{"id":56367,"date":"2019-06-08T15:05:05","date_gmt":"2019-06-08T13:05:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.museonicolis.com\/en\/?p=56367"},"modified":"2024-07-16T11:49:05","modified_gmt":"2024-07-16T09:49:05","slug":"benelli-1988-900-sei","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.museonicolis.com\/en\/benelli-1988-900-sei\/","title":{"rendered":"Benelli, 1988, 900 SEI"},"content":{"rendered":"

Benelli 900 SEI, 1988, Italy<\/strong><\/h2>\n

In 1971<\/strong>\u00a0the Argentinian\u00a0Alejandro de Tomaso<\/strong>\u00a0bought Benelli and Moto Guzzi, Maserati and Innocenti, while he already owned Vignale e Ghia.
\nIn the early 70s the superbike market was dominated, in Italy as well as oversea, by the japanese manufacturers. De Tomaso decided to produce\u00a0few models to fight the competition. The first prototype was made in record time at the end of 1972<\/strong>, but the first\u00a0Benelli 750 Sei<\/strong>\u00a0will be available only in\u00a01974<\/strong>, at the price of 2.550.000 lire, together with the 500 and the 350 models.
\nThe 900 Sei<\/strong>\u00a0will be put on the market at\u00a0the end of\u00a01978<\/strong>. The engine displacement grew up to 906 cc, <\/strong>the bore and stroke (60 x 53,4 mm)were completely different from the 750. The new engine produced\u00a080 bhp at 8.400 RPM<\/strong>.
\nLa\u00a0complexity of the 6-cylinder engine didn’t help the success of this model, but it surely made it exclusive.<\/p>\n

TECHNICAL NOTES:
\n<\/strong>3 carburetors
\nElectronic ignition
\nChain drive
\nOverhead camshaft
\n12 valves: 2 per cylinder
\nDouble disk at the front, single disk at the back<\/p>\n\r\n\r\n \r\n