2008 Benelli Titanium 07
The Benelli Titanium 07 charms its rider and even passenger with an impressive road behavior based on inspiring confidence while cornering agile and then raising the rpm needle up to 10.000. The Italian naked is practically built for this kind of performance and misses no opportunity to prove its point immediately after you get on it.
Even though not a supersport motorcycle, it can easily pass as one, the only thing that it misses being the fairing and implicit the decent windscreen of which we were talking before. It can do 160mph, but the kind of rider that buys this Benelli model will be long bored of the outrageous speeds and in search for a slightly docile, more comfortable and relaxing machine.
The riding position that it offers is suitable for a sport-touring motorcycle with wide, high positioned handlebars and a comfortable seat that works best only in relation with the carefully arranged footpegs that won’t have your legs stretched, but will definitely complete the triangle and let you scrap your knees from time to time when feeling like chasing a buddy on twisty roads.
What I most appreciate at it is the fact that it goes fast around the corners and never raises your beats per minute if you tend to go a little to fast. All you have to do is lean even more and direct the bike on the needed cornering trace and you’ll be on your way with even more confidence. There is no slow in, fast out formula as the 24 degrees rake permits courageous actions as the one I mentioned before, but the best of the best remains the engine. The 1131 triple with the 131.6 horses that it develops will have you covered on any kind of road, from the twisties on which I took it first, from the motorways or the city. When pushed strongly, the motor will sound like it has finally been exploited as should and the charmed rider won’t be feeling like taking its hand off the throttle any more.
A smooth operating six-speed gearbox is there to back the engine up when the rider needs to pass other vehicles. It is well worth noting that the Titanium is among the easiest to ride bikes I’ve swing a leg over and the commands are exactly where expected to and at quick reach. This makes it easy to accommodate with and not bad at all.
The adjustable Marzocchi fork up front and multi-adjustable monoshock at the rear will contribute to the bike’s friendliness from another point of view. It soaks up bumps even better than expected and even under braking it doesn’t manage to get you in a risky situation.
Speed bumps are the easiest thing for it and if you’ll be approaching them too fast, the Brembo brakes will have you covered in an instant. This last complete the bike’s impressive features and makes us have no wonders related to the continuously growing popularity of which Benelli enjoys.
Conclusion
A true testimony of Benelli’s way of building motorcycles, the Titanium 07 is a reliable, quick-handling motorcycle that never manages to fail wherever you take it. On the twists or on the motorways, it becomes the best companion and a rear competitor for any other machine that goes next to it.
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