Benelli has introduced a new 600 adventure styled and a 300 naked bike.
http://www.visordown.com/motorcycle-...led/23882.html
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Benelli has introduced a new 600 adventure styled and a 300 naked bike.
http://www.visordown.com/motorcycle-...led/23882.html
Interesting, although Id rather see a real adventure bike not adventure-styled one but at least its a step in a right direction ;)
It looks pretty good. Ill be following them closely cos some competition for the ugly JH600 is needed ;) and Benellis factory is just 40min ride from my place
Is an inline four really the ideal engine configuration for an adventure bike?
Benelli EICMA 2013 press release
Benelli a EICMA 2013, the "revolution" is continuing
In about one year, in fact, Benelli Q.J. presents a new motorcycles range, with a strong and attractive personality, to allow everyone to realize their dreams and express their emotions riding a two wheels, and arrives in Eicma with two exciting news that are part of the BN family.
The implemented range is the result of a massive development work of Benelli technicians, to offers vehicles that meet the deepest needs of the users, including reduced fuel consumption and emissions. There is one particular and important aspect from which Benelli can never be separated. It's the "Made in Italy" concept, still point to the Company of Pesaro, in order to ensure the highest quality in its products.
Thanks to the objectives centered this year, Benelli can invest in the future and can improve day after day, not only in the motorcycle and scooter market but also in other areas, such as e-bikes world. Sustainable mobility, cost savings, environmental, become cornerstones for Benelli, who can begin its 'green' revolution.
Motorcycles range 2014
For 2014, the Benelli motorcycle range has been enriched with new, especially for the BN series. The first news is BN600GT, the GT version of BN600R, which reproduces the inline four-cylinder engine. This is forward-looking sport touring, mid-sized, the intelligent and smart motorcycle suitable for any type of rider, that guarantees also cost containment. BN600GT will be available by mid-2014.
Another important news of the House of Pesaro is BN302, a naked bike slim, light and handy, born for the new riders, which take confidence immediately. BN302 has in line two-cylinder 4-stroke engine, liquid-cooled, for good performance in all conditions. Also this bike will be available from mid-2014.
Updated with top quality components, Benelli presents the BN600R: suspension system is made of an upside-down Marzocchi front fork ø 50mm. In the rear we find an aluminium alloy swingarm with rear shock absorber Sachs. Top quality braking system with Brembo.
Benelli make also important works on the TNT range (TNT 899 and TNT R), the real sport motorcycles of Company of Pesaro, with aggressive look and absolute performance, and on the TRE-K range (TRE 1130 K and TRE 1130 K Amazonas) the Benelli touring bikes, which offer maximum comfort in all conditions, for both rider and passenger.
Scooter range 2014
As tradition dictates, Benelli also takes care of scooters. For this reason, in 2014, the Company of Pesaro offers its flagship products that have made the history of Benelli, starting with the full range Pepe, the most popular 50cc of the House, that is proposed with two-stroke and four-stroke engine. Pepe is a scooter attentive to the environment and consumption, with nonconformist and original styling.
Benelli has also a sport series of scooters, from 50cc to 150cc: the fist model is 49X, the 50cc of the Company of Pesaro with a racing style. Then, there are X125 and X150, the scooters with charm, agile and dynamic, beloved by the users. Even in 2014, returning also the Macis range, the scooters with very original design, proposed in 125cc and 150cc. This Benelli scooter is high-wheel vehicle with authentic charm, unprecedented, the right scooter to get noticed in all conditions, agile and easy to handle, with the guarantee of complete safety.
But in Benelli range could not miss, for the next year, the Caffènero series, proposed in 125cc, 150cc and 250cc. Caffénero is perfect in the home-office commuting, offering the best safety and riding pleasure. In Benelli scooter rage there is also Zenzero 350, the glamour vehicle, convenient and fast, with refined and elegant style, suitable for the city.
E-bikes range 2014
Benelli Q.J. lands at EICMA 2013 also with a completely new range of e-bikes with five new vehicles. After the launch of Classica and Letizia Donna/Uomo, the first two pedelec presented by the Company of Pesaro, now comes a completely new series of mountain bikes with modern and attractive design, a trekking e-bike with the unmistakable Benelli character and a brilliant cargo e-bike to suit every requirement.
Electric bicycles are a challenge that Benelli has caught immediately with great enthusiasm, an exceptional and important bet that, with great determination, Benelli never wanted to give up. One way of thinking about mobility that the House of Pesaro took with the maximum confidence, to keep up with the changing times and believing in a highly sustainable future.
Advanced technology. Benelli e-bikes have a new and advanced ignition system: a magnetic induction key operated ignition, linked to the Twist-LED/LCD handlebar-mounted display.
Benelli Q.J. therefore arrives at EICMA 2013 with a complete range available from the first half of next year. A line of bicycles able to satisfy every need and every type of user:
- ACHLE
Achle is the electric mountain bike intended for off-road use. The lithium battery is a Samsung cell (36V 11Ah) rechargeable in 4-7 hours. The motor DAPU (250W of power), torque sensor integrated, is installed on the rear hub. Achle is also equipped with 29" wheels.
- ALPAN
Hardtrail with 27.5" wheels, Alpan is the Benelli mountain bike of last generation, suitable also for newcomers of the pure off-road world, ensuring speed, lightness and stability at the same time. Alpan is also equipped with Shimano Deore 3x9 speed derailleur. Alpan has a SR Suntour XCR- 27.5 LO fork adjustable, with a stroke of 100 mm. The lithium battery is a Samsung cell (36V and 11Ah), rechargeable in 4-7 hours.
- TAITLE
Sporty performance, Taitle is the first traditional two-wheelers pedal powered, signed by Benelli Q.J. The 29" wheels of this bicycle offer maximum safety on the road. Benelli Taitle is equipped with a Rock Shox XC32 adjustable fork, Turn Key, Poploc and air/oil system, with a generous stroke of 100mm.
- UTUSE
100% trekking style e-bike, for a combined use city-hill without any problems. Utuse is electric two-wheels that can satisfy every daily need. Utuse mounts 700C wheels, which provide great stability on the road. The fork is an adjustable SR Suntour NEX 700C; the braking system is an efficient Tektro® mechanical disc brakes. It should be underlined Shimano® ACERA 3x8 speed derailleur.
- REBELLA Donna/Uomo
It’s the first Benelli cargo e-bike to live the city, the vehicle that offers the possibility to load heavy bags on the bicycle. Rebella is available in two versions, with 3-speed Shimano® Nexus derailleur and 8-speed Shimano® Nexus derailleur. It is presented in the colors dark silver and dark gray for men’s model, light blue and white for ladies.
- CLASSICA
Affirmed e-bike of Benelli Q.J., already available on the market, Classica is the bicycle for the city, to move easily in the urban traffic. Classica has a top speed of 25 km/h with a range of 70 kms. This Benelli e-bike with frame in aluminium alloy is presented in two versions, with 26" and 28" wheels, and ensures reliability and comfort under any conditions. Classica is presented in the colours white, black and cream (version 26") and in black and white (version 28").
- LETIZIA Donna/Uomo
Comfortable, easy and beautiful, Letizia is the Benelli pedelec voted for everyday use and presented in two versions, with Shimano Tourney 7 speed derailleur and with Shimano Nexus 8 speed derailleur, 4 PAS mode levels, that can be controlled through the handlebar directly and with absolute ease. Letizia is presented with 26’’ and 28" wheels and the rear carrier Samsung Li-ion battery (36V, 9Ah) is rechargeable in 4-6 hours. It is available in white, black and grey colors.
I like the styling.
http://www.insella.it/sites/default/...requarti_0.jpg
http://www.insella.it/sites/default/...-_bn600gt.jpeg
From what i can see it's not gonna be a rival for the JH600, nor is it intended to be. Even with the slightly 'ADVish' bodywork it looks to be more of a road touring bike with its straight 4 engine, short travel suspension and low ground clearance. The fact that they've redesigned the swingarm so they could put the muffler down below suggests they don't see many river crossings in its future.
I applaud them for resisting the urge to stick an obligatory beak on the front like everybody else. In fact i was sad to see suzuki go the way of the beak with next year's vstrom. Now the only beakless bikes left are the yamaha, KTM and kawasaki, and how cool are they... Good move.
I felt like my previous point would be better understood with an illustration, and clearly i'm not that busy.
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BMW are exempt from the second row since they invented the beak.
'Riders against beaks', Felix founder member. :lol8:
Honestly Benelli and QJ. Find a native English speaking foreigner to tidy up your press releases. The western motorcycle media publish things written by QJ, and it simply adds another reason not to buy a Chinese bike. People think 'if you can't get English right, can you get the engine right?' Damn I'll do it for free, just give me a T-shirt (Benelli not QJ). I bet they still have 'always wear helmet wear garish and protected clothes' on the fuel tank.
First off Felix, you own a V-Strom, so your aesthetic opinion is suspect. Second, I'm fairly sure Suzuki invented the beak. Look at the old Katana and then the DR Big. Maybe they copied BMW, but I don't think so.Quote:
Originally Posted by felix
+1 ZMC ... Chinglish press releases from multi million dollar companies goes beyond pathetic. I'm sure there are at least 50 guys on MCM that would write this shit for a couple liters of free oil (I would).
Cheers!
Just looked up the DR big. I stand corrected. Please accept this amendment to my previous post.
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This is how I see the press release going down. Boss cant speak English so tells jimmy new graduate guy to write it. Jimmy got his job based on his bullshit CV where he claims to have passed Cet 6 or something like it. Jimmy has far to much QQ chatting to be getting on with , so runs the press release through bing translate and submits to boss . Job done ! Back to goofing off, playing cards and skiting on Wechat about how easy his job is......
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Originally Posted by zhu
TIC... so long as it looks the part...
The general poor English is mostly an attitude. 'This is China, we are Chinese and in our territory we can use any language we like in any way we feel fit, as this is our right'. OK fine but you lose MONEY when you export goods with incorrect English, because it makes people less willing to buy.
Of course Zhu is right about the kid goofing off instead of working, but he's allowed to get away with it because the boss is too lazy/dumb to care about things that matter. You're in a marketplace with companies that have exact attention to detail you have to raise your game.
I have no idea what nationality wrote that, I can see Italian and English and the Italian reads different then the English version.
What is the last line in paragraph one referring to “casa natale del Leone” ?
Yet Qianjiang has yet to release any official information about either of the two bikes in Chinese. Some Chinese bikers have caught on to this and there has been a bit of a backlash on motorfans with a lot of people being pissed off at Qianjiang for giving the cold shoulder to the domestic market.Quote:
Originally Posted by ZMC888
Re Chinglish.
Even Suzuki can't get it right. I managed to get my hands on the English owner's manual for the GW250 (written in China for the export bikes). It isn't a bad example of Chinglish, but there is enough of it to make Suzuki look bad. Reading it, I have a funny feeling that it was done by a committee of CET-6 and white faces.
"Native speaking" white faces can be misleading. Lots of my native-speaking countrymen from back home can barely compose a sentence. How would a Chinese manufacturer know if their staff (or an MCM netizen) was any good? In a similar vein, I'd have no way of knowing if a Chinese guy on Motorfans has Chinese-writing skills. Seems that a company should pay the price and use professional writers and editors. If I'm not mistaken, that is the typical game plan for companies back home - many use professional writers for user manuals, without any need for translation services.
You're correct - it really makes a company look bad. Like they just don't care.
Re Felix's "Riders against beaks" ... sounds too negative ... "Pug dog lovers" seems softer.
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Chinglish press releases from multi million dollar companies goes beyond pathetic.
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This is how I see the press release going down. Boss cant speak English so tells jimmy new graduate guy to write it. Jimmy got his job based on his bullshit CV where he claims to have passed Cet 6 or something like it. Jimmy has far to much QQ chatting to be getting on with , so runs the press release through bing translate and submits to boss . Job done ! Back to goofing off, playing cards and skiting on Wechat about how easy his job is......
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+1
TIC... so long as it looks the part...
I am sorry to rain on your parade guys, and I am doing this against my own kind, but we are not facing a case of TIC here. Instead, we are looking at the sloppiness and lack of talent of the Italian subsidiary, which has its press releases redacted by an intern/fresh-graduate-in-business-management or by a secretary-major-in-foreign-languages-whos-never-been-abroad. Certainly not by a translation pro. And poor them, it's not their fault, their English is good enough to carry out their everyday job more than OK.Quote:
The general poor English is mostly an attitude. 'This is China, we are Chinese and in our territory we can use any language we like in any way we feel fit, as this is our right'.
What is even worse, the Italian version of the press release has probably not been written by a professional either, for I wouldn't say it is perfect. It could be the same person that first wrote the Italian, and than translated word-by-word into English, doing exactly what they teach you not to do at your first translation class.
If you have some skills in both languages, compare the same paragraph and see for yourself: questionable syntax in the Italian version and word by word translation.
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Per il 2014 la gamma moto Benelli è stata valorizzata ed arricchita di nuovi modelli, soprattutto per quanto riguarda la famiglia BN. La prima novità è BN600GT, versione Gran Turismo della BN600R, di cui ripropone il propulsore a quattro cilindri in linea, quattro tempi. Si tratta di una sport-touring lungimirante, di media cilindrata, la moto intelligente che si adatta ad ogni tipologia di pilota e che garantisce contenimento dei costi. BN600GT sarà disponibile da metà del 2014.
It's a shame nonetheless, I totally agree with the MCM consensus.Quote:
For 2014, the Benelli motorcycle range has been enriched with new, especially for the BN series. The first news is BN600GT, the GT version of BN600R, which reproduces the inline four-cylinder engine. This is forward-looking sport touring, mid-sized, the intelligent and smart motorcycle suitable for any type of rider, that guarantees also cost containment. BN600GT will be available by mid-2014.
Cheers and ride safe
http://download.hexun.com/ftp/all_stockdata_2009/all/063/212/63212252.PDF
translate that and then interpret the values....
Vale, it's an translation which has been done on auto-translate, its an embarrassment to Benelli/QJ. Tried it in both Bing and Google, unsurprisingly it's an exact match to the Italian/English translation from Google translate.
We can never know who translated it, a sloppy Chinese kid, or an Italian fed up with their new Chinese overlords. There is no person with passable English 'doing their best'. It shows a lack of care and will damage their sales. That press release was sent to motorcycle media across the world.
OH I see its the the home of the the Lion.
“casa natale del Leone”http://www.animatedweb.it/imagestore...o_benelli1.jpg