There’s something about retro motorcycles that old-school charm the simplicity in design. And the straight forward mechanics the classic 350 has been ruling that roster for a long time. Now but joining that list recently were the motorcycles from Java today well Benelli wants a piece of that pie.
And for that, they are getting in the Imperiale 400. The Imperiale a 400 coming with a sound headlamp with old-school indicators and a twin-port instrument cluster with a very basic fuel tank design. Also got split seats and to finish things off and a very familiar-looking exhaust have seen this new Imperiale 400. The fact that the overall quality of the part has gone up especially the switchgear. The Benelli Imperiale 400 Engine comes with single-cylinder air-cool 21 PS 29 Newton meters of torque.
Now, these aren’t really the most intimidating numbers for a 374 cc motorcycle the redline on the console kicks in at about 6,000 rpm. It’s not a tractable motor. So if you find yourself at lower speeds in a higher view. It will neither on before coming into full character the sweet spot, however, it lies between 4,000 to 5,000 rpm. And at those speeds in the fifth gear going doing about 100 km/h.
Benelli Imperiale 400 Overview
There are vibrations at high speed but you will feel nothing on the footpegs because of thick padded rubber. This is a 5-speed gearbox it’s clunky and oddly enough the gear lever. Uncomfortable situation while shifting through the gear. And 41mm folks at about the front and preload-adjustable shocks it up at the rear. Bonelli’s kept OEM set up and the ground clearance is 165 mm. As opposed to the 135 mm ground clearance on the Royal Enfield Classic 350.
The Imperiale has the longest wheelbase. When it goes head-to-head with Java and the classic 350 it also has the most weight and the lowest fuel tank capacity. But that never gets in the way the imperially handles it feels good and goes smooth into corners nicely. Like the Imperial, people use the Rio brake more often than the front and that’s because of the way the weight is distributed. Benelli is not siding with the single-channel ABS system. Instead, the imperial 400 gets a dual-channel setup with the disc at the rear and exists at the front. But it’s an old-school ABS system and so is the overall vibe of the motorcycle it’s retro.
The price of Benelli Imperiale 400 is 1.69 lakhs. The base variant of the classic 350 starts at rupees one point three five lakhs and the more expensive Java also is five thousand rupees cheaper.
