Recently Benelli Msia launched the TRK 502,

some reviews so far..

MCN doesn't have anything good to say...

http://www.motorcyclenews.com/news/first-r...trk-502-review/

youtube test rides







Just today Benelli Msia confirmed will bring in the Leoncino

http://www.bikesrepublic.com/featured/2017...-malaysia-soon/




This post has been edited by basilisk: Apr 29 2017, 12:14 AM

doubt on quality ??

this not sure.. hv to lurk a long time at owners group in FB, then will know the troubles...

wht im sure is for those who can taobao, sure can order parts n accessories..

cager should compare it with the tracer 700 that he is currently owning


some feels that the price of trk in msia should be lower...

infos about benelli bike can be found at china bike forums like

http://www.qishi8.cn/forum-197-1.html

cager on two wheels uploaded a longer review on the TRK 502

Benelli, chances of getting a lemon is much higher maybe

the competitor is CB500X,

Trk502 if not mistaken has ABS as standard.

price is RM28888, +gst is ~RM30621

cb500x abs + gst is RM35391

only less than 5k difference.

Weight, TRK502 is 235kg wet, cb500x is 194kg wet full tank.








This post has been edited by basilisk: May 4 2017, 06:11 PM

well, cosmetically? it has better specs

until it is proven that the features perform on par or better than the honda.

Trk502 has USD fork, twin radially mounted front calipers vs only one on the cb500x

handguards-wht do u call it?, gear indicator, jarum rpm meter, led light all round?

usb charger(i think), bigger windshield with bar for mounting phones etc,

2.5liter more petrol, better ekzos sound

these 2 bikes seat height are lower than the versys 650,

the trk is ~800mm-815, cb ~ 790-810? compare to versys 840mm

This post has been edited by basilisk: May 4 2017, 10:19 PM

for those who are new to motorbikes, not all inline twin cylinder sounds the same.

here are some example.



180 degree firing inline twin - eg er6n/6f, versys650, z650 etc




270 degree firing inline twin - mt07, some triumph bikes




360 degree firing inline twin - BMW F800r , benelli trk502, leoncino, bn302





This post has been edited by basilisk: May 8 2017, 04:30 PM

Kawasaki upgraded the ER6N to Z650 to compete with MT07.

In Malaysia, will the new Z650 out sell / be more popular than the MT07?







a comparison between the new Z650 and ER6N by motor-journal france, with english subs



This post has been edited by basilisk: May 8 2017, 10:49 PM

this is first time order benelli stuff frm taobao?

over here is Msia, after gst price, not OTR

Z650 RM35609
MT07 RM36795

HLY even raise the price aft z650 announced, like they give a damn.

sure do ymh have a lot of supporters here. I think they dont even care

making ABS as an option for MT07.

z650 has ABS, slipper clutch, overall built and finishing seems better than the MT07 which

has alot of plastics covering the tank, etc.

using sea freight ? big stuff u buying

but sea takes bout one month - west msia/KL

for my preference i will go for MT07,

just ranting here, share some infos, and to create discussion

in Msia, unless u r buying BMW, Ducati, it is impossible to test a bike...

they won't be able to keep the price down....

speaking of triple, the other day heard a mt09 pass by and thought it sounded like a car, the exhaust note


there is a difference between 4inline and triple sound. most recorded youtube vid can't tell the difference,

but these vids of dyno session by scorpion exhaust shows it clearly.

check out the header sound of the new z900 with standard exhaust.






compare it with a triple.

mt09 ckd for msia doesnt come with TC , ABS also no.

actually, a faired bike is still favoured here in msia, also inline4 enjins, that is still the majority of mat motor mentality.

the naza blade 650, used to come in naked and faired. Naza stopped selling the naked version few years ago, permintaan kurang they said.

cruiser position is different, look at the vulcan S. the seat is very low, and your legs/ feet are in forward kangkang position. i personally don't prefer to ride like that

that mt09 jerky/snappy throttle ymh hav already updated the mapping,

latest 2017 version they improve the suspension as well.

the mt10 @ ah hong motor sentul, i heard it is just grey import from them,

not official CBU frm HLYM. HLYM never announce any CBU for mt10.


well if the non abs mt07 is rm1-2k cheaper than z650, then i don't mind.

now no abs but more expensive, in EU they are priced the same, some country its either z650 or mt07 abit more

expensive, but both with ABS.

i think BS honda will have difficulty putting this rebel against the vulcan S.

vulcan CC higher, and the price after GST is already less than RM30K.

second hand vulcan can get at RM20k cash already.

unless one is a die hard fan of this bike's look....

i think this rebel design is really weird....