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**experimentalhead** · 05-29-2015, 05:05 PM

re: Benelli TNT 300 Ownership Experience

Originally posted by itsmevini123 View Post

Whole lot of valuable info there buddy. Congo for your purchase.

Benelli really made the exhaust note like so smooth for a twin cylinder.

Ride safe and keep updating us

Thanks buddy

Will be updating for sure

**experimentalhead** · 05-31-2015, 09:29 PM

re: Benelli TNT 300 Ownership Experience

Completed 2000 Kms today.

Post run-in, I am allowed to open the throttle beyond 8000 rpm.
It's a beast in the upper rev range. Just to check I took it up to 9500 rpm. I was able to touch 145 kph and bike was damn stable with no vibrations. However, I wanted to cruise and see how bike responds. It's a superb cruise machine. I kept it at 6500 rpm and was cruising along at 100+ kph. Zero vibrations. Can cruise at this rev range through out the day at that speed. I did a ride of around 350 kms today and bike never complained.

last 50 kilo meters, rode in heavy rain. Pirelli angels are awesome. Braking is very efficient even in wet conditions. On NICE road kept the speed at around 80 to 90 kph and checked the braking, and was very impressed.

**Shreeni0403** · 06-01-2015, 09:48 AM

re: Benelli TNT 300 Ownership Experience

Originally posted by experimentalhead View Post

Completed 2000 Kms today.

Post run-in, I am allowed to open the throttle beyond 8000 rpm.
It's a beast in the upper rev range. Just to check I took it up to 9500 rpm. I was able to touch 145 kph and bike was damn stable with no vibrations. However, I wanted to cruise and see how bike responds. It's a superb cruise machine. I kept it at 6500 rpm and was cruising along at 100+ kph. Zero vibrations. Can cruise at this rev range through out the day at that speed. I did a ride of around 350 kms today and bike never complained.

last 50 kilo meters, rode in heavy rain. Pirelli angels are awesome. Braking is very efficient even in wet conditions. On NICE road kept the speed at around 80 to 90 kph and checked the braking, and was very impressed.

Clocking pretty fast

**experimentalhead** · 06-01-2015, 10:47 AM

re: Benelli TNT 300 Ownership Experience

Originally posted by Shreeni0403 View Post

Clocking pretty fast

I get to ride Benelli only on weekends as I use my Avenger for daily commute. So, I make full utilization of the beast

**Gunslingin_Ridr** · 06-01-2015, 11:31 AM

re: Benelli TNT 300 Ownership Experience

How's the performance with a pillion? Do you feel any sluggishness? Because it'll be over 300 kgs with a pillion.

**ironmarine** · 06-01-2015, 11:35 AM

re: Benelli TNT 300 Ownership Experience

Have driven with pillion around 50+kms. I did not feel sluggish. Even my test ride was with pillion.

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**experimentalhead** · 06-01-2015, 12:05 PM

re: Benelli TNT 300 Ownership Experience

Originally posted by Gunslingin_Ridr View Post

How's the performance with a pillion? Do you feel any sluggishness? Because it'll be over 300 kgs with a pillion.

One of the important things for me was pillion comfort and ride-ability with pillion. Benelli TNT 300 meets both needs. No sluggishness at all. Pulls easily even at low speeds in higher gears

**Gunslingin_Ridr** · 06-01-2015, 12:25 PM

re: Benelli TNT 300 Ownership Experience

Originally posted by experimentalhead View Post

One of the important things for me was pillion comfort and ride-ability with pillion. Benelli TNT 300 meets both needs. No sluggishness at all. Pulls easily even at low speeds in higher gears

Nice to hear that. Because I've experienced CBR250R being unable to pull a total human weight of 164 kgs on a slight uphill without shifting to lower gears inspite of its great torque. Seems like this Italian ticks all the right boxes.

**Divya Sharan** · 06-01-2015, 12:31 PM

re: Benelli TNT 300 Ownership Experience

Originally posted by Gunslingin_Ridr View Post

Nice to hear that. Because I've experienced CBR250R being unable to pull a total human weight of 164 kgs on a slight uphill without shifting to lower gears inspite of its great torque. Seems like this Italian ticks all the right boxes.

Totally different motorcycle with power/torque figures no way near to the TNT.

**Gunslingin_Ridr** · 06-01-2015, 12:33 PM

re: Benelli TNT 300 Ownership Experience

Originally posted by Divya Sharan View Post

Totally different motorcycle with power/torque figures no way near to the TNT.

But it weighs a good 30 or so kgs less than this Italian.

**HyperRetard** · 06-01-2015, 12:35 PM

re: Benelli TNT 300 Ownership Experience

^
Fair point.

**experimentalhead** · 06-01-2015, 12:36 PM

re: Benelli TNT 300 Ownership Experience

Originally posted by Gunslingin_Ridr View Post

Nice to hear that. Because I've experienced CBR250R being unable to pull a total human weight of 164 kgs on a slight uphill without shifting to lower gears inspite of its great torque. Seems like this Italian ticks all the right boxes.

Originally posted by Divya Sharan View Post

Totally different motorcycle with power/torque figures no way near to the TNT.

To be honest, I have not ridden uphill with a pillion. But in bumper to bumper slow moving traffic and in certain sections of the city where the roads are little steep, I did not face any issues.

DS is right. Two different machines.

**Divya Sharan** · 06-01-2015, 12:56 PM

re: Benelli TNT 300 Ownership Experience

Originally posted by Gunslingin_Ridr View Post

But it weighs a good 30 or so kgs less than this Italian.

CBR 250R - 167 kg ~ 26 hp, 23Nm [MENTION=5787]crank[/MENTION]
TNT 300 - 196 kg ~38 hp, 26.5Nm [MENTION=5787]crank[/MENTION]

One is a single, other is a P twin. Biggest difference in how power gets delivered.

Secondly, CBR is 15% lighter but makes ~32% less power too.

**experimentalhead** · 06-01-2015, 01:07 PM

re: Benelli TNT 300 Ownership Experience

Originally posted by Gunslingin_Ridr View Post

But it weighs a good 30 or so kgs less than this Italian.

Originally posted by HyperRetard View Post

^
Fair point.

Originally posted by Divya Sharan View Post

CBR 250R - 167 kg ~ 26 hp, 23Nm @crank
TNT 300 - 196 kg ~38 hp, 26.5Nm @crank

One is a single, other is a P twin. Biggest difference in how power gets delivered.

Secondly, CBR is 15% lighter but makes ~32% less power too.

Thanks DS for clarifying that in an analytical way with data

**Gunslingin_Ridr** · 06-01-2015, 01:53 PM

re: Benelli TNT 300 Ownership Experience

Originally posted by Divya Sharan View Post

CBR 250R - 167 kg ~ 26 hp, 23Nm [MENTION=5787]crank[/MENTION]
TNT 300 - 196 kg ~38 hp, 26.5Nm [MENTION=5787]crank[/MENTION]

One is a single, other is a P twin. Biggest difference in how power gets delivered.

Secondly, CBR is 15% lighter but makes ~32% less power too.

Thanks for that clarification.

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