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

I don't know what you are saying about the service time and cost. The first service is at 1k kms. then at every 4k kms. I took the bike last aug 2015 and have done only 1 service which costed me around 3k. Now my bike has covered almost 3k kms. I still need to cross another 2k kms to do the second service. which might cost around 5-6k. Offcourse my usage is less.

Are you saying 4 services/year for people whose usage is more ? or for every 600i

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

Isn't it either the kilometers or the number of months, whichever happens first is considered for service, as that's how it is done in other bikes, and according to what [MENTION=24935]Archer[/MENTION] has put, it means first service will happen after 1 month of purchase, then the 4th month and then so on every 4 months once or at the specified kilometers, whichever comes first, correct me if I am wrong, but I don't know about how Benelli follow their service, but that's the norm followed across by other manufacturers.

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

Yes I understand about the normal service interval for vehicles. It is either months or kms which ever is earlier. This is common for cars which has run around 15k kms and has more sensors and complicated technology like ABS, AC, timing belts etc (This is the service interval from my Skoda Laura). . But I have not seen this thing mentioned in the Benelli service manual or I may be missing something here. Anyways my usage is less. I will be taking it after 2k kms from now.

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

[QUOTE=Old Biker;1205927]Triumph service will be costlier if you think of "per service" but longer run remains to be checked - but I am surprised at the servicing price of Rs 3000 mentioned below by "jamesrocky"

Benelli recommends Motul oil I believe which is one of the costliest - so assuming minimum 3 L of Motul - that alone would cost around Rs 3600 (4800 for 4 litres)- and in first service you surely have to change the oil...So your costs can't be anything below Rs 5000 practically...

In case of Triumph Street Triple, recommended oil is Castrol Power 1 Racing which is about Rs 750-800/L.
My service cost came to about Rs 6600 inclusive of Oil change (Triumph needed 4 L oil). Of course, many choose to change to Motul 300V later.

Triumph needs 1 service in 1 year or 10000 km whichever is earlier...So at the most you will have about 3 service in 2 years which is less frequency than all other brands (Benelli - 4000 km, Kawasaki Z800 - 6000 km, Honda CBR 650F - 6000 km as per respective showroom guys when I went for test rides)

But the thing is - since Triumph Street Triple is already costlier by 80-90K compared to Kawasaki and Honda and by about 2.7 L costlier than Benelli 600i, that itself takes care of servicing of other bikes for next 3-4 years!

Having said that, I was still unable to choose other bikes due to sheer practicality of TST for day to day riding scenario...But it is very subjective thing anyway..

In terms of "Value for Money" - Kawasaki Z800 is not having any competitor - but you don't even get proper test ride of that vehicle! If you are willing to invest Rs 8.2 L without any hesitation without any long test ride, then surely go for it - they will ask you to ride only around showroom premises...

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

The international manual for Benelli (atleast the 899) is different from Indian version when it comes to service interval.
Call it homogenization. The vehicle taking into account would be severely run at much lower rpm (899) when compared to running conditions in Europe and elsewhere. Considering the constant B2B traffic scenario- pollutants- fuel quality- road conditions. Its good to have a check up every 3-4 months.

Engine oil for 600i I believe is still changed every alternative service. (guessing, as that's the schedule for me, which is totally fine)

Just like cars and other, you can drop the vehicle off for service @ your discretion. I would be probably dropping off for service every 5k instead of 4k...

The cost of service for a SBK / premium product is reasonable, around 2-2.5k labor. The question is what they do in that ?

For example when i went to the showroom for a quick water wash and chain adjustment's /lube - they charged Rs .910 On the outlook it was way too much but having a look at what they did it was worth every penny.

You can easily say a waterwash costs 150 outside- But they did a thorough wash the waxed & polished the entire bike with 3M and Wuruth products + spray polished all the plastics components & detailed even the tyre and rims... Essentially doing a quick detailing job. A detailing work outside costs around 1.5k. And frankly I was impressed and it was value for money having it done for Rs 600...

The same for chain & sprocket cleaning- they cleaned the sprockets and chain using Wuruth de-greaser, scrubbed off using the brush and lubricated with Wuruth... Then finally doing the adjustment and tightening aswell. For the quality of work 300 was worth it.

Now if you want to compare a local mechanic applying grease / engine oil over the chain and rotating & adjusting the chain and charging 30 /50 for it. I absolutely have Zero comments to that. No one can argue to that...

Gents, have a mature conversation and instead of asking blindly for service cost. Ask what is included in the service, quality of consumables and cost of spares in order to have a healthy debate.
Similarly, one gentleman said Castrol costs Rs 800 while Motul costs twice as that... If you want to use an oil of your choosing... Discuss with your service center and surely you would be able to break a middle ground.

The other day a customer was complaining about consumables at the service center during oil change (this gentleman is new to both premium cars & bikes) and was arguing why they have to use a engine flush. A wuruth ending & radiator flush can costs about rs 800-900 together. While local brands come @75% of the charge but hardly does the job.

For example, i am upgrading the coolant to engine ice. Today I called up asking if they are available to change the coolant. We discussed (considering the time it would take to do the process) was recommended to go with it while bringing the vehicle to service next time... Similarly i will be upgrading to a permanent air filter. Sure, there would be some if's and buts from the service pov regarding warranty and the need to replace it every 4k kms but its not something we can't break a middle ground with.

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

[MENTION=19664]jamesrocky[/MENTION], please confirm the service interval with the ASC. They may use the missed services ( time wise) if any to deny warranty claims.

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

Hi guys, what is the otr price of tnt 600i in banglore and chenai.

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Hi guys, what is the otr price of tnt 600i in banglore and chenai.

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

Chennai its around 6,28,000.

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

Last time I checked, it was about 6.59 in Bangalore.

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

Otr price of 600i in Goa is 670000.

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

Yup will confirm with them. Thx !!


To all the people taking about the my first service cost. Here is the thread which I posted some time back when I did the first service. Below is the service cost

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

That was not my point.

The service interval is always at 4 months from the date of purchase or 4k kms. But the 1st service falls at 30 days and 2nd service falls at 90 days from the first service. Then on wards its 120 days from the previous service, which sums up to 4 services in 1st year and 3 services then on wards the subsequent years, I will post the service manual screenshot tomorrow.

And bikes having 10k kms or 20k kms service is nuts IMO (personally). Look at the country where you ride and conditions you are in. The air we breathe is much polluted than the water we use. and dust gets collected everywhere. Its good to have a shorter service interval keeping a constant eye on the parts and making sure the bike is all safe and sound.

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

May I know the costs for the services and the subsequent year costs?

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

I am afraid I cant answer that. I did my first service alone separately there and costed me INR 4182. Second service, It was done along with the repair work I had to carry on, so I cant tell you the labor split involved nor the consumables used, all I know was 3L of Motul was used and Oil and air filter were replaced and the radiator was cleaned and coolant liquid was replaced.

2nd year, guessing each service will be around 7k (just involving labor, consumables, oil etc + 14.5% service tax)

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

Yes I saw in the manual today. The second service is at 4k or 3 months whichever is earlier. I have already crossed 3 month. I am in the 6th month and covered around 2.8k kms. My usage is less and I will do my next service after reaching another 1k kms which should take around 2.5 months. Anyways thx for the heads up