2018 BENELLI TNT135
FIRST TEST
P96
The extra speed means a quick dash down a
freeway is possible, but it's still not something
we'd recommended.
Taking a back step to look deeper at the
135 reveals a plethora of cool additions like
the front and rear LED lighting and slim, sexy
indicators that wouldn't look out of place in a
Rizoma catalog. There are fat 41mm inverted
forks and a gorgeous red steel trellis frame
Seat unit, as well as the exhaust, looks
suspiciously MV Agusta Brutale-ish.
that looks like it's been swiped
straight from a Ducati Monster.
Style cues go even further with
an exhaust that is a dead-set copy
of the MV Agusta Brutale 800, the
same as the seat unit. The muffler
is a little deceiving in that it's a twin
outlet for only one cylinder, plus
there's a gigantic collector box
underneath the shock to keep the
greenies happy.
SSR tells me they are commis-
sioning a bunch of add-on perfor-
mance accessories for the TNT,
one of which will be a performance
exhaust for track use that will pull a
pony or two out of the motor while
dropping some weight, which is
(Below) The
TNT135 with
all the optional
bling, including
rearsets,
engine covers,
graphics,
levers and bar
ends. Looks
hot, right?
