Cycle News Staff | July 29, 2016
The following is a release from Benelli:
SSR Motorsports is pleased to announce that the 2017 Benelli TNT300 and TNT600 motorcycles are currently being delivered to authorized Benelli Dealers, along with the 2016 Benelli Zafferano 250 Scooter.
After years of being without a distributor for Benelli Motorcycles and Scooters, Qianjiang (QJ), the parent company of Benelli and SSR Motorsports signed an exclusive distribution agreement for the United States in 2015. SSR Motorsports recently began to select established dealers to represent the Benelli brand, which are noted on our Benelli Dealer locator available on the SSR Motorsports web-site, www.benelli.ssrmotorsports.com.
Benelli has a rich history of manufacturing motorcycles for over 100 years. In 1911, 6 brothers from Pesaro Italy started a motorcycle repair and parts manufacturing business in what would become known as the “Benelli Garage”. In 1921 the brothers manufactured their first motorcycle. This motorcycle started the successful racing history Benelli has enjoyed over the years. Legendary riders like Ambrosini, Grosselli, Campanelli, Provini, Pasolini, Villa plus Saarinen, Hailwood and Carruthers all helped to provide Benelli with racing victories.
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Today, Benelli is part of the QJ Group. QIANJIANG (QJ) manufactures over 1.5 million motorcycles and scooters, plus an additional 2 million motors per year in Wenling, China. QJ distributes ATV’s, electric bicycles, lawnmowers, golf carts, generators, pumps, and other lawn and garden equipment worldwide.
Since 2002, SSR Motorsports has been a major distributor and manufacturer of pit bikes, dirt bikes, UTV’s, scooters and street bikes best known for providing “quality products at an affordable price”. SSR Motorsports is excited to continue the tradition of passion that surrounds this Italian brand as we move forward with this new venture.
History is revised with these new versions of the Benelli Motorcycles and Scooters.
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