So what is the Benelli TNT 300
It's the latest offering of an Italian manufacturer now owned by a Chinese giant
Who have pronoun this motorcycle as TNT after their flagship.
It stands for Tornado Naked Tre, even though it's not an inline triple but a inline twin.
But the most fundamental question of them all is what exactly is the Benelli TNT 300
Oh Teri !
So the Swiss knife with an Italian flair, It's trump card is versatility to be highly successful
in this ultra competitive naked bike segment. One which has been predominantly dominated, by this.
KTM Duke 390
The bike which has no place in this review because it's a single, it's more powerful, it's better equipped
and it meets pretty much every single argument right in it's butt when you mention value for money.
But if comparison is the rule then this is the TNT's most fiercest competitor, The Kawasaki Z250
Priced at what the Benelli costs and also powered by a parallel twin mill.
In terms of performance the TNT makes more power than the Z250 but also weighs almost 32 Kgs more,
Losing the power to weight battle which also eats into its acceleration figures as well as top gear roll-ons.
Where the TNT 300 really out scores the Z250 is in terms of equipment because this one offers an awful lot.
It sports first in class twin 260mm front disc, shock with preload and rebound adjustability.
160 section rear tyre, which is the widest of them all and they work.
The brakes are phenomenal in terms of both feel and outright stopping power.
The suspension can be tweaked as per your mood and your riding style.
Whether you are riding single or two up, whether you are looking for a plush ride or something stiffer to attack corners.
It's this level of customization that the TNT offers which gives it slight edge over the Z250's impressive riding dynamics.
Sure it is not as sharp in the corners and doesn't flick as quickly as the Z250 but the TNT makes up for it
through better feedback and stability in corners, courtesy the stickier Pirellis.
While the Z250 looks better, the TNT sounds better than anything else in it's class.
So what do you make of the Benelli TNT 300.
The seat is quite comfortable for the rider as well as the pillion, the Z250 is a bit on a stiffer side.
But then because it's stiffly sprung, I mean it handles fantastic right ?
Z250 is sharp, it's very agile and the turn in's are lightning quick.
TNT 300 is a bit on a heavier side but the adjustable suspension, better brakes and better tyres,
bring it very close to the Z250 in terms of handling.
There is a problem with the bike, whenever you lean the bike in a right hander corner,
no matter what setting you're running your suspension on, the exhaust does scrape.
So taking his inputs, I can safely say that, TNT 300 is a jack of all trades, makes for a fantastic everyday motorcycle.
You can commute on it, Tour on it and even when it comes to attacking corners, with the right setup, you can come really close.
Of course it not as pretty as this, it's not as sharp as this but it sounds so bloody good,
I mean this is the best sounding parallel twin I've heard and the best part is it comes with equipment which
allows you to do so much more for the same price and that's why I think in this dual of sorts,
the TNT edges past the Z250 for this very reason.
So I guess that's about it from our end, that's our review of the TNT 300.
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