re: Benelli TNT 600i - Onwers' Reviews & Experiences

James, test rides are not stopped. I confirmed it from the sales team in Bangalore.

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Re: Benelli TNT 600i - Onwers Reviews & Experiences

White is an instant eye candy. Black seems more sportsbikish.. Personally i would go with black. Dont want too much attention while i am not with the beast in person knowin how the indian public is so fond of touching and scarping everything that they cannot buy.. -_-
Hapened with my brand new r15 back in 2008 i sincerely dont want it happening again with the new one..

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This country needs a mid segment proper sportsbike and all it has is the not so overwhelming ninja 650r /er6n and now this from Benelli. Triumph Harleys arent exactly sportsbike imo.. I am so dreadfully confused regarding this. With a limited budget of 7 L we just have two options and thats just sad. Ninja 650 are nice and i respect them but they lack that menacing personality.. the z dna.. lack of ABS especially here in India.. Relatively easy to maintain but again its just docile. Dont get that heartwarming fuzz when the engine cranks up. Plus what is with that low exhaust.. It scrapes virtually everything.. In short. Ninja - Easy to maintain. Reliable. Reputed brand. Okayish looks.
Enter Benelli 600i. You get the widest grin on your face as soon as the engine starts up. Beauty that inline 4. Heartwarming really.. But comes with high cost of maintainance and the super unreliable dsk reputaton. The ownership cost in the long run is relatively on the higher side. Italians designed such a beauty but forgot about the instrument cluster. Not to offend anyone. Looks like its ripped out of a 150cc bike and strapped on. Why u do that benelli. Why?
For some the exhaust note was enough to empty the wallet. True pioneers imo.. Me. i would wait another 6 months and request the brave pioneers of 600i to keep us updated regarding the maintainance and long term performance including cost of spares..
Purchasing a 600 is one thing and maintainance is a totally different game all together *cough RE cough *
Also Honda. You buffoons. You killed almost all the hype around the CBR650 when you priced it at 8L exshowrom. Made in india Il4 and priced to break hearts. Doesnt look too good for you there. Learn a thing or two from benelli here. Il4 made in China. IMPORTED. Still a good 2 L cheaper. Dumbwit morons. Sigh..
Yamaha.. no words for you. You revolutionised the indian performance bike segment with R15. Much respect for you there. Now stop riding on that wave and stop rebranding old shit in new clothes and promoting it as an upgraded version. Give us the r6 already.
I donno people everybodys saying indian bike segment is blowin up. But for a average indian upgrading to somethin bigger but manageable. There isnt much to look at.
Guess the best thing to do right now is the Wait game..
Personally my frustration. Vented out. No offence to anybody. Except Honda. You suck.

Re: Benelli TNT 600i - Onwers Reviews & Experiences


Yes Sir, I have already changed my mind and going for the Black. It looks bulkier in black than in White. I dont know why.

Like you said, It is riding high on DSKs reputation, who are trying to make things right with this venture. I hope they stick to their plans and doesnt happen like earlier. Must have learnt a lot already. W.r.t Honda, I would have loved to own one, but again the price tag is too much to ask for with the Made in India tag along with it. It uses just 5% localkisation, is a sad thing IMO.

So, its upto us , whether to jump into the pool or wait and see what lies in the bottom till things clear out a bit. But, Frustruation is something that is bound to mount till then.

re: Benelli TNT 600i - Onwers' Reviews & Experiences

Well typically ABS can't be negated but while an I-4 supposed to be maniac when you twist the throttle abruptly and then while braking hard/ panic braking abs helps not to lock the front or to slide the rear. But GT may be due to heavy curb weight and differently tuned engine is very linear and calm and builds up the revs gradually which I felt is good for safely riding a bike without ABS. That's what I meant. Still ABS would've been an welcome addition.

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re: Benelli TNT 600i - Onwers' Reviews & Experiences


The 600i is also similar in power delivery. It is because the way the engine makes it's power, which very high in the rev range and not much going on in the lower ranges. It's a good safety feature for people upgrading. You can dial the amount of madness you want depending on your mood.

re: Benelli TNT 600i - Onwers' Reviews & Experiences

This bike is haaard to maintain.
4 monthly service interval is too short.
Ps. Insurance of 18k? Annual?
Anybody in the north . Delhi etc. Who can do some math for yearly maintaince sans accidents..

re: Benelli TNT 600i - Onwers' Reviews & Experiences

Yeah the service interval also surprised me. I guess it's 4K kms. While in case of other I4's it's 10K kms. Is it only to mint money? Because these engines are robust and doesn't require this frequent service.

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re: Benelli TNT 600i - Onwers' Reviews & Experiences

Imo first two services require work and adjustments so its justified but after that it should be atleast 6 to 7k km interval. Worst thing is if you dont stick to the service intervals all the warranty and shit goes down the drain..
I am leaning towards ninja 650 more and more. After first two services it has like a 10k km service interval. Almost a year in my mind. Uses less engine oil per service and can be maintaineed at home easily. God. Why is it so difficult to buy a quality product in India without bein ripped off for its maintainance..

re: Benelli TNT 600i - Onwers' Reviews & Experiences

Oh that is good news then, Thanks Aravind !!

re: Benelli TNT 600i - Onwers' Reviews & Experiences

18K for insurance of a 6 lac bike doesn't make much sense to me. Anything special about the insurance ?

4 months !!! And engine oil change every time too ? That would be a bomb. More expensive to maintain than the bigger ones from Kawa and Triumph.

re: Benelli TNT 600i - Onwers' Reviews & Experiences

I took the test ride of 600i and 600GT last Sunday in Delhi, 600i were fitted ixil exhaust already, man what a sound it was like a proper litter class ripping with full system.

My nights are totally sleepless now, Once I got chance to go above 6K RPM and then I was literally like flying.

re: Benelli TNT 600i - Onwers' Reviews & Experiences

I am not sure if there is anything special that this insurance provides. I bought an insurance outside and costed me much less. The sales rep told me that this insurance is a 'Bumper to Bumper non dep insurance'. Well I bought the same outside and it turned out to be much cheaper.

Also, there are clauses that my insurance agent (who is a friend as well) educated me about, by which I could transfer my no claim bonus of the existing insurance to the new one. This saved quite a bit for me. I had some discounts which were applied too and I finally ended up paying 9.5k.

The other owners who have bought it outside, have paid (as far as I can remember correct) around 16k or 15k.

re: Benelli TNT 600i - Onwers' Reviews & Experiences

Sounds more sensible that. Showrooms usually have 'tie-ups' by the virtue of which they can mint a customer further. Well, it is upto the customer to educate himself about the insurance and get what he needs, from whereever he wants. Yes, you could get discounts and NCB is transferable from an existing two wheeler that goes a long way in saving.

Also IDV should be 5% lesser than actual showroom price. And should fall by not less than 10% every year so that insurance companies do not have a valid ground to cancel your claim. Some try to up the IDV and sell the insurance. This is a dangerous tactics when it comes to claims. Also the IDV is valid through the year so never take the normalization by month talk from them either.

Also,one could get the accessories insured as well.

re: Benelli TNT 600i - Onwers' Reviews & Experiences

What is the service interval for Z800 dude. The first service would come at 30 days or 1k kms , isnt it and after that ? When I enquired here, they told its going to be 4 months or 4k kms like you said. And estimated service cost is 4.5k.

re: Benelli TNT 600i - Onwers' Reviews & Experiences

1st service at 1000/30 days. - This is more or less similar almost all bikes as they are in initial run in period. ~7K cost
2nd at 6K/6months - no oil change compulsion ~ 3K cost
3rd at 12K/1 year - oil change and so on. ~15K cost