Benelli has proven itself as a force to be reckoned with in the global motorcycle market. The Italian motorcycle brand, now owned by Chinese motorcycling conglomerate Qianjiang, has quite a lot of resources at its disposal, and can be considered one of the bigger, more reputable players to emerge from China. That said, the brand is entering the middleweight ADV segment with full force with the new TRK 700 platform.
Middleweight adventure bikes have proven to be all the rage, with the massive success of the likes of the Yamaha Tenere 700 and Aprilia Tuareg 660. Does the new Benelli have what it takes to go up against the more established players in the segment? Well, for starters, it’s rocking an all-new engine in the form of a 698cc, liquid-cooled, fuel-injected, parallel-twin engine. Unlike its smaller 500cc counterpart, this engine makes use of a standard 180-degree crankshaft, so expect it to sound like and perform like a Kawasaki Versys 650. For reference, the Benelli TRK 700 pumps out 70 horsepower and 50 pound-feet of torque.
