After being away awhile from the larger motorcycle displacement range, Benelli has returned with the 2019 Benelli 752 S, its offering for the naked sports segment. Set to go on sale in Europe in the summer of 2019, the 752S goes up against rivals such as the Ducati Monster, Triumph 765, and Yamaha’s MT-07, to name some examples.
Save for the fuel tank and front mudguard, the 752S has a minimum of a bodywork, bringing its trellis frame to the fore, alogn with the round-section steel tubing swingarm. This encapsulates the two-cylinder, 750 cc, liquid-cooled DOHC mill that produces a claimed 77 hp at 8,500 rpm and 67 Nm of torque at 6,500 rpm, with power going through a six-speed gearbox.
Betraying its sporting intentions is the Marzocchi 50 mm diameter upside-down fork, fully-adjustable, and the 320 mm diameter brake discs clamped by Brembo four-piston callipers. At the back, a 250 mm diameter single disc does the job with a single-piston Brembo calliper and two-channel ABS comes standard.
Inside the cockpit, a full-colour TFT-LCD display can be found, along with LED lighting throughout. Fuel for the 752S is carried in a 14.5-litre tank with an overall weight of 228 kg.
Seat height for the 2019 Benelli 752S is set at 810 mm and it rolls on 17-inch wheels shod in 120/70 and 180/55 rubber. There are three colour options for the 752S – white, black and green.
In Malaysia those brembo calipers would only last few weeks before they got stolen.. oh Malaysiaku. Also the pillion on this bike will feel awkward since the footrest on the right hand side is positioned slightly outward to accommodate the inward position exhaust muffler which by the way just waiting to melt your pillion shoe rubber outsole away. Weird design choice there, Benelli. However, the colour LCD dash, ABS and brembo brakes are impressive to be found on a Benelli. Too bad at 228kg it is quite heavy compared to the market favorite 179kg MT-07 pocket rocket.
I saw somewhere the expected price is about RM45k, which means it will lose very badly to the MT-09 and the CB650R.
It needs to be well under RM40k to justify the badge and having only 2 cylinders.