Motorcycle specifications Benelli 400 Imperiale 2019 When you look at a past...
presentation of the 400 Imperiale 2019
Presented at EICMA 2016, this 400 Impériale is due for release mid-year. After abandoning the muscular sports and roadster niches, Benelli has turned to vintage with a pretty little Leoncino. It's an almost intrepid galloper that we could see playing in the avenues. Still in the retro vein, but in a more consensual style, the Sino-Italian brand has entered the Bonneville, V7 and Bullet clan with this Imperiale.
With its old-English look, the machine hits the bull's-eye. It has to be said that this style is particularly fashionable. Everything is designed to make you hesitate: the spoked rims, chrome mudguards, sausage pot, spring-mounted saddle, crude Eastern-style muffler attachment, the look of the crankcases, the engine fins....
In short, the Imperiale wants to take us back in time. To the era of the first Imperiale of the '60s? Which wasn't really a Benelli, but a Motobi. This brand was created by one of the family's members, Giuseppe Benelli, following a conflict such as so many stories revolve around. The 400 is thus a distant cousin of the 125 of yesteryear.
Enough
Mounted on a double-cradle steel frame, the 400 Imperiale is equipped with a 41 mm fork, a 300 mm front brake disc with double-piston caliper + a 240 mm rear disc, ABS, 19" and 18" wheels and a perfectly classic headlight-counter-linkage assembly. With this look, you'd almost be tempted to believe it.
The Benelli Imperiale 400 won't have an easy time of it in this segment. It will have to come with a tempting price tag, because the only way to compete with the class tenors is on its name, its chimera and its price.
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Key facts Benelli 400 Imperiale (2019) : What you need to know before you buy
Prices
| Basic version | |
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 France |
4,199€
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Performance
- Max speed : approximately 130 km/h (80.80 mph)
- Average fuel consumption : 3.20 liters/100km (0.74 mpg)
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Estimated range
: 375 km (233 miles)
Calculated range until tank is empty, not verified.
Specifications Benelli 400 Imperiale 2019
- Chassis
- Frame : Double cradle steel frame
- Fuel capacity : 12 liters (3.17 US gallons)
- Seat height : 780 mm (30.71 in)
- Length : 2,170 mm (85.43 in)
- Width : 815 mm (32.09 in)
- Min height : 1,140 mm (44.88 in)
- Wheelbase : 1,450 mm (57.09 in)
- Dry weight : 200 kg (441 lb)
- Front axle
- Telehydraulic fork Ø 41 mm, Wheel travel : 110 mm (4.33 in)
- Braking 1 disc Ø 300 mm (11.81 in), 2-piston caliper
- Front tire : 110 / 90 - 19 → Order this type of tire
- Transmission
- 5 stage gearbox
- Secondary by chain
- Rear axle
- 2 lateral shock absorbers, Wheel travel : 65 mm (2.56 in)
- Braking 1 disc Ø 240 mm (9.45 in), single-piston caliper
- Rear tire : 130 / 80 - 18 → Order this type of tire
- Motor
- single-cylinder , 4 strokes
- injection Ø 37 mm
- Cooling system : by air
- 1 ACT
- 4 valves
- 373.50 cc
- 20 ch (19.70 hp) to 5,500 rpm
- 3 mkg to 3,500 rpm
- Power-to-weight ratio : 10.15 kg/ch
- Weight / torque ratio : 66.67 kg/mkg
- Compression : 8.5 : 1
- Standard equipment
- Brake assist : ABS
- Practical information
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FAQ Your frequently asked questions about the 400 Imperiale 2019
- What is the power of the 400 Imperiale?
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The 400 Imperiale 2019 develops a power of 20 ch (19.70 hp)
- What is the torque of the 400 Imperiale?
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The maximum torque of the 400 Imperiale 2019 is 3 mkg to 3,500 rpm.
- What is the maximum speed of the 400 Imperiale?
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The 400 Imperiale 2019 is capable of reaching a top speed of approximately 130 km/h (80.80 mph) on the track.
- What is the weight of the 400 Imperiale?
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The 400 Imperiale 2019 has a a dry weight of 200 kg (441 lb).
- What is the fuel consumption of the 400 Imperiale?
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Average fuel consumption is estimated at 3.20 l/100km (0.74 mpg) according to the WMTC cycle.
- QWhat is the seat height of the 400 Imperiale?
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To ensure good accessibility, the 400 Imperiale 2019 offers a minimum seat height of 780 mm (30.71 in).
- What is the price of the 400 Imperiale?
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The price of the 400 Imperiale 2019 is 4,199€ in France
- What size tires should I put on my 400 Imperiale?
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The standard size for a 400 Imperiale 2019 is 110 / 90 - 19 for the front, and 130 / 80 - 18 for the rear.
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Bikers' reviews Leave a review - 6 reviews
4 l/100 in the city, 3 l on country roads, when pushing it hard and on short trips. You can get it down even lower.
I’ve had it for 5 years, wash it once a year, and not a speck of rust—it still looks brand new, even the beautiful anodized aluminum rims.
Top-notch Chinese quality, better than a Japanese bike in terms of finish.
But before you can really appreciate it, there are three issues to fix.
- The crappy tires: replace them with Michelin Road Classic tires.
- The center stand scrapes too early when cornering; you need to trim the rubber stop pad so it sits higher on the frame and allows for more lean angle.
- The stock shock absorbers: 5 cm of travel—it’s a back-breaker; it’s worse than a Harley Sportster (7 cm). I swapped them out for used Kayaba shocks: the ones from the Triumph Street Twin 900 are perfect (12 cm), but you have to loosen the chain quite a bit so it doesn’t get too tight when the shocks compress.
Otherwise, the front and rear seats are too hard: I added All-Express foam cushions, held in place by mesh straps. As a bonus, this raises the seat quite a bit and keeps your legs less bent. Rating : 5/5 Respond to Waldemar
If you're looking for power, go the other way...but if you're looking for a simple, basic motorcycle with a bit (or a lot) of utility, this is the right choice....ok it's not as real as a 350 Classic RE, but it's also less eye-catching than its competitor....on the other hand, it can carry 205 kg, which is impossible on the RE....so to ride double, I chose the Sino-Italian Rating : 4/5 Respond to Zspirit
what's the latest on this long-awaited event? Rating : 4/5 Respond to pagourrat
apart from decorating the living room…….
i found the last 400 SR superb, but sold it after a few months because I was so bored…
and yet I drive ultra-cool Rating : 5/5 Respond to bruno84