Benelli TNT 25 review, test ride

Benelli’s most significant bike in India to date is the single-cylinder TNT 25, and we’ve just gone on an exclusive ride to see how it performs.

Published on Jul 23, 2015 06:15:00 PM

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The TNT 25 is good to ride in city, with confident handling. High speed bumps are effortlessly soaked in by the suspension, a monoshock at the rear. The new TNT allows you to dive into corners with confidence, with neutral steering manners and reassuring cornering dynamics. The TNT 25 offers a 280mm front disc brake and 240mm disc rear brake, which struggled to provide enough power, and lacked a solid enough feel at the lever, key factors Benelli assured us was only due to this not being the final production motorcycle, on which braking shall be up to speed.

The TNT 25 has a large enough fuel tank that drinks up 16.5 litres to provide the new bike with
a reasonable cruising range.

Benelli has got the TNT 25 almost perfectly sorted out for India. While not quite yet ready in final production guise, the new Benelli bike certainly offers smart styling and strikes a sweet balance between sporty and comfortable, something the segment is hungry for. The engine sounds good, and has proved a strong enough performer, plus there’s good handling and plush enough ride quality. We estimate Benelli to price the TNT 25 around Rs 1.70 lakh.

Please see the August 2015 issue of Autocar India, on stands now, for a complete road test with all the details of the upcoming new Benelli.