Benelli launched the 2013 version of the BN 600R.



The 2013 Benelli BN 600R has an upgraded suspension, with Marzocchi Front Forks and Sachs rear suspension. The engine features a dual-overhead camshaft and four valves per each cylinder, and arrives with electronic fuel injection and four 38mm throttle bodies. The 600cc machine produces 82 horsepower at 11,500 rpm, and 38 ft. lbs. of torque at 10,5000 rpm. The BN 600 R features wet sump lubrication, wet clutch, a 6-speed gearbox and final chain drive.

The BN 600 R features a frame created of steel trestle up front, and aluminum in the rear. Suspension duties are handled by an upside-down Marzocchi 50mm front fork, the same that arrives on TNT and TRE-K models.

Out back an aluminum alloy swingarm with rear shock absorber Sachs adjustable in extension hydraulic and spring preload links directly to the frame in order to follow also uneven pavements with total ease. Stopping the Benelli BN600R are Brembo front 320m twin floating discs squeezed by radial calipers, and a single 240mm disc squeezed by a double piston caliper out rear.

The Benelli BN600R rolls on aluminum 17″ wheels with 120/70 and 180/55 tires. The bike will be available in white, black and red, and offered at 6,490 EURO, and around $9,000 in the states.

Benelli BN 600 R Specs -

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