Benelli naked bike

Posted on by admin

Menus

Benelli naked bike
Benelli

Benelli naked bike

Nude photos

Massive displacement and over 130 hp: Benelli is building a brutal naked bike around the three-cylinder Tornado Tre. MOTORRAD saw the first drawings and spoke to Benelli boss Andrea Merloni.

Benelli takes the second step. After the super sports car Tornado, the small manufacturer from Pesaro brings
on the Adriatic in a few months
another model. Logical: a naked woman, because that’s trendy. And of course with brute power? On the one hand, because the lush three-cylinder engine from the Tornado Tre is available anyway. On the other hand, because more and more motorcyclists are being fascinated by naked powerhouses.
Benelli boss Andrea Merloni still likes a lot of information about the officially
Do not leave out nameless »Nuda«. It will have significantly more displacement than the Tornado, namely instead of 900
between 1100 and 1200 cubic centimeters, plus 130 to 140 hp. And before
everything, lots of torque from the basement: “The front wheel on the ground
it won’t be so easy to keep, ”predicts the ex-racing driver mischievously.
Much more information can be read from the drawings. The cooler at the Benelli Tornado below
The new one moves to the front and is positioned to the right and left of the cylinder head. The frame is like the tornado
made of a tubular steel mesh with
Cast aluminum parts is screwed in the swing arm area. Also made of steel: the two-arm swing arm itself ?? in filigree tubular space design. The silencer of the three-in-one system sits under the seat bench in a contemporary way. In addition, Benelli designer Adrian Morton gave the nude a powerful look around a highly distinctive headlight.
With the high, forward-sloping tank, the sporty, downward-cranked handlebars and the triangular, painted trim panels around the radiator, Benelli’s new model looks as if it is about to leap: start to attack the market.
The Naked project started in February 2003. Although hardly any components
were taken over by the tornado, the designers, technicians and managed
Engineers develop in record time. “It is then an advantage that we are such a small shop,” explains Andrea Merloni. “I do not have to
ask marketing first, but can
just decide. That saves time. ”
82 people now work at Benelli, almost half of them in production, where around 15 motorcycles roll off the assembly line every day. Franco Morini assembles the three-cylinder engines in Bologna.
From an idea of ​​the naked
Bikes at the Milan trade fair last September, Benelli stopped because a prototype would have to be built
the overall development delayed by three months ?? valuable time that would have been missing at the start of the season. If everything goes according to plan, the nude should already be
stand at the dealers in spring.
Andrea moves two pieces of information
Merloni finally came out: once that he already has a brilliant idea for the name: TNT. Which in the special case stands for Tornado Naked Tre. However, it has not yet been clarified,
whether the naming rights are free. Second, Merloni reveals the price: Benelli’s new should cost less than 13,000 euros. If
she does everything she promises to be
the Italo fans expressed their naked joy
ihave hr.

Interview with Andrea Merloni

Benelli boss Andrea Merloni, 36, on the current situation of the Italian motorcycle brand.

Mr. Merloni, are you satisfied with Benelli? For a start, and that’s where we are, things are not going badly at all. Above all, we have successfully developed our own engine. Sure, not everyone likes our three-cylinder. On the other hand, it doesn’t leave anyone indifferent. There were problems with the first models of the Tornado Tre Biposto, including the MOTORCYCLE test. To be honest, it could have been worse. Some quirks only show up in series production. For example, the high consumption that MOTORRAD complained about. It’s just a question of engine tuning, we’ve changed that. Then there were problems with our slipper clutch, the neutral position was difficult to find. This was done with a kit. Isn’t that angering your customers? I do not think so. The Tornado has not yet been on the market for a year, so we cannot move on the same level as our long-established competitors. However, we solve our problems and don’t leave customers out in the rain. What are you planning for the long term? A complete range of models for our three-cylinder engine. At the end of 2005 the family is to have a new member. I can tell you one thing: It won’t be a custom bike. How many motorcycles do you want to build in 2004? Around 2500 pieces, 1000 more than in 2003. When do you expect black numbers? If everything works out ?? next year.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *