Description: Its believable the DSK shall make it possible for Benelli to slot in between Triumph and Street Triple, somewhere couple of grand more than Rs 6 lakh.
With Benelli all set to land in India by gigantic support from DSK Motowheels, competition is going to be stiffer than before. To name a few, expectations are there for Benelli BN302 and BN600GT to be launched in India during the first phase.
The BN600GT is targeted to tourers and enthusiasts who want power minced with practicality. So, naming the rivals, it comes to Kawasaki Ninja 650, Triumph Street Triple and Hyosung GT650R very close in the chase.
Dimension
Measuring the dimensions, Benelli fares longest and widest amongst the rest, but Kawasaki Ninja 650 takes away the cake for being tallest, and Triumph for being lightest.
Engine
On the engine’s note, British’s Triumph Motorcycles is carried with biggest capacity of 675cc three-cylinder, but despite being the lowest on displacement at 600cc the Italian Benelli fare the equation with four-cylinder. Kawasaki Ninja 650 does its performance run with a 649cc twin-cylinder, and Hyosung’s totally a league apart at 647cc “V-Twin”.
Power
The power output was max with Triumph’s 104 bhp, while the Benelli’s four-pot unit is far behind at 80bhp.
The remaining two – Kawasaki of 71bhp and Hyosung of 72bhp – in the last aren’t very far from each other.
Torque
The game of torques has turned slightly different than power. Street Triple manages to upkeep its hold over the top with 68Nm, but Benelli lost the trail with 56Nm taking to last position. Kawasaki Ninja and Hyosung aren’t poles apart as are laid in the vicinity of 60NM and above.
Suspension
On the suspension note, all three except Kawasaki Ninja uses upside down forks on front, side-mounted mono at rear. The Ninja uses a telescopic in combination with conventional mono at rear.
Fuel Tank
Sizing the fuel tank, nothing comes bigger than a 27 liter capacity of the GT for its touring needs, while the rest of them feasts somewhere in between 16 and 17 liters.
Price
Pricing, though Benelli is yet to announce, but Triumph is the costliest option here. Kawasaki Ninja arrives at a fair note of Rs 5.51 lakh where the Hyosung GT650R is reasonably suited at Rs 5.33 lakh. Hence, its believable that DSK shall make possible for Benelli to slot in between Triumph and Street Triple, somewhere couple of grand more than Rs 6 lakh.
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