Benelli TRK 502X Review & Is It The Best Budget ADV Bike
- Mar 1, 2019
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2017 will start on a high note for adventure tourer bike lovers. DSK-Benelli is all-set to ride in the new Trk 502 adventure bike in Indian in January, 2017. The new motorcycle will be the first adventure tourer motorcycle from the Italian brand for the Indian market. It had brought in the Trk Amazonas last year but the bike didn’t make its way to the showroom. The Benelli Trk 502 was first showcased at the 2015 EICMA motorcycle show and had generated a lot of curiosity among Indian bike lovers. What works in favour of the upcoming motorcycle is the lack of options in the adventure tourer segment as after the Royal Enfield Himalayan, the next cheapest offering is the Kawasaki Versys 650 and then the Triumph Tiger range starts north of Rs 10 lakh. DSK-Benelli are renowned for their cutthroat pricing and we feel the Trk 502 will carry a sticker price of around Rs 5 to 5.5 lakh ex-showroom.
The styling of the Trk 502 has been based on the Ducati Multistrada 1200 with its beaky face which we feel isn’t bad as the Multistrada itself is a good looking bike. Powering the new Benelli Trk 502 is a newly developed 500cc, parallel-twin motor churning out 48PS of peak power at 8,500rpm and 45Nm of torque at 4,500rpm. The gearbox is a 6-speed affair controlled by hydraulic clutch.
Fuel tank capacity is a mammoth 20 litres which should be useful while munching miles on the highway. Suspension duties upfront are handled by an adjustable upside down front forks, and at the rear, a monoshock unit, providing suspension travel of 150mm at both ends. Braking is via dual front discs, 320 mm in diameter, and two-piston floating caliper upfront, and a twin piston calliper gripping a single 260mm disc at the rear. Tyres are Pirelli Angel 120/70 R17 at front and 160/60 R17 at the back, mounted on 17-inch alloy wheels.
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