BENELLI BN302 (2015 - on) Review

dual front discs on a small bike like this stop it quickly and with little effort. Nice feature on a small displacement bike. Good looking, too, with the wavy rotors. Ride quality is great for me 5'4" 160 lbs. Only the foot pegs get in the way of my shins when I put my short legs down at stops. I wish they were adjustable 1-2" fore or aft.

engine seems awesome to me so far. For a 300 it has plenty of power in the high revs, though you have to get it revving before you notice it. Gears are very close and you're shifting a lot. 6 speeds is probably more gears than it needs, especially in the lower gears...

No issues so far in 2500 miles. Stuck side stand switch, but cleaned and lubed and that seems to have fixed it. Build quality seems on par with other bikes I've owned.

I change my own oil/filter, adjust chain, etc. No other maintenance required so far in 2500 miles. We'll see how the future is...

no complaints. Dash looks good and has nice visibility.

Pillion seat is more comfortable than any other in it's class, together with the smooth engine makes a nice little tourer for two.

Powerfull and smooth with great sound. What's not smooth enough is the gearbox, some false neutrals at low revs too.

Except a turn signal flasher had was replaced at 6000km at no cost everything keeps working fine.

Adequate

I can hardly concentrate at work now, keep looking outside of the window and wish I could ride BN302 all day long instead of listening to my boss scolding me.

It's well done but not up to Yamaha or Honda's quality standards. However, it's $2000 cheaper than Japanese brands so I can't complain. Parts and electric finishes are low. Rear break is nearly useless, I primarily use front brakes which provides an excellent stopping power. The gap between seat and tank is big like 1 cm open not as nicely sealed as KTM or Kawasaki, but because it's so long and wide my wife loves riding with me more than she used to when I was riding the Yamaha with tiny pillion seat. When I purchased the bike it came with Cordial tyres. They were so bad I had to replace them with Michelins immediately. Again the quality is lower than Japanese or Austrian brands, but at that price point it's hard to beat.

Parts are easy to find and the bike is not hard to fix so I guess value is great.

Ride quality is amazing you'll get an amazing sounding twin cylinder and it is buttery smooth no vibrations felt but it is a bit underpowered because of its weight

In rupees, the build quality of this bike is damn good. everything feels rigid and no cheap parts. Even the switch gears are well finished

Crash guards

Brakes very powerful and balanced. After one month the riding position needed slight adjustment of the handlebars to suit my needs but dealer assisted with this at no charge.

Slight vibration through the bars and mirrors above 8000rpm is my only complaint. In all other respects the power delivery is smooth but exciting.

No reliability problems whatsoever, Benelli recalled the bike in November for an upgraded waterpump to be fitted which was totally at their cost and took just 15 minutes whilst I drank a complimentary cup of coffee and read MCN in the waiting room.

Acheiving 66 mpg running cost very good.

The package delivered as standard is tremendous considering the great price, the only accessory I have fitted is a tank protection plate as my jacket zip rubs against the paint. The Pirelli Angel GT's are superb!