written by drekka on 25/01/2010
After owning this bike for the 18 months I ended up moth balling it.
Reliability turned out to be zero. On a number of occasions I failed to make it home from a service. Totally un-reliable. Parts are horendous and support non-existant. Benelli parts are so bad that the mechanics have had to use 3rd party in preference.
The bike spent over 6 months sitting in the workshop waiting to be be fixed. The engine had numerous severe mechanical issues which I would not expect from a Korean bike, never mind a suppposedly top of the range Italian.
All I can say now to any perspective Benelli owner is run away, very far away. If you just want to put it on show it's the best bike ever, if you actually want to ride and use it - you will have lots of problems.
Thats why it is now getting a big fat ZERO in all categories.
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