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Old 04-16-2018, 04:44 PM   #199 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by woodsrat View Post
Another smallbore enters the U. S. market--and it's a runner:

2018 Benelli TnT135 Review - First Ride - Motorcycle.com

That makes five in the "Grom" market (12" wheels) and obviously importers see a market here.

At $2499 it's a helluva buy and has much, much better suspension than either the Grom or Z125. It has a five speed tranny, too and acccording to the review will easily run 70 MPH--meaning real-world cruising at 55 will be a piece of cake.
They obviously studied the Honda and the Kawi, and ramped the specs up a notch.

I saw another test that compared them. I'll post it if I can find it again.

The tester felt the quality was decent, but part of me is always skeptical of Chinese imports. We'll need to wait and see I guess.

Benelli was once a proud Italian marque, established in 1911 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benelli_(motorcycles).
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