Benelli Motorcycles & Scooters For Sale
One of the oldest motorcycle manufacturers in Europe, Benelli has a long and proud heritage and a reputation for producing high quality, innovative machines from scooters to superbikes.
Originally producing lightweight motorcycles, the Italian company offered both 2 and 4-stroke machines. Always successful in racing, most machines had a sporting edge and 1969 saw Benelli winning the 250cc World Championship. This period also produced memorable road machines such as the 650 Tornado, though more sales successes came from the company’s range of small capacity motorbikes which proved relatively popular in the USA. In fact, so important to the company was the North American market that machines such as the Benelli 250cc California and the 250 Barracuda were styled with US buyers in mind. These bikes featured Benelli’s refined horizontal cylinder 250cc 4-stroke engine, but other bikes were offered with 50 and 125cc 2-stroke motors including the Cobra California 125 and the lovely little 50cc Fireball, an early take on the dualsport ‘trail’ style machine, and which featured a 4-speed gearbox and high level offroad exhaust system. Following on from the 1960’s fascination for monkey bikes, Benelli quickly offered their own take on the monkey bike theme with a 50cc mini bike which was really quite a sophisticated machine compared to similar Japanese offerings, featuring a 4-speed gearbox and folding design which made for easy transportation in the boot of a car.
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| 2000 BENELLI VELVET 125 BLUE
£360.00 (0 Bids) Time Left: 2h 30m |
| Benelli scooter BRAND NEW in the box 50CC
£1,195.00 
Time Left: 1d 21h 37m |
| Benelli 250
£2,345.00 (0 Bids) Time Left: 1d 22h 54m |
| 2005 BENELLI TNT BLACK
£3,995.00 (0 Bids) Time Left: 2d 4h 49m |
| Benelli Tornado 900 Tre
£2,550.00 (15 Bids) Time Left: 2d 17h 23m |
| 2001 BENELLI K2 RED
£99.00 (1 Bids) Time Left: 3d 1h 43m |
| 2003 BENELLI TORNADO 900 GREEN SILVER
£3,000.00
Time Left: 3d 2h 27m |
| 2007 BENELLI TORNADO GREEN SILVER 1 Owner from new.
£2,605.55 (9 Bids) Time Left: 3d 4h 8m |
| 2008 08 BENELLI TORNADO TRE 1130 2300M NICE BIKE
£6,995.00 (0 Bids) Time Left: 3d 4h 41m |
| vintage benelli
£125.00 (1 Bids) Time Left: 3d 22h 26m |
| 2010 Benelli 49X Scooter
£1,499.00 (0 Bids) Time Left: 3d 23h 54m |
| 2009 (59) BENELLI TREK 1130 AMAZONAS YELLOW - BRAND NEW
£6,195.00 (0 Bids) Time Left: 4d 19h 48m |
| Benelli tornado tre900 green silver NOW SOLD
£3,595.00 (0 Bids) Time Left: 5d 6h 25m |
| Benelli Tornado Tre 900 BRAND NEW £ 5995 + on the road
£5,995.00 (0 Bids) Time Left: 5d 20h 38m |
| Benelli Tornado Tre 900 BRAND NEW £ 5995 + on the road
£5,995.00 (0 Bids) Time Left: 5d 20h 51m |
| Benelli TNT 899 T, TORNADO NAKED TRE, NEW
£7,594.00 (0 Bids) Time Left: 6d 21h 24m |
| Benelli TORNADO 900, NEW UN-REGISTERED, BARGAIN !!!!!!!!
£5,995.00 (0 Bids) Time Left: 6d 21h 24m |
| Benelli TREK 899, TRE-K, NEW UN-REGISTERED, BARGAIN !!!!
£7,599.00 (0 Bids) Time Left: 6d 21h 50m |
As with many European motorcycle manufacturers, the 1970’s proved a period of financial turmoil, and the company was taken over by De Tomaso. Despite significant financial woes, machines such as the fabulous 6-cylinder Benelli 750 Sei (and later its bigger brother, the Benelli 900 Sei) achieved much acclaim in the contemporary motorcycle press, though without equivalent sales success. Other less esoteric (but financially more rewarding) machines included the Benelli 125C and 250C, as well as the very competent 504 Sport, a bike which still enjoys an enthusiastic following. Various Benelli 50 and 125cc scooters were produced including the Pepe and Velvet models and the sporty Benelli 491GT sports scooter.
In later years, Benelli motorcycles combined with another famous Italian motorcycle manufacturer, Moto Guzzi and by 1995 a new model was launched, the 900 Tornado Tre, a 3-cylinder superbike which by the standards of the time was technologically advanced and featured exotic styling. Other models including the 1130cc TNT naked bike and the Tre-K and Tre-K Amazonas dual sport bikes were added to the range and have proved relatively popular sellers.
Buying a Used Benelli
With a reputation for high quality engineering, design innovation and high performance, Benelli motorcycles tend to attract ‘enthusiast’ owners who are looking for a used bike that is a little out of the ordinary. Though most modern machines have proved to be relatively reliable, as with all motorcycle a buyer should be prepared to check out a potential purchase with great care paying particular attention to a bike’s service history (preferably from an authorised dealer). Parts are not inexpensive and repair bills can soon mount up on if the bike has had a hard life. In recent months there have been many great used bargains to be had with the Tornado Tre superbike, but bear in mind that this is a machine which has seen substantial discounting when new (still a lovely machine though!). Buyers of classic Benelli machines would be well advised to research a potential purchase thoroughly and to join a Benelli owners club. Used parts are still available for many classic models, but are getting harder to find.