Benelli in USA!!!!!

[Nooj]

I love the looks of the TNT, but having seen an ex demo at my nearest dealer that's had a few miles on it all I can say is... pile o'shite, the paint is peeling off the swingarm and subframe, the exhausts are rusting away, the yokes are furry and white, not a pretty sight at all! And since they've gone bust, they're not honouring any warrentee work, the shop is having to foot the bill themselves and are quite a few quid (thousands!) out of pocket.

Sexy they may be, but untill the new Chinese buyer has sorted the take-over paperwork out, I wouldn't touch a Benelli with a shitty stick.

[hppsco]

WOW Noojie, that's harsh reality!
hmmm, sounds as though they have ALOT of problems.
So, are you telling me Benelli is kaput in the UK also?
They just don't exist to be manufactured anywhere? I was, I guess incorrectly assuming they were still in production in Europe.????

[Nooj]

Everything is on hold. Something to do with the Italian insolvency laws as I understand it. Eventually, the new investors will get the company up and running again and reimburse them for the warrentee work they have done, which may take a couple of years, but untill then, it's down to the dealers who bought the stock to deal with the problems. The general feeling at the moment with the dealer I spoke to is that they are through with Benelli, and don't care if they never see one again.

[ken zeller]

thanks!
how come when I have googled Benelli dealerships USA, your shop doesn't show up?
I even went on the Benelli Forum, (they're not as friendly as Aprilia men)
nothing was mentioned about you!

we are not a dealer. there are two companies (gp star in ca. & motopoint in pa.) that bring them into the country (they are u.s./california legal models - the bikes have the stickers & paperwork). we just do the prep work and performance tuning for them (we have also built a couple of customized benellis).

[Bene]

......and...........I know I'll get blasted for this...............the TNT IMHO, is HIDEOUS!!!!

Their both better looking in person FP the Tre quite sexy and the TNT is purposeful looking...

[Bene]

[QUOTE=ExtraJ]That's awesome. Joe is a Pittsburgh guy and one of the top italian motorcycle mechanics in the country. He worked on the Ducati Ferraci race team for a while and up until recently was the personal mechanic for alot of Pittsburgh's in-the-know italian motorcycle owners. I believe Bene used him for a while.




Still do, thats why you haven't heard from me on the tires yet he wanted to give me a quote before I made a decision, he did a few things to the bird just last week, he loves the Falco. He really is a great guy and quite a mechanic.
Nothing against your guy though.

Hppsco there's a bunch just out side of Pittsburgh just waiting to be enjoyed.
I was told their up and running again with a lot of fixes and improvements
heck the 1130 engine is new.
Though their still teething somewhat I'm sure...

[hppsco]

oooh oooh oooh !!!!!!!!!!
I might have to take a road trip.................................

[Bene]

oooh oooh oooh !!!!!!!!!!
I might have to take a road trip.................................

How's your custom bird coming ?
Any idea when she'll be rideable ?

(do you think of it as a her too? she's way to sexy to be a dude,now the TNT that could be a dude)

[hppsco]

hey Bene!
the damn bird is so slow, I am chompin at the bit to get her back - kinda weird for me to be riding a girl isn't it?
hhmmmmm, I'll have to think about that one. Maybe we should just refer to my bike as an "it" or the beast for now. I much prefer the idea of riding a MAN of course. .........yes, the TNT is definately MANLEY in feel!!!!!!!

[anzacinexile]

kinda weird for me to be riding a girl isn't it?

Must - not - be -tempted.

Keep - thoughts - clean - and - pure

Oh sod it - PHERWOOOR

[Bikoman]

You kids cut that out, thoughts like that do not lend themselves to a productive work environment.....


John

[Bene]

hey Bene!
the damn bird is so slow, I am chompin at the bit to get her back - kinda weird for me to be riding a girl isn't it?
hhmmmmm, I'll have to think about that one. Maybe we should just refer to my bike as an "it" or the beast for now. I much prefer the idea of riding a MAN of course. .........yes, the TNT is definately MANLEY in feel!!!!!!!

You've felt the TNT ???

[Lost_Viking]

The shop I bought my Falco from is a Benelli dealer. I had a really close look at the Benellis when I was there last.

I wasn't impressed with the quality of their build. There were rusting bolts on them - and these were demo bikes that never went out in the rain. If you read the Benelli owner's forum, there are endless complaints about the EFI screwing up, the poor build quality, the crap electrics, and more.

Styling-wise, they are utterly gorgeous. Especially the TnT, but there's no way I'll buy one.

[hppsco]

I have seen many people reply that the Benellis seem to have rusting problems, wiring problems, all the rest goes unmentioned.
I hope these new people who are promoting them in the US can help with the manufacturing issues when they start coming back out.
for now, I have a Falco, and soon it will be done being rebuilt!
yahoooo!

[D-Rider]

Must - not - be -tempted.

Keep - thoughts - clean - and - pure

Oh sod it - PHERWOOOR

Anzac, I'm gettind a bit worried about you - this in reply to Hppsco's suggestion that the bike you ride is a chap .......

hhmmmmm, I'll have to think about that one. Maybe we should just refer to my bike as an "it" or the beast for now. I much prefer the idea of riding a MAN of course. .........yes, the TNT is definately MANLEY in feel!!!!!!!