Re: Benelli TNT 300 Ownership Experience

Welcome to the club

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Today I completed the Pooja. Took my mom out for a ride. My first ride's experience - boy oh boy what a machine... The engine is butter smooth. That thud noise while shifting from N to gear 1... Everyone on the road were looking at me and few even followed to check what it was... Anyway, I'll post a review soon once the road becomes good. I'm maintaining at 5k RPM and shifting the gear and speed constantly even during the short ride. I'm also making sure I don't drive in 6th gear at 35 kmph... Also, when I was putting the cover, I found rust marks on the rest disc... Is it something common ? I'm worried actually... Not much of rust, but it's quite evident even when you stand and look at the rear disc plate... Is this something common ? Do I need to apply lube to the plates every week or something ?

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This thread helped me finalise my NYX as well. Hope you get it soon and do post a review :-)

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This thread helped me finalise my NYX as well. Hope you get it soon and do post a review :-)

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Congrats buddy for the new italian beast. We pray for you. May chennai recover soon.

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Is thier not a single person in this thread that is from Delhi. Can't find anyone.

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thank you bro for keeping us in your prayers. Can't wait for take NYX for a spin :-)

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Fantastic Shashank

I remember some one complained about rust and I guess such complaints are coming from coastal areas. I guess the complainant was from Goa and owns aa 600 GT

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Welcome bro . Dont worry about the rust on disk . Its usual. It will wear off when you ride. It happens when the disk comes in contact with water.

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Thank you Raghu... I'll post pics when my net is back. I'm at present using less than 60kbbs... Anyway, I was driving in medium to less traffic and the temperature went up to 92 C... What's the permisable limit ?

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Thanks for the input Bro... I will have to wait for 3-4 days to properly take Nyx out... I'll keep you posted on the rust issue...

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it would be amazing to meet all 300 owners across India

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[MENTION=80219]Shashank Suresh[/MENTION], congrats mate, have a safe ride always..

Guys went to SVC yesterday and got the free checkup done from the Italian master minds, the bikes behaves completely different very smooth, the gear shift is leaner and a free round of polish. Bike sounds different and the mid range has improved. Really these guys know what they are doing and very happy with the job done on the bike..

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I sincerely hope that right knowledge has been passed on to our service center folks. I also hope that our service center guys were attentive throughout and learnt some great tricks. Otherwise, next service would be extremely disappointing for sure.

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Once rain the rain recedes, its time for partyyyyyyyyyyy

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Thats normal buddy, the rust will form due to the moisture present in the air and when certain parts of the disc doesn't come in contact with the plate, it collects rust. But it nothing to worry about. Dont lube the plates and all, and you might find yourself rallying on the city roads . The rust will wear off soon as we ride it.

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Very true. By the way what is the status of your bike Archer

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Thank you bro :-) I hope you are having fun with your 300...

ar that the Italian mechanics helped our folks out and I hope we learnt from them.

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Yes macha... Let the roads become little free and clean... It's time for partyyyyyy... Have you got back frankly ? And when is frankly joining Nyx ? ;-)
regarding the rusting issue, I'll drive for a week and keep you posted.

All,

during the interim, I've been searching online for safety accessories like disc locks , fork locks etc. how do you guys protect your 300? Tips shared would be greatly appreciated

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Some days back i went for a ride with the TNT Mumbai group, while coming back suddenly the radiator started leaking from the rear, noticed that the coolant leaked only when the bike went on uneven surfaces on the road. We stopped by to inspect the bike the temperature was normal and did not rise above 92.

Level in the reservoir was below low had almost finished, so we called the Service guys they suggested me to top it up. I dint wanted to call the RSA since i thought it might have over flowed and there was no fluctuation in the temperature.

After returning from the ride i went to the service center the same day, the service manager was kind enough to keep the service center open for me till 8:30 pm.

Next day i called to check what was wrong and they said the radiator is punctured from the back side, so the center manager logged an FIR with the company for warranty. This warranty claim was rejected by the company, saying the clamps which hold the fan was bent and this was a physical damage according to them which cannot be claimed in the warranty.
One possibility the service guy thought must have happend was the bike must have hit a nasty pothole which never occurred.

I have completed only 1700 kms on this bike, i do not ride like a maniac, i also maintain the bike in pristine condition(did not ride it during rains)also keep it away from sunlight and under a cover, also did not do any kind of MoD on the bike not even stickers or Decals.

So i wonder who tampered with the bike then the service guys or the factory?

Since i ride my bike daily i did not want to wait and fight about the issue cos i had seen a fellow riders issue about faulty part installed by the factory being dragged for more than a month.

Hence i fixed the radiator by claiming insurance. New Radiator Cost is Rs. 20000 + Labor Charges.