be the sort of love affair that some wives force upon their unwilling husband.