Yamaha Ray Z or Honda Dio

The 200mm rear tyre on the Fat Boy provides confidence around sweeping bends.

The handlebar, pegs and seat ergonomics makes it fun to lean the 1200 Custom Sportster into corners.

Though the Sportster looks loud with its twin exhausts, it doesn’t have a boisterous burble.

Brakes have more than adequate bite, but ABS is missed.

Dimension, lean angle values of bikes were clues that led to coordinates.

1200 Sportster gets the same potent engine as the Forty-Eight, making it good for both urban commuting and countryside rides.