Shelby-Right
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Pretty cool
Norton frame , bennelli 6 cyl !
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Any benefit of the Norton frame for the 906cc-6 over the original Benelli?
for the 750-6:
'...the cycle parts were unmistakably Italian. A neat double cradle frame, Marzocchi suspension front and rear, twin Brembo front disc brakes (the first Brembo brakes to be employed on a production motorcycle), and Borrani alloy rims for the spoked wheels were all top-shelf stuff. The model was unveiled on October 27, 1972..."
"Announced for 1978, the 900 Sei was a completely restyled machine... the Sei was underpowered, a little over weight (254 kg) and expensive, but it was…Italian. Handling was in keeping with the 750 Sei heritage, perhaps better given the up-rated Marzocchi suspension with 35 mm forks, Campagnolo cast-alloy wheels and the latest Brembo dual-piston stoppers up front. In the styling area, Benelli had certainly started with a clean sheet of paper..."
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for the 750-6:
'...the cycle parts were unmistakably Italian. A neat double cradle frame, Marzocchi suspension front and rear, twin Brembo front disc brakes (the first Brembo brakes to be employed on a production motorcycle), and Borrani alloy rims for the spoked wheels were all top-shelf stuff. The model was unveiled on October 27, 1972..."
"Announced for 1978, the 900 Sei was a completely restyled machine... the Sei was underpowered, a little over weight (254 kg) and expensive, but it was…Italian. Handling was in keeping with the 750 Sei heritage, perhaps better given the up-rated Marzocchi suspension with 35 mm forks, Campagnolo cast-alloy wheels and the latest Brembo dual-piston stoppers up front. In the styling area, Benelli had certainly started with a clean sheet of paper..."
Benelli 900 Sei: Six surrender - Old Bike Australasia
Story: Jim Scaysbrook • Photos: Sue Scaysbrook For Benelli enthusiasts, there is a definite line in the sand in the company’s heritage; in reality, more a deep trench than a line. That is the point when [...]
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Fast Eddie
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Cos then it would just be a boring old common or garden Benelli rather than a BenTon / NorElli …!Any benefit of the Norton frame for the 906cc-6 over the original Benelli?
for the 750-6:
'...the cycle parts were unmistakably Italian. A neat double cradle frame, Marzocchi suspension front and rear, twin Brembo front disc brakes (the first Brembo brakes to be employed on a production motorcycle), and Borrani alloy rims for the spoked wheels were all top-shelf stuff. The model was unveiled on October 27, 1972..."
"Announced for 1978, the 900 Sei was a completely restyled machine... the Sei was underpowered, a little over weight (254 kg) and expensive, but it was…Italian. Handling was in keeping with the 750 Sei heritage, perhaps better given the up-rated Marzocchi suspension with 35 mm forks, Campagnolo cast-alloy wheels and the latest Brembo dual-piston stoppers up front. In the styling area, Benelli had certainly started with a clean sheet of paper..."
Benelli 900 Sei: Six surrender - Old Bike Australasia
Story: Jim Scaysbrook • Photos: Sue Scaysbrook For Benelli enthusiasts, there is a definite line in the sand in the company’s heritage; in reality, more a deep trench than a line. That is the point when [...]
Matchless
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It looks like a nicely built bike, but as with any unit construction engine, looks a bit lost in a frame designed for a pre unit engine/gearbox. As for the handling, I rode a mates 750/6 several times & it was very good, so I doubt the Norton frame would be an improvement. The looks however are much nicer than the Benelli in my opinion.
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71 horse power through the old featherbed must be quite a handful as I beleive they start to bend and twist at anything between 50 & 60hp 
Beautiful build though
Beautiful build though
Richard Tool
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Agreed - lots of vacant real estate behind the engine .
I very much doubt Honda would sell blueprints for an engine in a bike they launched one year earlier!
Actually, I doubt any motorcycle company would want to create competition against its own product line, especially not in the north american marketplace!
The CB500/4 came on the market 1972, while the Benelli 500 Quattro was launched 1974.
According to Wikipedia, it was reverse engineering par excellance.
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Definitely cool!! Impressive craftmanship. Probably actually works well as a cruiser and show bike. It might want to standup leaning into corners due to the gyroscopic nature of that long crank and rotating mass. A stock Atlas would handle better although not be as easy to start.
Revving the engine when shifting into 1st gear from neutral at a standstill is kind of crunchy.
Revving the engine when shifting into 1st gear from neutral at a standstill is kind of crunchy.
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Not sure about Wikipedia, my understanding was that Honda licensed the base design to Laverda.
