You could have got a pic with the riders as well along with their steeds..Nonetheless..Its superb !!!

I am in the plan of buying a good powerful bike. I like the Duke power to weight and value for money ratio, yet my wife is reluctant and asked me where will I sit . We checked TB500 again I have a 1964 Diesel bullet. What I understood is when we go up the ladder in terms of CC , pillion seat is sacrificed. This made me to wait endlessly. On a casual browse over the forum and few encouraging reviews this made me hooked and keep on reading reviews. What I understood is this bike is not Benelli but Keeway 300 (Chinese). This made me worried on how strong the engine internals and reliability. There is no evidence the engine use Nikasil or Diasil coated sleeves. Positive points of 32+ years like me is the seats and comfortable riding position, good relaxed engine

Just to add I am 37 going to be 38.

@TheMonk, You were very well part of the ThankyouRide. So, the question to you is, Which company braking components are being used on the 600 and 300. It reads Benelli on the front calipers (I suppose its the same on the rears too...didnt manage to notice though). Do they use Brembo as like in 899 or 1130 or some other ??

The twin 260mm discs and 4 piston calipers are all made in China by Benelli.

OT: I suppose hope you dont work as a HR or a Manager in an IT firm...And whats my ETA

So, you mean to say, Its a company owned product ??

Yes it is

First of all to all guys who have got the Benelli congrats on the decision made.
Initially I was in the market for a family bike like a splendor. Then I thought let me check out Yamaha fz as it was more appealing and most of my friends said that it trouble free go for it. Went to a showroom nearby home and like how it looks and the presence and was sold. Told the sales manager that I will come on Thursday and pay the booking amount. I was there at showroom and the manager was attending few prospective buyers. Meanwhile I was checking Google and found the Benelli announcement. I was like wow this looks awesome, but my budget did not allow me to go ahead.
A friends brother who is a hardcore biker said that I should check it out once and he himself has 390. I thought let me check once and was on xbhp checking for some reviews, none found. Meanwhile changed my mind left the showroom telling the manger that I had some urgent work.
Few days passed trying to put across my idea of a mid range sports bike, like any other middle class family I was shooed away.
There was this auto show in Bangalore and Benelli had showcased its masterpieces and I was bowled over by its shear presence. That's when I decided that this is it. Now convincing is a tough job I will do it. It will take time but will do it, I am able to convince everyone at work and why not at home?
Came back home and showed the brochure at home. As usual negative saying why a bike and that too this expensive. You are a family guy go ahead upgrade your car.
Meanwhile i was also looking to upgrade my car to XUV 5OO. My dream car and dream suv. Heard there was new version coming up and went with wife and kid to book it, however was not happy in the financial front and also the way the sales manger spoke to us. That was the nail that hit hard, came back home discussed with wife that I am going for the bike and it's going to be Benelli 300. As usual all financial were discussed and it was kind of yes from mom and also wife. Meanwhile applied bike loan through hdfc. Loan was approved in a day and was ready for disbursement as I have good standing with them.
Meanwhile I was talking to Raghu [MENTION=77402]Rolling[/MENTION] and he told me that the price may increase and on this day I told my wife that I am going the next day to book for this bike. She was like you have not test driven and you want to book I said yes! My am going by my heart this time no matter what.
She said she will come, called Manjunath from the showroom and fixed an appointment. Went next day asked for a test ride because of wife, made her sit during the ride and she was comfortable. My son was like daddy you are buying this superbike I said yes. That's it! Paid the booking amount got the angel in like 4 days.

Let me tell you, I'm not a racer but yes need a bike which is powerful and can deliver when needed, this angel meets my demand and my need
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Wow, from splendor to tnt. Congratulations.

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Yeah man..I know the pain...Its agonising 45 days... Hope to reduce it as much as possible,..

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[MENTION=49942]experimentalhead[/MENTION]...Do you know what sort of braking they use on these machines...Are they Brembo ?

Hey @vijaycool
I urge you to read this article. It will answer many of your questions.
Cheers!

Link --> 2015 Benelli BN 302 FIRST RIDE Motorcycle Review- Photos- Specifications: New Chinese-built twin is heavy but remarkably refined.

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I was curious to know everyone's age around here. I'm turned 32 2 weeks back and the Benelli is what I gifted myself.

@TheArcher84...45 days waiting period is for all the colors??

@TheArcher84...45 days waiting period is for all the colors??