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Benelli goes Chinese
This is the new Benelli BN600. It's also the Keeway RK600. Designed and manufactured in China, for its domestic market, by the QianJiang Group. Once the proud maker of unreliable Italian motorcycles, Benelli is now just an exercise in selling rebranded Chinese bikes in Europe. It's not that the RK600 is a bad bike. Well, it's not a terribly good one either, but there's not much wrong with rippin...
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Italy vs England at Cafe Desmo 2012
Like exotic and vintage Italian motorcycles? Then get yourself to Glendale this weekend for Pro Italia's annual festival of all things fast and fragile, Cafe Desmo. The annual event brings together hundreds of rare motorcycles with thousands of enthusiasts and industry magnates. As the dealer prepares to open a dedicated Triumph showroom next month, they'll be shaking things up by raffling off a S...
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1967 Diamond Jubilee Senior TT, FTW
The Isle of Man, Hailwood, Agostini, Pasolini, Williams, Blanchard, Uphill, Honda, MV Agusta, Benelli, Matchless, Seeley, Norton, even Vincent. Pre-race interviews with impeccable legends Geoff Duke and Stanley Woods and a post-race interview with Hailwood. The footage is a little murky, the commentary by perfectly cheeky Murray Walker is fantastically paced and suspenseful, and the sounds of the ... Benelli slashes production, faces uncertain future
"The recent plan was to produce 5000 bikes this year, but we couldn't achieve it," says Benelli's head of PR. The company has slashed 2009 production to somewhere below 1,000 units. Many of the company's 100 staff are working part time, receiving government-subsidized salaries. Dealers around the world are stuck with stocks of unsold bikes. Benelli is facing a new financial crisis despite being pu...
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