Z125,Grom competitor. The 125cc Benelli Tornado

monmendoza said:

Don't know if this will be released in NA but here is a bike that has 12" wheels and 125/135cc engine. It looks extremely handsome too.



http://www.motorcycle.in.th/article.php/Benelli-Tornado-Naked-T_Compact-Bike

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Here's a Walk Around video of it

I do like the headlight design and the exhaust location. How hard would it be to reroute the Z125 exhaust there?

If the Benelli Tornado does go international, it may make other companies look to producing a 135cc model of their already existing small bikes to compete with it.

How big of a performance difference is there between 125 and 135 cc?

KawiGirl said:

How big of a performance difference is there between 125 and 135 cc?

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Benelli claims 12.6 HP for the T135. That's a full 3.2 HP more than the Z125s claimed 9.4 HP. That's significant, and would be quite noticeable in a ride test comparison, but it's not all a function of the 10cc size difference.

Part of it would be engine design (such as bore, stroke, timing, valve sizing, air intake design), exhaust back pressure, etc. and tuning.

Comparison Video

Walkarounds at the motorcycle shows. Sorry, it wouldn't embed this time for some reason.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHM7NHdUY1o&ab_channel=MôtôĐẹp

Has Benelli ever sold bikes in NA? If they haven't already, doubt they'll start with the tornado.

KawiGirl said:

Has Benelli ever sold bikes in NA? If they haven't already, doubt they'll start with the tornado.

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They officially re-entered the U.S. market (through distributor SSR Motorsports) as of the end of 2015, but seem to be struggling to get product availability off the ground.

Dealers signed up to sell them are very limited so far, mainly on the East and West coasts.

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****! I'd go a Benelli if it were no more than a grand more just for that gorgeous design! I'll be very interested to see if they enter the market with that in Australia. It would be a prime option to give the segment an "exotic" option in comparison to the two more mainstream brands!

There coming to the uk,but only 125,the importer said the 135 is for the Asian market, they should be here around xmas time,it goes some way for us not getting the z125

That exhaust is the only thing that I'm looking at that is really enticing me. I loveeeee it !

I was pleasantly surprised that I beat my buddies modded Grom two out of two runs today. More so cause hes 100lbs lighter and its been over 10 years since I have ridden.

Anyone have a video link? The one in the thread is unavailable.

Also... Where are they made?