Quote Originally Posted by euphonius View Post

As for Benelli/Qianjiang, with Qianjiang acquiring Benelli, presumably to obtain their technology and brand and market share, it would make little sense for the company to design and manufacture key components in Italy, especially if the bike is a new model. If it's a longstanding model, that's a different story. Anyone know with any assurance that this is NOT a Chinese-made engine and transmission?
No assurance, but dealer said so (engine Italy made) and there were rumors that Benelli under Italian ownership was developing a 4-cyl-engine. Still the kinship with the Yamaha R6 engine is confusing.
(http://hellforleathermagazine.com/20...e-coming-soon/)