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25-05-06, 08:55 PM
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Thinking of upgrading!
After looking at just about every bike on the market I think I'm going to get a Benelli Tornado.
Any one have an opinion on these the one i'm looking at is a 03 with 4665miles on it for £4850. |
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25-05-06, 09:24 PM
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Luvly bike,but can you live with it?Company is in and out of bankruptcy all the time,and there's that legendary Italian reliability and customer care.
 I had a Laverda leading up to the time they went bust and were taken over by Aprillia.Luvly bike,but never again would I buy an Italian bike I had to rely on. Living room ornament--that's different. 
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25-05-06, 09:27 PM
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I've got a car so as long as it brakes down in the garage i'm ok. It just looks stonking.
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25-05-06, 10:09 PM
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guess i better say it, This thread is nothing without pics
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25-05-06, 10:29 PM
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Where's the emote? I need to steal it for somewhere else!
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25-05-06, 11:03 PM
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There's a guy who works by me who's ridden his Tornado TRE just about every day all winter, 50 miles commute. It's got a fair few furry fasteners, Suzuki-style, but it's not broken down once (that he'll admit to!) Now, he babies it- I'm pretty sure I could outrun him on my old Virago- but it's stood up extremely well to the seasons. Benelli have a pretty good rep for this, especially for a small manufacturer.
Remember when that nutjob from Bike rode one across the Sahara? They fitted bigger radiators, and he blew up the rear shock, other than that it didn't miss a beat, and is now owned by a PB staffer.
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25-05-06, 11:10 PM
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now that you have said it, sod will apply all his laws ...you will break down in the most in-hospitible weather / location and your mobile battery will be flat :P Cool looking bike though and supposed to be a pretty decent handler as well
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25-05-06, 11:51 PM
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I don't like the way the rear of the tank hooks back and points a corner at you. Apart from that they look quite cute.
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26-05-06, 12:34 AM
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 http://www.postdiluvian.org/~mason/m..._tornado_1.jpg OK, ok- this big ugly heffer.  http://www.bikez.com/bike/20792/index2.jpg |
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26-05-06, 06:44 AM
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I could sit and look at that bike all day long. The one pictured at the bottom
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