Hoof! What a way to spend your Saturday!
Huh! and believe it or not, it's the first time that I'm actually looking at this motorcycle.
Looks pretty good man, I mean look at these tail section, they look so friggin beautiful.
I can look at them all day long to be honest.
Even the rest of the styling, the chiseled tank, the trestle frame and of course those
forks, I think the forks are similar, they look like they've been machined from a single
billet of steel and Mr. Satan is here as well. This is the bike that we've been waiting for
inline-4 mid-sized and most importantly the touring setup.
The BJ600GSA or the TNT 600GT as it's called in some market is built as a sports touring motorcycle.
At 223 Kg's dry with say 4 liters of engine oil and a massive tank of 27 liters, this bike is anything but light.
But then it's incredibly stable on the highways.
First impressions are the ergonomics, they are great the handlebar is upright, the seat
is wide and comfortable and the footpegs are slightly rearset and high up, making for a
sporty yet comfortable stance for commuting as well as canyon carving.
In a way, it almost acts as a premonition about how this naked puts the power down.
Performance wise this one doesn't have any low or mid range.
The mid-range, uh, that's still a street fighter, this is like a touring bike.
For a motorcycle like this you need a lot of low end torque and a healthy mid-range which isn't really
the forte of an inline 4 short stroke motor and that shows on this motorcycle.
Powering this motorcycle is the same 600cc engine from the BN which is supposedly designed based on the
early 2005 Yamaha R6. Although the engine is designed to deliver the peak of its torque
at 8000 RPM, the bike tends to feel a little underpowered, especially when you're riding
on the twisties or when you're riding one up. You'll have to switch gears everytime,
when you're climbing up or coming down. Now this one makes 82 HP and 52 Nm of torque,
not the most impressive numbers for a bike that weighs 208 Kg's without fuel.
That's a good 6 Kg's heavier than the 1130R.
Despite the relatively shorter gearing the 600i only gets going above 8000 RPM.
And right up here in the stratosphere is where you'll end up riding it. Not so much for the
thrust which you experience before the rev limiter kicks in, but more for the accompanying background score.
It has the potential to be the least expensive inline-4 600.
It is heavy but you don't feel the weight, its really nimble. Handling is something I really liked.
Wasn't too happy with the rear suspension but then thank God it comes with adjustment.
The front setup is opposite. The 50 mm upside down forks feel custom tuned for Indian road conditions.
Perfectly damp to absorb bumps smoothly even in steep leans. Yet firm enough
to let you charge into corners. And Benelli's signature steel trestle frame compliments
them further, offering exceptional feedback from the sticky Pirelli Angel's like a high
speed fibre optic line.
The suspension setup on the GT is for comfort.
The ride quality is slightly more plush than the BN, the rear comes with pre-load and compression settings.
All in all a good package for a machine this size.
Thanks to the raised center of gravity, the bike becomes tip happy.
You have Pirelli Angel ST's on this bike too and
the tyres reallly grip well when on tarmac.
Thirdly the fueling, not really happy with the fuelling.
The fueling is abrupt on this one as well. It is pretty inconsistent and
this despite this bike having an exhaust system with not one but four oxygen sensors.
One on each header pipe. Even the GT has four O2 sensors. The fuelling is a little choppy
but a lot better than the TNT.
And I'm absolutely in love with the 6-speed transmission on this bike. It is mint!
It makes for seamless gear changes and is also willing for clutchless up-shifts.
The 4 pot calipers and the twin 320mm disc do the job well. That too is where the GT
has a definite edge over the TNT, I mean yes the brake setup is similar but I found the
braking on this bike potent. I could do with a little more feedback. There is this definite
initial bite and then the progressive braking brings this mammoth to a halt. I was expecting
this to be priced under 7 lacs. This is going to be a sweet deal.
I think the price as you say is going to be important for this one as well.
The only thing I wish for is ABS because especially on that machine as well you would agree.
ABS today in our environment when anyone can come in your way. Anything can come in your way.
You definitely need ABS, but Benelli as they told us previously, they are working on it. I'm keeping my fingers
crossed. I think that's about it. Okay so what do you
think? you wanna ride this bike?
That bike?