The history of the Italian house is preparing to annihilate the competition. He will do it with a small motorbike, already interesting for those looking for a low-cost bike.
If spending less is the imperative – e it couldn’t be otherwise in a historical period marked by crises, problems of all sorts and an unpredictable trend in the motor market in Italy and in the rest of the world – then it is clear that the motorcycle sector that will do best in the coming months will be the low-cost one. This is why so many brands, from Harley Davidson to Benelli, have decided to invest time and resources in it.
Precisely the Italian company that was founded in Pesaro in 1911, proving to be one of the oldest Italian brands active in the sector, acquired by the Chinese group Qianjiang Group in 2005 it recently introduced a very interesting product on the market in question, with a competitive price even compared to other motorcycles that require a very limited budget to enter your collection.
We’re talking about Benelli Leoncino 800 which represents the last heir in chronological order of a great generation of motorcycles introduced for the first time in 1951 and which continues to amaze. The model is presented with the following sentence on the brand’s official website: “It can make you experience unique emotions both on the road and around the curves”. Will he stick to his intentions?
Benelli Leoncino 800: here is the ace winner
The two-wheeler could become a “killer app” in the sector just like the TRK which has already broken every sales record last year. To prove it, a simple chassis, a lively 745 cc engine with a displacement of 77 horsepower and 67 nm of maximum torque downloadable to the ground. The liquid-cooled powertrain according to a recent review by In the saddle turns out be the main advantage of the motorbike to which it gives great dynamism.
Among the features more interesting of the model we find the clutch with anti-hopping system, a tank with a capacity of 15 liters which allows long journeys before having to stop at the petrol station, cutting-edge TFT electronic instruments and hydraulic brakes. From a construction point of view, the frame is of a tubular structure, reinforced with steel plates.
The maximum speed it reaches a speed of 188 kilometers per hour for a vehicle that still weighs over two quintals. Finally, the price of 7,490 Euros makes the motorcycle extremely desirable, especially due to the fact that few two wheels of the same type offer all this comfort and attention to detail. On the Benelli website, we find two possible colors for the bike, gray and light green.
