These 5 Benelli Motorcycles will be locally assembled and sold in India by end of 2014

Modified On Dec 10, 2015 12:00 AM By sagar

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The Italian bike maker- Benelli has inked partnership with DSK MotoWheels to locally assemble and sell bikes in the Indian market. The company has announced that it will bring 5 Tornado Naked Tre (TNT) motorcycles in the first phase by end of 2014. The DSK-Benelli line-up includes the in-line, two cylinder TNT 302, the in-line, four-cylinder 600cc TNT 600 i as well as TNT 600 GT, the 898cc, in-line, three-cylinder TNT899 and 1131cc, also in-line, three-cylinder engine powered TNT1130R, a 155bhp plus superbike. So let's have a brief introductions of these upcoming machines in India-

 

DSK-Benelli


1. Benelli TNT 302 (BN 302): The youngest machine of the company, Benelli TNT 302 is an entry level performance bike with naked sport styling. Powered by a 300cc, liquid-cooled, parallel-twin motor, the bike delivers 37bhp of maximum power along with 27Nm of peak torque. Mated to a smooth 6-speed transmission, the engine uses advance electronic injection with twin ø38mm throttle bodies.


Benelli-TNT302


Bolted on a steel trestle frame, The TNT 302 comes with 41mm inverted front forks and adjustable unit suspension at the rear. The bike gets meaty 120/70 and 160/60 section rubber on the front and the rear DOT-D aluminium alloys respectively. Braking system of the bike combines twin 260mm front and single 240mm rear disc brakes.


Benelli-TNT600i


2. Benelli TNT 600i (BN 600i): The younger sibling of TNT 302, Benelli TNT 600i is a very advanced streetfighter motorcycle with a 600cc, liquid-cooled inline-four engine. Powered by Delphi electronic fuel injection, the engine makes 82bhp of raw power and the torque output goes upto 52Nm. The 208 kg weighing bike has front steel trestle and rear aluminium alloy casting frame with 50mm upside down front forks and unit adjustable suspension with aluminium swingarm at the rear.


Benelli-TNT600i


The light and sporty alloys of the TNT 600i comes covered with sticky Metzeler Sportec tyres of section 120/70 front and 180/55 rear. The front wheel comes equipped with twin 320mm floating discs with radial mounted 4 piston calipers and a 260mm disc with 2 piston caliper has been monter on the rear wheel.


Benelli-TNT600GT


3. Benelli TNT 600GT (BN 600GT): The sport tourer Benelli TNT 600GT shares all the engineering with the TNT 600i. However, it gets a different faired style body work with more comfortable seating, under-belly exhaust, bigger 27-L fuel tank, improved headlamp with projector light, reduced wheelbase and 15 kg extra.


Benelli-TNT899


4. Benelli TNT 899: The Naked Sport Benelli TNT 899 is a brutally styled mid-weight performance motorcycle, which sports a short stroke 899cc, liquid-cooled, inline-three with balancer shaft. Using Walbro Ecua 1 ignition system and electronic fuel injection, the motor churns out 121bhp of maximum power along with an extreme torque of 88Nm.


Benelli-TNT899


The TNT 899 comes with Marzocchi 50mm inverted front forks and unit Sachs rear shock. The front wheel gets 120/70 or 120/65 section rubber and dual 320mm floating disc brakes with radial mounted Brembo 4 piston calipers. With meatier 190/50 or 180/55 section tyre, the rear wheel gets a 240mm wave disc brake with Brembo 2 piston caliper.


Benelli-TNT1130R


5. Benelli TNT 1130R: The flagship machine in the TNT series, Benelli TNT 1130 shares all the styling with its younger sibling- TNT 899. However, it houses a bigger 1131cc engine of similar configuration, which is capable to make 158bhp of raw power and a peak torque of 120Nm. The bike also gets fully adjustable Marzocchi 50 mm upside down front forks and a ZF Sachs rear shock.

 

DSK Benelli TNT Range Specifications:

Engine and Transmission
Specs TNT 302 TNT 600i TNT 600GT TNT 899 TNT 1130R
Engine type  Liquid cooled, 4-stroke, 4-valve DOHC, Inline-2 Liquid-cooled, 4-stroke, 4-valve, DOHC, Inline-4 Liquid-cooled, 4-stroke, 4-valve, DOHC, Inline-4 Liquid-cooled, 4-stroke, 4-valve, DOHC, Inline-3 with balancer shaft Liquid-cooled, 4-stroke, 4-valve, DOHC, inline-3 with balancer shaft
Capacity  300cc 600cc 600cc 899cc 1,131cc
Bore x Stroke 65mm x 42.5mm 65mm x 45.2mm 65mm x 45.2mm 88mm x 49mm 88mm x 62mm
Power 37bhp @11,500rpm 82bhp @11,500rpm 82bhp @11,500rpm 121bhp @9,500rpm 158bhp @10,200rpm
Torque 27Nm @9,000rpm 52Nm @10,500rpm 52Nm @10,500rpm 88Nm @8,000rpm 120Nm @8,400rpm
Compression ratio 12.0:1 11.5:1 11.5:1 12.5:1 12.5:1
Clutch  wet wet wet wet slipper dry clutch
Gear Box 6-speed 6-speed 6-speed 6-speed 6- speed
Fuel Injection  Electronic injection with twin ø 38mm throttle bodies Electronic Delphi MT05 injection with four ø38mm throttle bodies Electronic Delphi MT05 injection with four ø38mm throttle bodies Electronic injection with three ø53mm throttle bodies Electronic injection with three ø 53 mm throttle bodies
Ignition system       Walbro Ecua 1 Walbro Ecua 1

 

Chassis
Specs TNT 302 TNT 600i TNT 600GT TNT 899 TNT 1130R
Frame  Steel trestle Front steel trestle and rear aluminium alloy casting Front steel trestle and rear aluminium alloy casting Front steel trestle and rear aluminium alloy casting Front steel trestle and rear aluminium alloy casting
Front Suspension  Benelli ø 41mm upside down forks with 115mm stroke Benelli ø 50 mm upside down forks with 120 mm stroke Benelli ø 50 mm upside down forks with 120 mm stroke Marzocchi ø 50mm upside down forks Marzocchi ø50mm upside down forks
Front Suspension adj.  no no no no Fully adjustable
Rear Suspension  Benelli shock 120mm stroke Benelli shock 123mm stroke Benelli shock 123mm stroke Sachs shock 120mm stroke ZF Sachs
Rear Suspension adj.  Adjustable preload rebound Adjustable preload rebound Adjustable preload rebound Adjustable preload rebound Fully adjustable
Front Brake  Twin ø 260mm disc Twin ø 320 mm floating discs with radial mounted Brembo 4 piston calipers Twin ø 320 mm floating discs with radial mounted Brembo 4 piston calipers Twin ø320mm floating discs with radial mounted Brembo 4 piston calipers Twin ø320mm floating wave discs with radial mounted Brembo monoblock 4 piston calipers
Rear Brake  Single ø 240mm disc Single ø 260 mm disc with Brembo twin piston caliper Single ø 260 mm disc with Brembo twin piston caliper Single ø240mm wave disc with Brembo twin piston caliper Single ø240mm wave disc with Brembo twin piston caliper
Front Tyre  120/70-R17/C Metzeler Sportec 120/70 ZR17 58W Metzeler Sportec 120/70 ZR17 58W 120/70-17 or 120/65-17 120/70 17 (120/65 17)
Rear Tyre  160/60-R17/C Metzeler Sportec 180/55 ZR17 73W Metzeler Sportec 180/55 ZR17 73W 190/50-17 or 180/55-17 190/50 17 (180/55 17)
Front Rim E 17”xMT3.5 DOT-D Aluminium alloy aluminium-alloy aluminium-alloy Aluminium alloy Aluminium-alloy
Rear Rim E 17”xMT4.5 DOT-D Aluminium alloy aluminium-alloy aluminium-alloy Aluminium alloy Aluminium-alloy

 

 

 

Dimensions
Specs TNT 302 TNT 600i TNT 600GT TNT 899 TNT 1130R
Overall Dimensions L x W x H (mm) 2,115 x 800 x 1,130 2,160 x 800 x 1,180 2,150 x 800 x 1,180 2,100 x 790 x 1,050 2,100 x 790 x 1,050
Seat Height  795mm 800mm 800mm 830mm 830mm
Wheelbase  1,405mm 1,430mm 1,405mm 1,443mm 1,443mm
Wet Weight (all fluids except fuel)  185 kg 208 kg 223 kg 202 kg 202 kg
Fuel Tank  16 L 15 L 27 L 16 L 16 L
 
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