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Re: Benelli TNT 300 Ownership Experience
Hello Saurabh - Even I got the same information from DSK-Benelli, Pune. I had also called other dealerships (Delhi and Bangalore) as well. Nobody seems to have had any idea. Are they sure about the information? If the news is true that would make this bike almost perfect for my needs. Yaay!
Could not agree more. In fact you remind me of this guy I was talking to from Olx. He owns a TNT300 which he bought in January and he hails from Solan (I guess). He has barely put 4k kms and he has put his bike up for sale. He said he is just tired of the servicing schedule since the only dealer close to his place was in Chandigarh now with that dealer ship closed, he has to travel about 450 kms (Round trip) every four months or 4k Kms. He had also purchased Happy Savings Plan but I forgot to ask him if Jalandhar dealership is honoring that. I highly doubt that they will since the AMC is dealer specific and I don’t think they would transfer their personal information like that to some rival dealer.
I had test ridden both the bikes back to back yesterday and I think I am pretty much in agreement with you. I took KTM's test drive from KTM-Wakhewadi. In my 10 mins of test drive, I was so sad. Yes, you heard it right, sad. I had such high hopes from this bike. Back in 2016, I was this close to buying it but backed off after EICMA. Here are the letdown points totally from my perspective:
1. If you are 6"1'ish lanky guy like me you will have to struggle to find a comfortable spot. I didn’t manage to with the time I had.
2. The bike damn vibey man. What people call raw power, I call it unrefined. Even the plastic surrounding the key hole was as ratting like anything and it was like that with every display vehicle in the showroom.
3. I think now I know why people have problem with their wrists and back. I felt handle bar is unnecessarily wide, foot pegs are too much rear set which in turn puts all the pressure on wrists and back.
4. Bike can reach stupid speeds before you can realize but I feel it has poor lower end torque which is important in the city use and I think that is why you will find yourself changing your gears frequently. It is pure fun on open stretch of tarmac.
5. The bike I test rode had weird tak-tak noise coming from the engine. The engine noise was so much I was not even able to hear the exhaust note.
6. I like the styling of the bike. I have always loved those orange colors and how it felt like riding a BMX bike (read: felt puny)
Good to hear that bro. I only have ridden Street and Iron-883 from Harley line up. Is Street Rod available for test ride at the Harley showroom in Elante mall? Though I am not looking to own an expensive bike but a test ride won’t hurt anybody :-)
Yes, I was told exactly the same thing by the Benelli showroom that Leocino is going to launch about Diwali and TRK next year but yes, they are definitely India bound. I am too looking forward for Benelli just waiting for showroom to open in Chandigarh. May be we both can go and check the bikes out once the showroom opens.
Haha...my Job makes me travel a lot. I am in Pune for quite some time, will come back by September end. I think not giving rides is a marketing gimmick all right but on the same time they are being cautious of the customers crashing the test bike. For TNT300-ABS, even I was surprised to hear that it is coming with ABS. I still am not very confident either since it’s not there anywhere in the news but I am somewhat hopeful since every two wheeler above 125CC has to have an ABS from 2018 as per government directive.
Did they reschedule this test ride event? I would very much like to be there when this happens.
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KTM - I am not sure about the Madhya Marg showroom...but I know I will not be.
I had test ridden both the bikes back to back yesterday and I think I am pretty much in agreement with you. I took KTM's test drive from KTM-Wakhewadi. In my 10 mins of test drive, I was so sad. Yes, you heard it right, sad. I had such high hopes from this bike. Back in 2016, I was this close to buying it but backed off after EICMA. Here are the letdown points totally from my perspective:
1. If you are 6"1'ish lanky guy like me you will have to struggle to find a comfortable spot. I didn’t manage to with the time I had.
2. The bike damn vibey man. What people call raw power, I call it unrefined. Even the plastic surrounding the key hole was as ratting like anything and it was like that with every display vehicle in the showroom.
3. I think now I know why people have problem with their wrists and back. I felt handle bar is unnecessarily wide, foot pegs are too much rear set which in turn puts all the pressure on wrists and back.
4. Bike can reach stupid speeds before you can realize but I feel it has poor lower end torque which is important in the city use and I think that is why you will find yourself changing your gears frequently. It is pure fun on open stretch of tarmac.
5. The bike I test rode had weird tak-tak noise coming from the engine. The engine noise was so much I was not even able to hear the exhaust note.
6. I like the styling of the bike. I have always loved those orange colors and how it felt like riding a BMX bike (read: felt puny)
Street Rod 750
Leoncino and TRK 502…I reiterate, TNT 300 is the bike that still matched my needs and my pocket.
Yes, I was told exactly the same thing by the Benelli showroom that Leocino is going to launch about Diwali and TRK next year but yes, they are definitely India bound. I am too looking forward for Benelli just waiting for showroom to open in Chandigarh. May be we both can go and check the bikes out once the showroom opens.
Dude, you're in Chandigarh or Pune or both?...Call it a coincidence...they did let me ride the one in the showroom, since I waited at the showroom for 4 hours for the rain to stop...TNT 300 ABS launching in September was not expected, since there is no news about it...302R is the talk of the town right now! Hope you enjoyed the ride. The test ride camp that was supposed to happen last Friday, at Chandigarh, didn’t happen, thanks to Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh. Let’s see when things get sorted. I think we need a lot of patience when it comes to Benelli, especially in a city like Chandigarh
Haha...my Job makes me travel a lot. I am in Pune for quite some time, will come back by September end. I think not giving rides is a marketing gimmick all right but on the same time they are being cautious of the customers crashing the test bike. For TNT300-ABS, even I was surprised to hear that it is coming with ABS. I still am not very confident either since it’s not there anywhere in the news but I am somewhat hopeful since every two wheeler above 125CC has to have an ABS from 2018 as per government directive.
Did they reschedule this test ride event? I would very much like to be there when this happens.
drive_angry
Keep you guys posted,
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