Acquaintance With Benelli BKX300, Youth Adventure Motorcycle With Modern Design

Benelli BKX300. (Doc. Rideapaart)

JAKARTA - Not only launching the Sportbike model, Benelli also presented a new adventure motorcycle named BKX300 at the EICMA 2023 event.

Quoted from the Rideapart page, Wednesday, November 15, this one model is intended for the younger generation who like challenges, with modern design combinations and look dashing like Husqvarna.

So what are the specifications? It can be seen that on the front there are two vertical LED front lights that provide a contemporary look, and come with a compact body.

Meanwhile, in the kitchen section of the runway, Benelli uses a new engine, 292.4cc one fluid-cooled cylinder. The engine produces 29.2 dk of power at 9,000 rpm and 24.5 Nm torque at 7,000 rpm. The power was channeled to the rear wheel using a chain and connected to a manual transmission of six accelerations.

In addition, the chassis section is already designed to maximize the handling, on the front it is equipped with a 41mm upside-down suspension with 180mm travel, while the back uses a monoshock.

In the braking system, in front of the front use a 280mm floating model with a quadruple four pistons. While at the back, the size of the disk is smaller, 240mm with a timesper one piston. The size of the front and back rims is different, in front of 19 inches and behind 17 inches.

Talking about the adventure-style motorcycle feature, it is equipped with an LCD screen for the instrument, and a USB is also embedded to charge for motorists not to worry about running out of power.

Regarding the price has not been announced and Benelli said that the motor will be available from the second half of 2024. In addition, they will also launch smaller versions of 125cc and 250cc for the market with stricter licensing parameters.

It is known, Benelli is a motorcycle company from Italy, but has long been owned by Chinese motorcycle giant Qianjiang (QJ Motor).