100 0236 BENELLI 650S

1972 BENELLI 650S .I JUST A FEW DAYS AGO BOUGHT THIS NICE PROJECT FROM A FRIEND WHO COULD NOT GET TO IT..WHEN I GOT IT DELIVERED TO THE HOUSE IT WAS IN SHAMBLES FROM SITTING SINCE ITS LAST REGISTERED PLATES IN 1978.I BELIEVE IT CAME FROM NEW JERSEY FROM THE START. WHEN ERIC GOT IT THE SIGHT GLASS WAS BROKEN AND HE HAD A CHANCE TO FIX THAT AND REBUILD THE CARBS..IT WOULD NOT START FOR LACK OF JUICE TO THE COILS. SO THERE IT SAT...FOR MANY YEARS AND KINDLY DELIVERED TO MY CASA LAST WEEK.YOU DONT SEE THE SEAT BECAUSE ALL THE FOAM MELTED ALL OVER THE FUSE BOX AN STARTER AREA..AFTER A COUPLE OF HOURS OF SCRABING GOO AND AN ACID BATH THERE IS NOT MUCH LEFT ONLY ABOUT 75% OF THE PAN AFTER SAN BLASTING..I FOUND A NEW ONE IN GERMANY FOR ABOUT 180 EUROS AND THERE IS A USED ONE THAT HAS SURFACED ON EBAY A FEW DAYS AGO.IT MIGHT HAVE A GOOD FRAME. DEFINITELY WORTH BIDDING ON..METAL FABRICATION IS ONE OF MY HOBBIES SO PATCH WORK IS MY BAG AND I DO IT ALL WITH OUT WELDING.. THE BODY SHOP BUSINESS SUPPLIERS HAVE DEVELOPED AMAZING PRODUCTS TO BOND METAL TO METAL.WITH NO WARPING AND 100%CONTACT AREAS MAKE SHEER STRENGTH 500 PERCENT STRONGER THAN SPOT WELDING AND IS WATER PROOF. I SENT THE FRONT WHEEL OFF TO BUCHANNANS FOR STRAIGHTNING AND THEY ARE CUSTOM MAKING ME A SET OF STAINLESS STEEL SPOKES AND NIPPLES FOR THE FRONT AND REAR BORRANI SHOULDERED ALLOY RIMS.. BENELLI USED 36 HOLE RIMS WHICH MAKE THEN DIFFICULT TO FIND MOST BIKES OF THE ERA WERE 40 HOLE AND 19"INCH IN THE FRONT... BENELLI IS 18"FRONT AND 18" REAR.. THIS ALSO LIMITS FRONT TIRE CHOICE BECAUSE THEY ARE 18" SO FAR I HAVE GIVEN THE BIKE A EXTRA GOOD SCRUB DOWN AND HAVE CAREFULLY GLASS BEEDED THE FRONT AND REAR HUBS BEING CAREFUL NOT TO BLAST THE BRAKE CONTACT AREA, IF THIS AREA IS SAND BLASTED THE DRUM GETS HARD SPOTS IN THE METAL FROM THE PEENING ACTION OF THE SAND.AND GLASS... THIS WILL CAUSE BRAKE CHATTER FROM THE SHOES GOING OVER THE HARD AREA . BETTER TO HAND SAND WITH 40 GRIT SANDING PAPER WHICH WILL DEGLAZE THE DRUM AND LEAVE SCUFF MARKS TO SEAT IN THE NEW LINING OR BRING LIFE TO THE GOOD ORIGINAL ONES ( WITH ASBESTOS) NEW ONES ARE JUNK MATERIAL. UNLESS OEM OLD STOCK. THE ORIGINAL GOLD GREASE WAS STILL DOING ITS JOB SINCE 1972. THIS IS THE ONLY MOTORCYCLE FOR PRODUCTION USE THAT NEVER CAME WITH AIIR CLEANERS - EVER (SURELY A DETOMASTO SCHEME TO KEEP THE BIKE IN FOR REPAIRS FROM THE PISTONS WEARING OUT FROM THE DUST AND DIRT. SINCE THIS BEAUTY IN THE ROUGH ONLY HAS 2743 ORIGINAL MILES IT WILL HAVE SOME NEW 1/2 MILE RACING FILTER SOCKS ON THE BELLMOUTHS OF BOTH DELORRTOS VERY SOON.THE ENGINE IS VERY SPECIAL.. WITH ALL NEEDLE AND ROLLER BEARING ON EVERY SHAFT... THE STROKE IS ONLY 2-1/4 INCHES AND A HUGE BORE MAKING IT A VERY QUICK BIKE OUT OF THE HOLE WITH TONS OF TORQUE TO THE TON MARK... FIFTH GEAR IS LIKE OVERDRIVE FOR HIWAY CRUISING WITH LOW RPM AND SMOOTHE TORQUE.I HAVE SELECTED DUNLOP 404 SERIES TIRES TO HANDLE THE NORMAL MEDIUM WEIGHT CRUISER MOTORCYCLE. I FOUND THE TIRES ON EBAY AND WITH FREE FREIGHT DELIVERED TO YOUR FRONT DOOR WITH NO PRICE BATTLE NECESSARY . ALLOY RIM POLISHING IS AN ART ALONG WITH WHEEL LACING. TO POLISH UGLY ALLOY WHEELS I USE 400.1000,2000,3000 GRIT WET OR DRY PAPER WITH LIGHT OIL I ALSO HAVE 12,000 GRIT PAPER FOR IT YOU HAVE THE TIME.. EACH GRIT SIZE IS ABOUT 2 HOURS WORTH OF SANDING JUST THE RIM.... THE HUBS ARE ANOTHER STORY BUT NOT DIFFICULT TO DO. SO FAR WHAT YOU SEE IS ABOUT 40 HOURS OF CLEANING AND WORK AND POLISHING.PARTS COSTS SO FAR STRAIGHTEN RIM -BUCHANNAN 40.00------SS SPOKES AND NIPPLES BOTH WHEELS 210.00 . .TIRES 170.00 . TUBES 20.00 DOLLARS.. ALTINATOR SEAL 10.00 DOLLARS. PLEASURE SCALE 100% .FUN SCALE 100%. HOW MANY HAVE I SEEN IN MY LIFE TIME. ONE ---THIS IS THE ONE AND ONLY SO FAR . QUALITY BUILT .YES ,,, ENGINEERING --VERY GOOD HANDLING ? I HOPE AS GOOD AS A TRIUMPH 650 . WEIGHS MORE WITH AN ELECTRIC STARTER AND A BIG BATTERY. NICE FEATURE IT HAS A DIRECT DRIVE IT WILL START IN GEAR WITH THE CLUTCH PULLED IN.WITH THE PUSH OF A BUTTON...LOVELY...

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• 1972
• BENELLI
• TORNADO
• 650CC
• TWIN
• WITH
• CARBS.AND
• ELECTRIC
• START.

[luketrash]

I ended up buying the same bike last summer when I saw it nearby on ebay. Mine has 1100 miles on it and the engine is locked up. Either the jugs or the shift fork in the transmission or the kickstarter. I have been too chicken to crack into it just yet to see what's up. Mine is the same color as yours. It's hanging out in the back of my garage until I can get around to finding the cosmetic pieces. I'll send you a message with a URL to the photos I took of mine.

[IExposeMormonism]

I had a 1969-1970 Tornado with twin leading shoes. It had a great idle and the front end shook nicely. The aluminum polishes up like Ducati aluminum.... I was in Santa Cruz Ca then and often rode it to Watrsonville for lunch or dinner. and all over the Mountains. Even some girls at UCSC stood and looked at it and said it looked cool. More than once....Had to sell it in 1980

[cros1eyfie1d]

l freaking love that Benelli!

[stangracer04]

cool ass bike man im working on a 72 kawasaki 500 triple 2 stroke and a 97 zx7r going threw the same hand sanding alum process it sux but so worth it in the end keep working on it and post a video when its done!

[seat850c]

I am bidding on one of these right now, wish me luck!

[cbhonda90]

california plate cool thats where i live.....check my bikes out.

[carbons4]

Your lucky, does not look like your mufflers are rotted out.

[parrotpilot]

Combine the two! A Fuddnelli !!! Any takers for the first ride/flight?

[davidstcld]

Very cool bike Leo. This explains why we haven't seen the re-creation of Fuddlow.....lol Now we have 2 things to look forward to....getting Mr Benelli on the road and getting Fuddlow in the air ! Maybe a trailer for the benelli to haul Fuddlow to the field......Hmmmmm ?