DSK-Benelli TNT 600S: First Review

  • Oct 22, 2014
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A close look at the Benelli TNT 600S, DSK-Benelli's upcoming naked street offering

Benelli TNT 600S

Benelli, one of the oldest Italian motorcycle manufacturers, will launch their entire lineup of motorcycles in India. And in the middleweight category sits the naked street the TNT 600S, a stylish, beautifully crafted bike with premium components and promises very good performance, at least on paper.

Design of the TNT 600S is contemporary naked street – sculpted 15-litre tank with well marked knee recesses, fat upside down forks trailing down from the v-shaped  sporty headlight, wide split seats promise comfort to both rider and pillion. The four-into-two dual underseat exhausts will appeal to sportbike lovers, and the chunky split grabrail and sharp taillight keeps the design consistent and attractive with the rest of this naked street bike.

DSK-Benelli TNT 600S

The Benelli designed and built engine is an inline-four 600cc, 4-stroke liquid cooled, four valves per cylinder DOHC unit, and like the power output range of its competitors, it generates a decent 83PS @ 11,500rpm and makes maximum torque of 52Nm @ 10,500rpm. The bike features wet sump lubrication, wet clutch, 6-speed gearbox and final chain drive.

Benelli TNT 600S instrument panel

The instrument panel is a simple but practical unit, with an analogue tachometer and digital readout with speedo, trip meter, fuel gauge and clock. The TNT 600S features a frame created of steel trestle up front, and aluminium alloy casting at the rear. Suspension set up consists of upside-down Marzocchi 50mm front forks and an aluminium alloy rear swingarm with a monoshock Sachs unit. The rear shock offers adjustable rebound and spring preload.

Braking is taken care of by twin 320mm floating discs with radial mounted Brembo 4 piston callipers and a single 260mm disc with Brembo twin piston calliper. The TNT 600S rolls on aluminium 17”wheels with 120/70 and 180/55 Metzeler Sportec M5 tyres. Seat height is 800mm which should be comfortable for riders with average height. At 208 kg wet weight, the TNT 600S will not be very heavy as to become unwieldy for the average rider.

Benelli TNT 600S split seats
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The company has not indicated the price but should be similar to that of its competition which ranges between Rs 5 lakh and Rs 6.75 lakhs. When it’s launched in India, the TNT 600S will face competition from the likes of the Kawasaki  ER-6n and the Triumph Street Triple, though the Triumph is the most powerful and expensive in this class of bikes.

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