Tornado Tre 1130

Introduction

The Tornado's frame has been completely revised to meet the new power and torque characteristic of the engine, without loosing any input from the original Tornado project.

Some small improvements,for example the welding system and tube assembly are now more accurate. The aluminum plates have been modified to make the Tornado 1130 more enjoyable and satisfying to ride.

Tornado’s success had all to do with the racing frame and the engine that fitted it so this is what engineers concentrated on improving. The bike steers sharp and the three-cylinder engine fed through fuel injection system is there to back the chassis’s abilities up. When compared to other sporty bikes out there, Benelli is conscious of the missing piston disadvantage and that is why we’re dealing with an 1130cc engine.

First introduced in 2006, the first fully-faired Tornado (previous bikes were naked ones) was what everyone expected from the relatively small Italian manufacturer. The engine develops 120 KW at 10.500 RPM, definitely comparable with Japanese supersports (although we won’t do that, read a bit more) and the 124 Nm at 8000 RPM as well.

Overview

Transmission / Drive	6 Speed / chain
Front Suspension	Marzocchi “upside down” stanchion fork Ø 50mm, adjustable in compression and extension with spring pre-load
Rear Suspension	asymmetric swingarm, composed of cast aluminium and pressed in aluminium alloy, with Extreme Technology single shock absorber adjustable in compression, dual regulation for low and high speed damping andextension and spring pre-load.
Front Brakes	2X 320mm discs 4 piston calipers
Rear Brakes	Single 220mm disc 2 piston caliper
Front Tyre	120/70-17
Rear Tyre	190/50-17
Dry-Weight	195 kg

Model	Benelli Tornado Tre 1130
Year	2006
Engine	Liquid cooled, four stroke, transverse three cylinder, DOHC, 4 valves per cylinder
Capacity	1130
Bore x Stroke	88 x 62 mm