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EICMA 2008: First Impressions

I have had a little walk around checking out the preparations for the show. I haven’t seen anything that I haven’t already seen or heard about previously, but here’s a selection from three of the halls. Yamaha are the only manufacturer to use an industrial crane to place some of its bikes up on high rise stands.

Benelli introduced a new tourer

The bike is equipped with an in-line "two", but the power is unlikely to impress. Qianjiang, which owns the Benelli brand, has introduced a new 302 Tourer to the Chinese market with a nice design, but not the most advanced stuffing. The motorcycle has a 300cc engine from a naked BN302, but in a slightly derated format - it develops 34 hp and 27 Nm (naked has 37 “horses” and 26 Nm).

New Benelli models: now "eight hundred"

Leoncino 800 is a vagabond with a retro look. In-line "two" with a working volume of 754cc develops a maximum power of 80 hp. The engine is mated with a six-speed slipper clutch gearbox and mounted in a birdcage steel frame.