It's just not quite there, is it? O.K., I'll see your mutant scrambler with the world's ugliest kickstand and raise you... Mebbe a good excuse to post a pic of your fav. old scrambler?
You know Kelly the last Benelli thread was partially you're fault. I'm sure that Dean cringes every time he hears the name Benelli or the word lutefisk.
Benelli,,,i recognize that motor/chassis from their MX/enduro brethren. A great marque with a storied history. The MX enduro line looked very nice but were still a little cobby in the details and seemed overweight. Fun concept old school scrambler,,,the beezer and metisse are art work thanks for the post
OW! A Rickman? That's not fair! Titanium framed 250. They went to all that trouble, then left all that meat in the rear sprocket.
Hmmm, must pull good off the bottom. that sprocket looks more like a cast iron pancake. What I like is the snail cam adjuster at the front of the swingarm.
uo oh do I feel a Benelli thread starting......it had lots of merit, but was cobby up close (prototype stuff). The classic Green/Silver was brilliant. and they were loaded with all the good components, and size was good. Msportz I dont know the Vertemati bros worked that one?? (possible). PS Benelli is owned by a Chinese company.
Thanks for the info robertaccio. Chinese ownership? Wow - as long as they don't build them there I'm just heading over to the Benelli homepage for a nosey. I liked them when I was a kid - they have a great racing heritage and I almost bought a 350-4 once. Edit: the 505 enduro as per the UK website: http://www.benelli.co.uk/_bikes/bx_505/bx_505.php "Price TBA". Still. The trail seemed to go a bit cold after 2007 news-wise.
Wow FI, the ones at EICMA 08 were Mik carbed with Mik vacuum fuel pumps in line because the bottom of the tank was behind and below the carb bowl. kinda looked outboard (boat) motorish with the vacuum fuel pump. The bike sure is nice looking.
Some other interesting specs: So it's probably quite a rev monster. For lubricant circulation / control? That's a bit of a trip back in time. As in cassette? Does that mean that individual ratios can be chosen? Sounds good if it's not stretching the meaning of the term "dry". No, I'm not in the market for one (I'm only a "weekend warrior"), but the old emerald green is very evocative and it's so much prettier than the Bee-Emm 450.
