A day out with the Benelli TNT 600i

It was a dull Friday afternoon when I got a call from my friend. There was a breath of excitement in his voice and he failed to contain it. He asked me to join him for a short ride which all seemed pretty normal as we do it quite often. Then he told me that he had gotten a Benelli 600i for the weekend and as soon as I heard it, I started getting ready for the ride!
The day finally came when I saw the bike for the first time. It looked very intimidating as it was quite bigger than my bike, in every aspect. We chatted for a while and then started riding our motorcycles.

When we reached our destination everyone had a go on it and then it was my time to ride. It felt big and bulky as soon as I hopped on the bike. I had to sit a bit back to get my knee gripped onto the tank but as soon I got going it became irrelevant as the sheer power of the motorcycle had got me by surprise.



I moved at a slow pace for a while and soon got comfortable with the motorcycle. I could now listen to the song that it played through its exhaust. Only a small twist of the throttle was enough to produce a sweet inline-4 melody. With an engine capable of reaching 11,500 RPM, it just loves to rev.



I didn't die for the first 5 minutes and that gave me a huge confidence boost. I started playing with the throttle more and did some speed runs on it as well. All in all, it was a very surreal experience and I can not wait to get my hands on it again.







I would like to end the post with the most overused quote in the motorcycling world

Four wheels move the body, two wheels move the soul!

-Unknown

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