Re: Benelli TNT 25 Ownership Experience

Just curious to know.
What made you pick TNT 25?

Re: Benelli TNT 25 Ownership Experience

I liked the Design / look and sound of the bike.
Wanted a unique and touring kind of a bike.
Don't wanna be another Duke owner.
I always prefer quality product.
Can compromise little on maintenance cost.
Want a comfortable bike for city and highway.
Yo be frank i love this bike.

Took test drive of TNT 25 but felt hard while shifting the gear (may be the TD veh not maintained properly)
Noticed vibrations in 2nd and 3rd gear.
Owners gave -ve f/b on issues like gearbox, coolant leakage, spares cost and availability, service & maintenance cost (5 times more).
Few owners preferred TNT 300 over TNT 25.

Re: Benelli TNT 25 Ownership Experience


Look: was good now dated especially infront of k17 Duke250.

Sound: yes quite unique.

Quality product: Dukes are better than TNT25.

Maintainamce cost: Huge difference in spare costs and 3000kms Service interval for Benelli bikes are not at all acceptable.
On long run, Duke250 will be easier to live with.

Gear shifts on KTMs are smoother, New dukes with revised suspension and wider- longer seats are more comfortable than the old gen Dukes.


Benelli will be rare yes, but not at all worth the extra money spent.
Do bit more research before finalizing on TNT25, see if you can get the Duke250 instead.

Here in the forrum itself there is a guy who sold TNT 25 and bought CBR250.


Just a suggestion.

Its your wish.

BEST OF LUCK MATE [emoji106]
Cheers.

Re: Benelli TNT 25 Ownership Experience

Hai Aditya and shivprasad,
Here the reply for you both,Aditya as you said about the benelli build quality,service intervals,spares cost and other issues comparatively to the Duke 250 it's a nice bike too...Have you own any benelli or TD bikes,

Merits of TNT 25
1.First the ride quality and road presence(stability)of never compare with duke at any cost even you cruise over 140 kmph on benelli feels very rock solid even i clocked 15k on my TNT 25
2.The build of the bike is fantastic you couldn't match with the quality like a beefy fork and rigid frame and other cast alloys used in the bike never feel anything filmsy over the bike,
3.The power delivery and performance are in very linear manner and have strong engine and leaning over the corners and grip levels arw fantastic

Demerits
Every single cylinder bikes have some vibration issues not only benelli after the first service you feel well settled on vibrations,braking and all other areas too ,regarding service interval every 4000 kms not 3000 kms cost your around 3-4k max and there's revising of service interval,maintenance cost and spare cost soon from benelli,
As of my view i own the vehicle past 14 months and clocked15k kms with some i ssues like coolant leak,fork oil leak and speed censor anf stator coil issues but all issues covered under warranty and replaced(4 years of warranty).
This my real ownership review about TNT 25 you just go with your mind says shivprasad.

Vibrations are there and it will be there as this is a Single cylinder 250cc mill. And Vibrations will reduce as time will pass and as engine will get bead in but it will not completely go.Breaking efficiency is ok if you compare it with other same segment bikes but as brake pads bead in braking will improve after certain extent. But braking is not bad.My Tnt 25 gives me a steady mileage of 30 Kmpl and for twice was able to achieve 35 kmpl. And it totally depends on how you ride.In 1^st service Labour charge is not charged hence bill comes around Rs 2200 and post 1^st service cost is around Rs 3200 to Rs 4000 (Also depends on which city you stay due to different taxes cost may differ little bit.Initially gears are somewhat hard but as and when engine munches more miles gears get smooth (n my bike I have this experience)Answer is same which I mentioned for 1^st Question above.Yes there are some issue like coolant leakage which I faced twiced due to faulty water pump which was replaced promptly by service centre guys on my bike, not heard about gear box shifts as of now in our Benelli Pune circle,
And yes spare cost are quite high as all the parts are imported but in long term the high running parts like chain & sprocket, brake pads will get localized as sales of Benelli is increasing so cost will come down upto a extent. But also keep in mind that quality of parts is top notch and build quality is quite sturdy.
And regarding the availability it is not always an issue basic parts like Air filter, Oil filter, Handle bar, Chain & sprocket etc are always available. But in case of accident bike it will need more parts to replace which will take time.
Please note few things difference between costs of Tnt 300 and Tnt 25 is almost 1.5 Lakhs and Tnt 300 is a twin cylinder and a good sounding beast and definitely in performance it is better than Tnt 25 but again back to the service costs point it will be more than Tnt 25 for example a regular paid service for Tnt 300 will cost you around 5000 to 6000 Rs (Tnt 300 can comment on the same). You can also check in Tnt 300 thread further for more price details.
But Tnt 25 is also a looker and good performing motorcycle and I in love with my Tnt 25 and never regretted of buying it. And my bike also gave me some issues but most of them have been sorted now. My bike is from first lot and it was a new product then so definitely it was bound to have some issues. And no motorcycle is perfect every other motorcycle is bound to have issue but as the product gets matured issues are ironed out. For example first lot bikes faced faulty water pump issues which resulted in coolant leakage which was sorted out by newly designed water pump and same was then fitted in my bike.

My bike have now crossed 13000 Kms in 1.4 years of ownership!! And I use it 50 kms daily plus weekend rides.
If you are planning to get new generation Duke my suggestion will be wait for at least 6 months so that in case of any issues those will get improved in next lot. And this not only applies for Duke but for any new product.
Hope the above answers have helped you. In case of any further queries please let me know will be happy to help you.

Totally agree with the below sentences of yours!!
I liked the Design / look and sound of the bike.
Wanted a unique and touring kind of a bike.
Don't wanna be another Duke owner.
I always prefer quality product.
Want a comfortable bike for city and highway.
Yo be frank i love this bike.

Re: Benelli TNT 25 Ownership Experience

I have ridden TNT25, and thats why I said this.

I mean without even riding and telling like this is bad.

Before the Launch of Dominar and k17 Dukes, TNT25 was ok to buy, now doesn't make much sense.

Even the performance of TNT 25 doesn't justify the price tag at all.

Rather than they are CKDs and stuff,not that much to praise on the build quality, the console looks damn dated and cheap.
Even the the king of TNT family the 1130R has some build quailty issues!

Yes you faced issues which you have mentioned, my friend also faced coolant leak and some issues with speedo(sensor may be).
IF YOU GOT THIS MUCH ISSUES,THEN HOW CAN YOU SAY THAT THE BUILD QUALITY IS FANTASTIC??
Only adv you get with Benelli TNT 25 is that Benelli's are rare.
₹3-4k every 4k kms is huge, Thats even more than Duke390!

Re: Benelli TNT 25 Ownership Experience

Hi aditya... I bought my tnt25 last june. Have completed 14,320 km as on date and I'm so comfortable with my bike. Just by going for a test ride or a few hundred kms dont go for deep review. New gen duke is good, but what i feel is that for long driving tnt25 is more comfortable. Last month i travelled from chennai to Kottayam i.e 650 kms in 11 hrs. Didn't have any issues with the bike or my back. Another good thing is the warranty that covers​ almost all the parts and friendly svc. As my friends above have stated, all bikes have its own issues and the svc is ready to solve the issues, I'm happy with that... Cheers.

Re: Benelli TNT 25 Ownership Experience

aditya this is not a which bike forum and the person had few quetions about the bike TNT 25 he never asked for an alternative, the questions he has can be answered properly by people who owned it for long term, and not your test drive rant can help him make a decision.

Re: Benelli TNT 25 Ownership Experience

What the best replacement tyres ( rear) for metzeler for our bike

Re: Benelli TNT 25 Ownership Experience

Very Valid Point...

By the way Benelli Thane has come up with Annual AMC for 1yr & 2yr , where you dont have to pay for routine servicing cost other than out of cover requirements.
You save upto 3K in 1yr plan and upto 5K in 2yr plan.

Re: Benelli TNT 25 Ownership Experience

I just shared some facts, may be he doesn't even know about.
Atleast he can think on what I said.
And talking about testrides, i didn't went to Benelli for a TD.
If your friend owns a bike, you will realy now about that bike.
So do I.
Sorry, if I did hurt anyone.
Didn't do intentionally.

Ride safe.
Cheers[emoji106]

Re: Benelli TNT 25 Ownership Experience

Tell me please about coolant leakage.

Re: Benelli TNT 25 Ownership Experience

Hey buddy, Not all Tnt 25's are facing coolant leakage only few from first lot faced this issue is what i know. The coolant leakage was caused by the faulty water pump. Company has made few changes in water pump design to correct the issue. Current lot of Tnt 25 are not facing this issue. My bike is from first lot. Other Tnt 25 buddy's can also add on the same.

Re: Benelli TNT 25 Ownership Experience



Bought the AMC for 5th, 6th and 7th servicing today.

Re: Benelli TNT 25 Ownership Experience

Hi Everyone,

Hope you all are enjoying your ride!! This post is regarding update on 5th Paid servicing of my bike.
Please find below details -

Labour charges (incl Taxes) - 1932
Engine Oil (Motul 5100 incl taxes) - 877
Oil Filter (incl taxes) - 213
Side Stand (incl taxes) - 329
Total bill came Rs 3351

And a sensor for water temperature was also changed under warranty as the earlier was malfunctioning which resulted in delay radiator fan getting on.
The cost of this sensor is 914 Rs.

Overall it was a good service experience. Bike has done 13120 Kms. In case of any queries do let me know. Reason to change new side stand because if you observe current side stand which comes with Tnt 25 has slight bend at the end which helps to keep gear lever at a distance from getting it rubbed with side stand while changing gears.
And i have also applied the stickers which Benelli provides just to change the look of the bike.