Re: Benelli Tornado - First Impressions.
 

Cooling takes place at the back of the bike - no big radiator at the front so that they could make the front fairing all narrow

Re: Benelli Tornado - First Impressions.
 

Oh. Probably is very clever and such like, but it's an odd look.
Each to their own, but no doubt it's a beast of a bike.

Re: Benelli Tornado - First Impressions.
 

Propellers???? Its the only floating bike. Didn't you hear about it?












:lol: you'd be suprised how many people believe that.

Radiator fans. Radiator is mounted under the seat unit, not behined the front wheel. See:

http://images12.fotki.com/v532/photo...irDucts-vi.jpg

http://images47.fotki.com/v1588/phot...1010799-vi.jpg

Re: Benelli Tornado - First Impressions.
 

man that looks like an expensive rad!

Re: Benelli Tornado - First Impressions.
 

My god I think these are stunning bikes.

I would LOVE one one these but I would probably just keep it in the garage and set up an armchair and beer fridge next to it and sit there looking at it

Re: Benelli Tornado - First Impressions.
 

No more expensive than a normal rad. If anything, cheaper.

Its just its location is different, coolent pipes leave ina different direction.

Only flaw with it is it needs the airflow runners down the side to feed it air. Great when moving, not so much when not. But then the fans kick in and suck the hot air out. So it should be a really thin bike, but due to the air chambers, it bulks it out.

Tips in ever so easy though, and weights moved more to the back of the bike. Fantastic idea (british designer!!).


lol just realised I still had the standard Dunlop D207's on. Ewwwwwwwwww.

Re: Benelli Tornado - First Impressions.
 

Yeah got collected in the end :rolleyes:

You cheeky bar-steward Daimo! :smt019

Yeah too fast, i have weak will power and a throttle happy hand and my licence wouldnt have lasted too long :smt040

110 miles? you taking it easy then?

Yeah mine had loads of history with it even down to a receipt for a tank pad!

Re: Benelli Tornado - First Impressions.
 

I was going to ask what rubber you had on now Daimo. The 207s will be on mine for a while yet, but reckon I'll probably end up with a sport/tourer type on next for longevity, coz I'm not that desperate for ultimate grip over that.

Re: Benelli Tornado - First Impressions.
 

Hope it is a good bike. Obviously I have no way of proving the mods have been done without stripping the bike to check, but given it's age and the fact that several dealers told me that "they've all been done now" with regards to unregistered ones, I have no reason to dispute what I was told. [-o<

Re: Benelli Tornado - First Impressions.
 

I'd be happy with yours Gaz. Its dealer sold, has warrantee, plus theres a good help and support lot on the Benelliforum, even if the topics are a bit old manney over there :lol:

DD - Only playing dude :) Yeah, im quite sensible on her. Like you, if I rode how I wanted too really, i'd have no license left :lol: Plus those miles were teh motorway runs in France. Get less on A-B roads in the UK. About 100 or so, but the fuelings good on my bike. Old man played around with lots of maps when he owned it.

RE Rubber, we'll i've got a new free Dunlop Quali 2 to go on the front, so im going to match the rear for this year (fronts not on yet). But after that, i'd like to try something different, maybe fork out a decent amount for a nice set of rubber. My next mods is go change the sproket on the back, give her a service, new rubber, and shes good for 2011.