Re: Benelli TNT 600i - Owners' Reviews & Experiences


I am not sure about this as my bike is just a year old, hope someone here can asnwer your query.

Re: Benelli TNT 600i - Owners' Reviews & Experiences



1. My temperature gauge goes as high as 108 in the stop and go traffic in the city in this heat. I've decided to not drive till monsoons or till temperatures drop as I've noticed petrol fumes coming out of the overflow port at left side of the bike in this massive heat. 93 - 97 is normal even during winters.

2. Clutch lever, get it checked once for play and tightness. I am using adjustable levers purchased over aliexpress, but ensure that you are able to engage the clutch all the way after adjustments.

3. Battery life: 3 years and still going on.........and on.......... and on. Plan on moving to lithium battery once this dies. Will do research when time is near.

4. IXIL : no comments. I am using stock as i do not enjoy loud noises on long trips. They tire me very quickly,

5. Definitely fork work and/or misaligned brake rotor. mine started squealing after changing an oil seal which required the fork to be removed and re-installed. It's not so much of a reliability or performance issue as all my previous bikes had worse problems and they kept crunching highway km after kms. Just ensure to get the rotors checked for any un-needed wear and scratch patterns.

6. Brake feel. Ask the workshop to do a brake bleed or purge the brake lines. With steel braided lines, you should not be experiencing this. Also, might no be relevant but if the bike is more than 2 years old with some mileage, it pays to tear down the brake calipers and inspecting the pistons for dirt accumulation and seal rings.


Welcome to the club. This is a great bike irrespective of all the unwarranted and uneducated hate you see on youtube or facebook posts. A bit on the heavy side but absolutely a joy and comfort to ride. I have done 48,000 km till now, with 25,000+ km on the highways. This lady has traversed poor quality Indian roads where SUV's have failed to maintain speed. The only motorcycle that kept up with this kind of abuse was my old CBR250R but had a higher upkeep cost than this lady.

Stock tyres lasted 30,000 km + 6 punctures and got me home from a long trip just in time for the rear to hiss out flat.New Tyres ( Pirelli GT again) are somewhat better than stock in terms of handling. Still using the front brake pads and replaced rear brake pads few weeks back at home.

A word of advise...Pirelli are nail magnets. Invest in a small mushroom puncture kit ( 1200 inr), portable 12Volt inflator ( 2000 inr ) and a wireless tyre pressure monitoring kit for motorcycle ( 4000 inr - aliexpress , brand is CareUD )

Other than that, a Windshield will make your like much much easier on highways.

Re: Benelli TNT 600i - Owners' Reviews & Experiences

Hi Lone Wolf,

Thanks for taking the time out to reply. I have ridden the bike nearly 2000 kms since I got it and have loved pretty much everything so far. I would like to pick your brain on another issue which cropped up yesterday. The lock mechanism of the bike seems to have become misalligned. As such I have to keep the key in a specific point when I turn it so that the bike powers up. Initially I brushed it aside, but yesterday on a highway run, the bike simply lost power and shut off. This was because of the key issue. As I jimmied the key a bit while I was coasting, the bike fired up again. This happened 4 times and I finally took it to the local superbike mechanic who probably sprayed some version of the WD 40 spray in the key hole and told me to observe if the problem recurs over the next few days.

I rode the bike in city for a while but it didnt. I will definitely ride it a bit more this week to see if the problem comes up again. Did you ever face any such issue? I hope it doesnt come to getting the lock set changed. That will cost a bomb, Im certain of that.

Another thing with respect to the front brakes I noticed is that whenever I adjust the brake lever, the play goes down drastically but within 5 mins its back up. So this pretty much tells me that the brake pads do have life left in them but for some reason the lever seems to be exhibiting too much play. Im just learning the ropes as Im going!

Re: Benelli TNT 600i - Owners' Reviews & Experiences


Lock mechanism : Same thing happened with me once. Benelli workshop mechanic took the lock assembly out and thoroughly cleaned it and installed it back. Turns out that during rains, the water + dirt combo collects in the depression in front of the tank, which holds the key lock assembly. No matter what you do, this is a small design flaw which is nothing serious and you should be able to fix it using yourself using chain clean spray. Now i keep the bike covered when not using and spray a little bit of chain clean in the lock after a thorough wash.

Lock set should not be expensive. Aliexpress says the complete cost of lock kit is like 2000 inr. Again, this is a known issue and lock change is not required.

Brake : If the play is coming back after a bit of driving, you definitely have air in the line. Brake line purge is the answer. Replace the fluid for good measure. Good brakes should feel a 'slight' soft but progressive braking feel, but no squishy or wooden feeling.


I'd say, book an appointment with the Benelli workshop and have them go over the bike once. The guys here in Hyderabad are brilliant and the new Partner Mahavir is quick to address queries and help customers.

Re: Benelli TNT 600i - Owners' Reviews & Experiences

Wow thanks for clarifying all this man. Even the brake thing you said, you pretty much nailed what I am feeling with the brakes. Will get this all done. So glad I am finally able to connect with fellow owners here. Thanks again brother

Re: Benelli TNT 600i - Owners' Reviews & Experiences


Totally agree here, apart from all the BS you hear on youtube from wannabee vloggers or self proclaimed critics about this bike, it is a great machine. 4 years/30000 kms and counting, this thing is built to last.

And Hi5 for the CBR 250R

Re: Benelli TNT 600i - Owners' Reviews & Experiences

Man...i've never seen a bike like cbr250r get the level of hate from Indians like any other bike in it's class ( ok.. suzuki gw250...but that thing was a rare animal ).
But that engine was grenade proof. I once had a piston ring seizure on the way to mahabaleshwar, and it managed to drive me back home ( 140 km in non stop rain ) and next day to the workshop. The piston had collapsed on to the front of the piston block and the engine was still running. It was sent to Honda for inspection and they could not believe the engine was still running. ( the fault was due to a faulty batch of piston rings for a specific production batch).
Swapped the parts under warranty and the bike went on to run another 60,000 km before i had to sell it due to major (read police harassment )issues of driving an MH vehicle in TS state. This bike was like a russian Mig. Cheap parts, plug the key, press the button and go, and sufficient peppy torque for city and highway drive. And this thing could lean !!!!

It's fault ? It was a Honda, people expected low price and a cbr1000 like performance. Controversial VFR styled look which has not changed in India till date, lower performance spec than foreign market (it's a single cylinder people !!!! ) and it had a premium branding, while competing with twin cylinder Kawasaki.
The only two mods i ever did on my vehicle was a windshield upgrade and intake-exhaust porting for better middle and top end torque. This was a complete bike for a touring fanatic. I lost count of so many Satara-Mahabaleshwar road drive by i did on this bike.. ( only wish it was slightly heavier for highway drives )

This bike got a lot of hate on YT... people talking nonsense and comparing it with twin cylinder and even Duke 200/390. This bike had a specific segment in mind, sports tourer and being reliable and fuel efficient when you really needed it to be. Mind you that i ran this motorcycle through RJ heat and sand in peak summer and the heat gauge never broke 4 bars.

My advise ? Don't take anyone's advise on a motorcycle or car seriously unless they have ridden few thousands km on one of those and have at least changed the oil by themselves. I personally know a lot of people who claim to be hardcore motorcyclist, but couldn't even fix a puncture on the road even when handed an emergency kit with a ELI5 ( explain like i am 5) manual. Motorcycles are machines and will likely break or malfunction.

One of the joys of motorcycling is to adapt to that limitation, fix it by hand or take it upon themselves to improve their ride.It's the very essence of being a human being, building, modifying, overcoming obstacles and continue riding into the sunset.
Motorcycle is a very personal thing by essence and is the philosophical heritage of this vehicle class. Anyone who claims that this or that bike has xyz limitations should stick to bicycles or worse, cars.

If you give a true Rider a moped, he will thoroughly enjoy it, and even knee slide a corner or two if possible, and will never complain.
"Biker Dil se banta hai...tiger pe baith ke nahi" ( no offense to Triumph owners... the Tiger is a lovely adventure bike )

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Re: Benelli TNT 600i - fuel pump,filter

hello everyone, my name is naresh from mumbai, i had bought a year old preworshiped 2016 benelli 600,with ixill 55, i only ride it to reach at my village to gujrat,and i store my bike for 3 to 4 months at my village house every monsoon,earlier i kept my 2cbr 250,cbr had no issues while standstill for months but storing benelli for 3 months monsoon did ruined my benelli's fuel pump+filter no sound of priming pump,so i called benelli andheri & benelli thane, but the new pump+filter was not available at both benelli, they advised me to bring the bike to mumbai via transport, which was a costly affair, i decided to do it on my own,the tool kit in bike was sufficient to remove tank, came back to mumbai & started to find for similar pump motor ,it was delphi brand motor,after a month i found that pulsar 220 old model (2007to2009) had fi,& had same specs delphi motor, i bought the fi assembly though only thing needed was the motor,but bajaj dont sell only motor it came with full assembly which costed 4000 inr, and the filter i bought was from cbr 250 which is bigger than benelli's tin made filter,gathered these parts & few more tools, i went to my village,and fixed it, bike came back to life & i rode back to mumbai, currently only benelli svc operating is at thane, andheri benelli shut down,few days a go after 17k kilometers the front chain guide replaced,chain still has life,tyres are good for another 10k kilometers, because i never rode it in city, never did a burnout, top speed i have done once is 191kmph,
thank you everyone

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Re: Benelli TNT 600i - Owners' Reviews & Experiences - FI light

Had a brilliant highway run yesterday and did continuous unmentionable speeds. The bike was actually running cooler and smoother despite the weather. However after coming back home and letting it cool down when I took it out again in the afternoon the FI light stayed on. I know this shouldn't happen and brought the bike back home. Thought it may have been a one off incident so to test it got the bike to office today too and the FI light was on all the way.

There is absolutely no perceptible change in performance or sound but yes I will get it checked in the SVC in a couple of days. Won't ride it till then. I know buying pre owned has its risks and I am keeping my fingers crossed that worst case scenario is that its the FI sensor which is simply malfunctioning but I cannot tell without checking the error code.

Will update here as soon as I know more which should be by the middle of the week. If you guys have any advice or have faced something similar kindly let me know. I am super loaded in office work for a few days hence did not get a chance to search for the issue on the thread.

Re: Benelli TNT 600i - Owners' Reviews & Experiences

Hi All,

Am from Chennai and am using the 600i from past 2 years, from past 2 months the bike is making some wired sound when the engine temp goes beyond 90 degree so I took to the service center and as per them i have changed the all the shims ( 16 ) and there was little valve leakage as well so polished the head as well. It took 20 days to get the bike but even after changing all the shims and polishing the head still i hear the sound ( its like some iron part is sniping inside the engine ) the sound will only start once the engine is warmed up. I will attach an video link can only help me out.



As per the service center its an issue with timing chain but the bike has clocked only 14000 km. Any help would be grateful.**

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From your video, I can say it's either a faulty timing chain or a faulty timing chain tensioner. The tensioner is what keep the timing chain pads snug against the chain. If the tensioner is faulty or a combination of both, you'd have this exact sound coming, especially as the RPM rises. I am surprised, why hasn't your service center proactively informed you about the sound prior. Get the tensioner replaced first and then check if the sound gets arrested.

Keep your observations posted.

Cheers!
VJ

Re: Benelli TNT 600i - Owners' Reviews & Experiences

[QUOTE=B7ACKTHORN;1375347]From your video, I can say it's either a faulty timing chain or a faulty timing chain tensioner. The tensioner is what keep the timing chain pads snug against the chain. If the tensioner is faulty or a combination of both, you'd have this exact sound coming, especially as the RPM rises. I am surprised, why hasn't your service center proactively informed you about the sound prior. Get the tensioner replaced first and then check if the sound gets arrested.

Keep your observations posted.

Cheers!
VJ [/QUOTE [MENTION=39214]B7ACKTHORN[/MENTION] Thank you for the response. All the shims and chain tensioner has been changed and regarding the timing chain will be changing soon. This was the many reasons why I gave the bike to the service center and changed all the parts which recommended by service center still the same. As you said the sound is only coming once the bike is warned up. Service center is guessing that this part might have gone wrong so let's change it they can't narrow down the issues.

Re: Benelli TNT 600i - Owners' Reviews & Experiences

[QUOTE=B7ACKTHORN;1375347]From your video, I can say it's either a faulty timing chain or a faulty timing chain tensioner. The tensioner is what keep the timing chain pads snug against the chain. If the tensioner is faulty or a combination of both, you'd have this exact sound coming, especially as the RPM rises. I am surprised, why hasn't your service center proactively informed you about the sound prior. Get the tensioner replaced first and then check if the sound gets arrested.

Keep your observations posted.

Cheers!
VJ [/QUOTE [MENTION=39214]B7ACKTHORN[/MENTION] Thank you for the response. All the shims and chain tensioner has been changed and I wil be changing the timing chain soon. This is the main reason why I gave the bike to the service center and changed all the parts which was recommended by the service center but I don't see a change even after changing the parts and as u mentioned the sound comes up once the engine is warned up. Service center is guessing that this part might have gone wrong so let's change it they can't narrow down the issue.