Vintage Benelli 250cc. [Archive]

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slofox

23rd September 2008, 17:35

Was ratting around in a box of old photos that surfaced recently and found this shot of my 1974 250cc Benelli single.....was a great bike in its day - one of the most nimble I ever owned. Very low C of G due to horizontal engine...note the fluffy edge to the tank....designed by Pinninfarina believe it or not...but then that was the 70's......It did have the odd really seriously defective design feature as well......like the "flywheel magneto" ignition system...ngngngnrrrrrrrr..don't even ask about that........
At the time it looked so oddball that every cop in Christchurch pulled me up on any pretext to have a gawk at it.....I did get used to that eventually......so there ya go - a blast from the past.....

98tls

23rd September 2008, 17:58

Sweet wee bike,would love to have something like that in the shed,when i was a youngster i remember a bloke that worked for the old man had a 750 SEI,only one ive ever seen.Fwiw http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-s0TsjtQLA

nudemetalz

24th September 2008, 15:27

Nice !!!

I also think this vintage Benelli 250 4-cylinder racer sounds awesome !!!!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJTS4dzJHDQ

vifferman

24th September 2008, 16:09

I also think this vintage Benelli 250 4-cylinder racer sounds awesome !!!!!!!

Aye, that it does. :yes:
I hope that guy revving it had earplugs in though...

klingon

24th September 2008, 16:41

Was ratting around in a box of old photos that surfaced recently and found this shot of my 1974 250cc Benelli single.....

Nice pic. Have you considered submitting it to the KiwiBiker Calender?

slofox

24th September 2008, 18:04

Nice pic. Have you considered submitting it to the KiwiBiker Calender?

Errrr no hadn't thought of that actual......but they are welcome to use it if they want....who to contact??

klingon

25th September 2008, 20:51

All the details are in this thread here:
http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?t=77375

Personally I would love to see an arty vintage photo like this in there amongst all the flashy modern stuff.

slofox

25th September 2008, 21:30