After the reveal of the GPX Racing 150GR, with its Panigale looks, here’s another mimic of another Ducati design, the 2018 Benelli 402S that was displayed at the EICMA show the previous November. Seen from the side, the 402S looks for all the world like a Ducati XDiavel, save for the smaller dimension, though the front and rear lights are different.
Carrying a much smaller 399 cc, liquid-cooled parallel twin, fed by EFI, the 402S comes with a six-speed gearbox. Claimed power is 39 hp at 9,000 rpm and 35 Nm of torque at 7,000 rpm.
Twin 260 mm diameter brake discs are fixed to the front wheel, clamped by four-piston callipers, while the rear carries a single 240 disc and single-piston calliper. Standard fitment on the 402S is two-channel ABS.
Rolling on 17-inch wheels, the front comes shod with 120/70 rubber, while the back tyre measures a wider 160/60. Wet of the 402S is 160 kg, and suspension is with an upside-fork in front and adjustable rear monoshock, with everything held together in a trellis frame.
It remains to be seen what market reception for the 2018 Benelli 402S will be like in Malaysia, but we assume a lot will depend on the pricing. Current offerings for Benelli locally are the Benelli Leoncino retro scrambler at RM29,678, TRK 502 adventure bike at RM30,621 and 302R sports bike at RM23,201 along with the TnT135 mini-moto at RM8,469 and RFS150i supercub at RM7,407.
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What is Benelli? Where is it from?
Benelli was Italian brand bought out by the Chinese and now made in China.
That explains the shameless copying….
A Duc at cheaper prices?
Brand from China, so that explains the copycat design
No, the brand is Italian but the owners are Chinese.
So if go by basher logic, Itali dah jual to China
I’m up for it, if the after sales service is top notch.. Mforce should bring up their gameplan..