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General Discussions => Bike Talk => Topic started by: MOzZereLLa on June 10, 2014, 10:15:10 PM

Title: Anyone ever owned or know someone who owns/owned???
Post by: MOzZereLLa on June 10, 2014, 10:15:10 PM
A Benelli Tornado Tre?

They are so cheap these days I'm guessing there's a massive unreliability catch.

Is there??
Title: Re: Anyone ever owned or know someone who owns/owned???
Post by: ash on June 10, 2014, 11:25:10 PM
Is that the early ones pre radial brakes ?
Title: Re: Anyone ever owned or know someone who owns/owned???
Post by: Gobert on June 11, 2014, 08:58:59 AM
There's a reason they didn't sell - fueling, reliability, overheating from what I can remember.

So many better ways to spend your money unless you just want to be different for being differents sake.........
Title: Re: Anyone ever owned or know someone who owns/owned???
Post by: MOzZereLLa on June 11, 2014, 09:02:31 AM
But an 06 bike, in good condition with less than 10k miles is £2600.......

Has to be a nightmare.

Like the idea of unusual and a big triple sports bike....
Title: Re: Anyone ever owned or know someone who owns/owned???
Post by: Lord Danoir the first on June 11, 2014, 12:31:01 PM
Test rode an 06 when it was new...... liked it.

seat was a bit hard.
Title: Re: Anyone ever owned or know someone who owns/owned???
Post by: Doug_Z1000 on June 11, 2014, 02:49:23 PM
Wasn't there an article in one of the mags about someone buying one and touring north Africa?
Title: Re: Anyone ever owned or know someone who owns/owned???
Post by: ash on June 11, 2014, 09:43:48 PM
Biggest issue they had was the supply chain for spares...it was almost non existent under original italian ownership because the playboy who recreated the brand/bikes was the son of a businessman, and not a businessman himself. He didn't pay the sub component manufacturers on time and so they withheld the stock. Much better as I understand since it was taken over by a Chinese co. They would probably be about 2005 onwards. There is a dealer in Hammersmith who has sold from both owners and he said the Chinese were more on it.