New bike! Benelli BN302

[Calum]

@minia Wow Minia, you're pretty light, or I'm pretty fat lol!

Nah I think it's a sweet bike man.

[NINJA]

@minia Are there any aftermarket parts you could swap out, or loose a few bits - which would shed a few lbs???

[Minia]

@ninja I had a look and there is the simple stuff like mirrors, footrests, levers, exhaust pipe etc. But the main reason it weighs so much and costs so little... is the chassis and swing-arm. Old fashioned tubular steel. No aluminium. And you can't really swap those out...

[NINJA]

@minia Well that's a shame for-sure.

[Minia]

@ninja Aye. But honestly it does handle its weight well once you're on the go and it counter-steers beautifully. And if they'd done an aliminium chassis or alloy of some sort you would probably be looking at an extra £1500-£2000 or so. Which I certainly don't have haha. But I do hope Benelli sticks around, despite being made in China the company remains italian and so are its engineers and designers which is a good sign. And Benelli certainly used to be a main stream manufacturer.

[Glynn123]

Trick looking bike, nice find. Rare bike I'd imagine, never actually seen one before but specs seem very promising. They make a 125 version similar size to the Honda grom don't they? Seen one for sale a while ago and specs were way better than the grom at a cheaper price haha

[Darty]

Just having torque, is enough to forget motorcycle weight,

Good looking bike,

[Minia]

@glynn123 I think its the best looking 300. Definitely uncommon, don't know if rare. I think people could be a bit scared to take the jump with this new chinese partnership and whatnot.

Yup, Benelli make the tnt125. Though it's not really in that mini-125 market like the grom. And as for price to features I think Benelli is doing good. As I've said above there are a lot of features on the bn302 that you just don't get on the other 300s. Keep in mind it now comes with ABS as standard.

I won't change anything major on the bike, but I will try and fit a tail tidy and some nicer mirrors cause lets be honest, no matter what company stock tails and mirrors are always **** ugly.

[Calum]

It was my understanding ABS has to be on bikes by default now, Aprilia RS4 125 has ABS.

Bang for buck I think you've got a lovely bike.

[Minia]

@calum ABS is now mandatory for new motorcycles as of 2016. And thanks

[Minia]

So I bought myself an Arrow exhaust, I'll get a wee video of what it sounds like at some point, definitely better though and a bit lighter... the cat-con weighs a fucking tonne on this bike so glad that's gone.

[Minia]

So went for a wee ride today since I didn't get a chance earlier this week, love the new sound overall quite happy. Not too loud but loud enough so people now get out of my way when filtering or jumping lanes... that or people were oddly kind today. Sorry for the shit quality, recorded with my phone cause I forgot to charge the GoPro.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6eT4KqnVMUQ

[Calum]

@Minia Decent bud!

[NINJA]

@Minia Looks nice and beefy and she sounds cool with a deep roar!!! :grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes: :face_with_stuck-out_tongue_winking_eye: :thumbs_up_light_skin_tone: