Benelli TNT

bought my benny new in march 2012. what a blast. the best and easiest bike i have ever ridden. knee down no problem. mine is a bog standard 1130. my mates on r1's cannot keep up around the twisties. bike has been in shed for 5 weeks as i've been working away. no trickle charger but went out this morning and it fired up first click !!!!! didn't expect that! the bike looks great, loads of useable power, sounds great, easy to ride and a real head turner. i could've been a sheep and bought jap as i always have done..... glad i didn't.

The design is so perfect, the engine great (once the engine remap upgrade was installed), the idle adjuster added along with the fans going external, the number-plate holder being trimmed and the right tyre pressures!)

However the drawback was that it spent more time in the dealers than on the road due to breakdowns.Had a habit of shutting off and locking the back wheel at low speed.

Forget all the problems with the early bikes. Buy a late one from a good dealer that has access to the right software and technical knowledge and you wont go far wrong.Great value now(2011). Fantastic cycle parts, engine, power, handling, exclusivity.I wanted a modern take on a laverda triple and this is about as close as it gets.There's nothing else available I would choose over this bike. People appear scared of these bikes with no reason.

After six weeks and 750 miles, the starter shaft broke up and punctured the small cap on top of the gearbox. This was repaired in three days as Benneli over-nighted the parts to the top of Scotland. You wont get sevice like that from anyone else except maybe Triumph. There's no dealers in Scotland but I bought one anyway from a bike shop in Inverness who's sold a few new Benneli's. I've since done 3500 miles mostly round Spain / France and loved every mile of it. (Benneli 1130 Sport Evo in white) Brings a smile to my face every time I catch a glance of it let alone ride it

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.

Absolutely the best bike Ive had and the last was a 07 gsxr750.The thrill factor has you laughing inside your helmet all ride.

There not perfect. They have their problems but mine has not let me down on the road just niggly things like the tacho needle parting company with the pin which was sorted on warranty. The best of that is its made by a Asian company which also makes the gixxer one.

Read about them at www.Benelliforum.com and take the plunge. theres far more fun in a Benelli that Japanese bikes.

2007 Benelli TNTWell I had the pleasure of taking a Benelli TNT for a test ride whilst I was down on holidays in Coffs Harbour, I turned up to at about 930 and had a good look at there range of Benelli's especially the TNT Caf Racer (as that was what I went to look at). After the salesman had finished his spiel on the Caf Racer it was time for a ride I got a standard TNT, while she was sitting there warming up I thought it sounded a bit rough and rattly but was assured this is normal so I threw a leg over her and stood it up the thing felt like a 600 or even lighter. I managed to take of with out making a fool of myself :ridehorse: and headed straight down the Hwy looking for some corners, the roads were damp but not to bad I gave her a big twist in second heading down the on ramp and nearly got hit in the head by the tank I settled in to a cruise around 110 and found the sitting position quite upright and comfortable but not enough weight on the bars (the standard TNT does not have Clip-on Like the Caf Racer on which I felt was a better position for me) although the thing is naked the wind was not that bad with the lil fly screen doing a good job, while heading down the Hwy I was playing with the dash which is changed Via the starter button which was a bit unnerving at first but I soon got used to it, it had all the functions you would expect on any modern bike except a gear indicator. OK I got to some corners after my little Hwy trip and was impressed after the 1st corner it tips in with ease and holds a line with out any problem at all (and this is the standard one) making my Blade feel like a truck in contrast to the TNT, although I felt quicker on the Blade because you just don ' t feel like your pushing as hard on the TNT. The triple pulls hard and cleanly from very low revs with a brilliant sound coming from her. It was quite easy to hustle along at a good pace with only the larger bumps upsetting it, I think a steering damper would help here. The Rambo brakes pull the bike up with good feel and power but I did think they would have been better. : don ' t know:On my way back to the bike shop I stopped in to one of my mates places who does not ride to show him and he promptly told me it was Ugly and looked Evil, well I guess some people just have no taste and I can live with the Evil (he later told me it sounded awesome when I gave it a bit leaving). I got back to the Bike shop after about an hour and a half of riding still not sore and a huge grin on my face.This bike may not be the quickest thing around but I don't think that was the Idea behind it, I feel it was made to be FUN which it does with ease as I was grinning like a Looney the whole time I was on it and even now just thinking about it.Do I think it is worth the $23000 price tag? Well I ordered a Caf Racer so I guess so.

Warms up quick, comfortable riding position. Grin factor off the scale. One of the bikes that when you get home you say.

Exactly....you are speachless.

The Benelli TNT is abseloutly amazing, handeling, power, design etc. etc. The downsides are as to be expected the spareparts, FC and reliability... If you care about that... just buy a Japanese bike like everybody else.

Buy this bike, it's a hit. My Benelli is in safe hands.