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| {{Motorcycle
| | #Redirect [[Benelli Tre 900S Tornado]] |
| |name = Benelli Tre900S Tornado
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| |photo=Benelli-Tornado-900S--3.jpg
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| |aka =
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| |manufacturer = Benelli
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| |parent_company =
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| |production = 2000
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| |model_year =
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| |predecessor =
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| |class =
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| |engine = Four stroke, transverse three cylinder, DOHC, 4 valves per cylinder
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| |bore_stroke =
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| |compression = 11.0:1
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| |top_speed =
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| |power =
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| |torque =
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| |fuel_system =
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| |ignition = Electronic ignition
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| |spark_plug =
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| |battery =
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| |transmission = 6 Speed
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| |frame = Front section in chrome-molybdenum steel tubes,rear section inhollow cast aluminum box section
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| |suspension =Front: Upside down Marzocchi, 46 mm Ø, adjustable Ferderbasis, course and compression phase absorption <br>
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| Rear: Central shock strut with lever system, adjustable feather/spring basis, course and compression phase absorption
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| |brakes =Front: 2 x 320 mm Ø discs, 4 [[piston]] [[calipers]] <br>Rear: Single 240 mm Ø disc, 4 piston caliper
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| |front_tire = {{tire|120/70-17}}
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| |rear_tire = {{tire|190/50-17}}
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| |rake_trail =
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| |wheelbase = 1395 mm / 54.9 in
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| |length =
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| |width =
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| |height =
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| |seat_height = 810 mm / 31.9 in
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| |dry_weight = 198 kg / 437 lbs
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| |wet_weight =
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| |fuel_capacity = 20.5 Liters / 5.4 US gal
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| |oil_capacity =
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| |fuel_consumption =
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| |turning_radius =
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| |related =
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| |competition =
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| ==Engine==
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| The engine was a Liquid cooled cooled Four stroke, transverse three cylinder, DOHC, 4 valves per cylinder. The engine featured a 11.0:1 [[compression ratio]].
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| ==Drive==
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| Power was moderated via the Wet, multiplate with anti-blocking system.
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| ==Chassis==
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| It came with a 120/70-17 front [[tire]] and a 190/50-17 rear tire. Stopping was achieved via 2 x 320 mm Ø discs, 4 piston calipers in the front and a Single 240 mm Ø disc, 4 piston [[caliper]] in the rear. The front suspension was a Upside down Marzocchi, 46 mm Ø, adjustable Ferderbasis, course and compression phase absorption while the rear was equipped with a Central shock strut with lever system, adjustable feather/spring basis, course and compression phase absorption. The Tre900S Tornado was fitted with a 20.5 Liters / 5.4 US gal fuel tank. The bike weighed just 198 kg / 437 lbs. The wheelbase was 1395 mm / 54.9 in long.
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| == Photos ==
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| [[File:Benelli-Tornado-900S--3.jpg|600px|Benelli Tre900S Tornado]]
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| [[File:Benelli-Tornado-900S--4.jpg|600px|Benelli Tre900S Tornado]]
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| [[File:Benelli-Tornado-900S--1.jpg|600px|Benelli Tre900S Tornado]]
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| [[File:Benelli-Tornado-900S--2.jpg|600px|Benelli Tre900S Tornado]] | |
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| == Overview ==
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| Benelli Tre 900S Tornado
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| Benelli is a legendary name, with many racing
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| successes in the past, but in recent years, it has been better known for its
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| scooters. The appearance of the Tornado Tre 900 superbike in 1999 changed
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| that. It uses unconventional design philosophies aimed at producing a fast,
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| aerodynamic sportsbike, both for the road and World Superbike championship.
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| The radiator that cools the engine is
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| mounted under the seat, rather than in front of the engine, and this,
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| together with the narrow three-cylinder engine, gives the Tornado a slim
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| frontal aspect, improving aerodynamics and top speed. The 120° triple engine
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| has a balance shaft for extra smoothness and is mounted in an innovative
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| glued aerospace frame.
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| It's three long years since the Tornado was
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| unveiled by the reborn Benelli firm, whose youthful, bike-crazy
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| boss, Andrea Merloni is from the mega-rich
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| family that owns Ariston and Indesit. During that time Benelli works racer Peter
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| Goddard has succeeded in scoring points in World Superbikes, albeit without
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| getting near the top places, as development of the roadgoing version has
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| continued.
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| Enthusiastic punters who clamoured to put their names down for one of the
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| initial, Limited Edition machines back in 1999 have been getting frustrated as
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| the roadster's launch date slipped backwards...
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| But at last Benelli have
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| finished developing the 12-valve triple, and production at their factory in
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| Pesaro, on Italy's east coast, is under way. Just 150 units of the Tornado
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| Limited Edition are being built, for sale at £22,500 each. (A mass-produced,
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| dual-seat model with the same engine is due in the autumn at roughly half that
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| price.)
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| The specification is
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| mouth-watering: 143bhp from the liquid-cooled engine; a frame that combines
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| steel tubes and aluminum sections at the swing-arm pivot; full carbon-fibre
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| bodywork; and some of the best cycle parts money can buy.
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| The chance of a blast on
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| the Tornado on the roads near Pesaro was too good to miss, and the excitement
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| started even before I'd set eyes on the bike. Sitting in the reception area of
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| Benelli's modern factory on the outskirts of town, I was suddenly aware of an
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| improbably loud and utterly distinctive exhaust note, as Benelli's test rider
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| Gianluca alasso pulled up outside on the Tornado, and gave its throttle a few
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| not-strictly-necessary blips for good effect.
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| Outside in the sunshine,
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| the triple, finished in Benelli's traditional green-and-silver color scheme
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| (the firm has a rich racing history, and won the 250cc world championship in
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| 1969 through Aussie Kel Carruthers), looked as gorgeous as I'd expected.
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| Morton's design has changed subtly since the bike was unveiled, but the Tornado
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| still manages to be very distinctive as well as stylish, with its intricate
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| curves, and two small headlights between slanted intake slots in its nose.
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| This Limited Edition
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| version is one of the classiest streetbikes in existence, containing heaps of
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| high-quality engineering. Its steel and aluminum frame sections are glued
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| together in aircraft style, as well as bolted. Its steering geometry and the
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| position of its big aluminum swing-arm can be fine-tuned, in GP racer fashion.
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| Its front and rear suspension is from Öhlins; wheels are lightweight forged jobs
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| from Marchesini.
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| That all means this
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| Tornado roadster is arguably closer than any of its rivals to its namesake on
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| the World Superbike grid. And it felt that way as I settled myself into the
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| saddle (which is tall due to the air ducts running below it to the radiator),
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| fired up the 898cc engine, prodded into gear and headed off with the
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| three-into-one exhaust's race can making a tuneful three-cylinder warble. The
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| triple also comes with a street-legal silencer, plus other goodies including
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| alternative sprockets and a cover.
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| The bike's raw,
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| race-ready feel was one of its best features, but it wasn't all good news. The
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| Tornado idled okay but below 4000rpm it spluttered and refused to run properly,
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| before clearing to give a pleasantly linear response through the midrange. On
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| the fairly empty Italian roads that didn't cause much trouble, but this Tornado
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| wouldn't have been much fun in city traffic.
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| YOU IN THE RAC MATE?
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| Provided I made sure there was five grand or more showing on the yellow tacho,
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| all was well. The Benelli stormed forward enthusiastically, kicking harder as
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| the needle approached the 11,500rpm red-line. The six-speed gearbox was slick,
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| and the triple seemed pretty smooth, too. But later on the autostrada, when I
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| had the chance to put some serious numbers on the digital speedo, there was more
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| vibration than I'd expected - due, Benelli later said, to a key linking the
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| balancer-shaft to the crank being out of tolerance.
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| The buzz though the bars
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| and pegs wasn't a big problem as kept my head down behind the screen on the
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| near-empty autostrada, and wound the Tornado to a rock-solid indicated 150mph, a
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| little short of its likely top speed of close to 170mph. Then the engine
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| suddenly died completely, due to a failure of the engine management black box.
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| Along with the poor low-rev running, it was enough to convince me that Benelli
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| had plenty more work to do to get the injection system sorted.
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| That problem was a
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| disappointment because in most respects the Tornado had impressed. Its chassis
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| is outstanding, combining the frame's rigidity and the flawless control of the
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| firm Öhlins units with the vast amount of track-day tweaking potential. On the
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| mainly tight and twisty hill roads near Pesaro the Benelli handled brilliantly
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| on its standard settings, giving huge amounts of feedback yet also managing to
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| float over most road imperfections.
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| At 185kg dry the triple
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| is light, and it steered very easily while staying impressively stable, both in
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| turns and under hard acceleration. There was heaps of Ground Clearance, and fat
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| sticky Pirelli Dragon Supercorsas to make good use of it.
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| Brembo's brake set-up
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| with four-piston, four-pad calipers has become almost obligatory on exotic
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| Italian bikes of late, and delivers so much stopping power and lever feel that
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| it's easy to understand why.
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| For most of my day's ride
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| the Tornado was so quick, agile and full of character that I had a brilliant
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| time riding it, and ended up back on it that evening (after the faulty black box
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| had been replaced) with my initial high regard for the triple dented but still
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| intact.
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| Whether I'd have been
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| happy if I'd just paid £22,500 for a bike with this one's rough edges is another
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| matter, though. Benelli insist they have improved the low-rev injection glitch,
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| and that the failure won't happen on production machines. The enthusiasts who
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| will soon be taking delivery of their long-awaited Tornados will be hoping that
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| they're right.
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| Source insidebikes.com
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| {| class="wikitable"
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| !Make Model
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| |Benelli Tre 900S Tornado
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| !Year
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| |2000
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| !Engine Type
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| |Four stroke, transverse three cylinder, DOHC, 4 valves per cylinder
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| !Displacement
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| |898 cc / 54.8 cu in
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| !Bore X Stroke
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| |85.3 x 52.4 mm mm
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| !Compression
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| |11.0:1
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| !Cooling System
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| |Liquid cooled
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| !Lubrication
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| |Wet sump
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| !Induction
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| |Sagem, electronic ignition with 1 injector for each cylinder
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| !Ignition
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| |Electronic ignition
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| !Starting
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| |Electric
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| !Max Power
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| |104.4 kW / 140 hp @ 11500 rpm
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| !Max Torque
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| |95 Nm / 9.69 kgf-m / 70.1 lb-ft @ 8800 rpm
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| !Clutch
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| |Wet, multiplate with anti-blocking system
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| !Transmission
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| |6 Speed
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| !Final Drive
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| |Chain
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| !Frame
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| |Front section in chrome-molybdenum steel tubes,rear section inhollow cast aluminum box section
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| !Front Suspension
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| |Upside down Marzocchi, 46 mm Ø, adjustable Ferderbasis, course and compression phase absorption
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| !Rear Suspension
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| |Central shock strut with lever system, adjustable feather/spring basis, course and compression phase absorption
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| !Front Brakes
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| |2 x 320 mm Ø discs, 4 piston calipers
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| !Rear Brakes
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| |Single 240 mm Ø disc, 4 piston caliper
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| !Front Wheel
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| |3.5 x 17 in
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| !Front Tire
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| |120/70-17
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| !Rear Wheel
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| |6.0 x 17 in
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| !Rear Tire
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| |190/50-17
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| !Wheelbase
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| |1395 mm / 54.9 in
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| !Seat Height
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| |810 mm / 31.9 in
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| !Dry Weight
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| |198 kg / 437 lbs
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| !Fuel Capacity
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| |20.5 Liters / 5.4 US gal
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| !Review
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| |Insidebikes
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| |}
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| == External Links ==
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| * http://www.insidesbikes.com
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| [[Category:Benelli motorcycles]]
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