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Title: NGC Benelli 250 four
Post by: Canuck750 on December 16, 2020, 09:24:54 PM
These little Benelli 250 fours have a jewel like engine and some very quirky body work the gauges are in the top of the gas tank shell, completely useless!
$5900 is a lot of money but I think one sold at Mecum Las Vegas a couple years ago for much more. They are tiny motorcycles but can you imagine being sixteen and pulling up to school on this revving the crap out of it! I believe there was similar Guzzi branded model as well.

(https://i.postimg.cc/gkcz47yv/Benelli-250.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/WtKc1XH3)

(https://i.postimg.cc/rp7bRDjh/Benelli-dash.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/2qFTP8Pv)

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1979-Benelli-250-Quattro/124482628949?hash=item1cfbbe2d55:g:pK0AAOSwVJJf0k9u
Title: Re: NGC Benelli 250 four
Post by: Huzo on December 17, 2020, 04:14:30 AM
Be lovely if the four headers were all the same colour..
Well...lovelier....
Title: Re: NGC Benelli 250 four
Post by: timonbik on December 17, 2020, 06:32:55 AM
Now I see where Husqvarna got their funky style for their road bikes!!!
Title: Re: NGC Benelli 250 four
Post by: Aaron D. on December 17, 2020, 06:41:25 AM
So much diversity in the 250 street bike world.
Imagine a review of this, the Morinis (twin and single), Motobis, and the world of 2 strokes.
Title: Re: NGC Benelli 250 four
Post by: JJ on December 17, 2020, 07:14:42 AM
The Little Pistons That Could.... :laugh: :grin: :wink: :thumb: :cool:
Title: Re: NGC Benelli 250 four
Post by: Roebling3 on December 17, 2020, 05:10:54 PM
Leftover MG V8 pistons?  R3~
Title: Re: NGC Benelli 250 four
Post by: Lannis on December 17, 2020, 05:27:31 PM
Back in the day, I'm sure that we, the potential buyers, considered that bike so ugly that no one would be seen on it.

Now, it's so ... retro .... that it would be cool to be riding it around.   I'll bet it has to scream to go anywhere, though.   

Lannis
Title: Re: NGC Benelli 250 four
Post by: Tom on December 17, 2020, 05:33:05 PM
The dash has similarities to a Convert.
Title: Re: NGC Benelli 250 four
Post by: Canuck750 on December 17, 2020, 06:12:20 PM
Back in the day, I'm sure that we, the potential buyers, considered that bike so ugly that no one would be seen on it.
Lannis

I think its still ugly today! but that's part of the charm I suppose, 80's sharp edge style.
Title: Re: NGC Benelli 250 four
Post by: acguzzi on December 17, 2020, 06:20:03 PM
by george I believe those are the Guzzi lego switches.
Title: Re: NGC Benelli 250 four
Post by: Roebling3 on December 17, 2020, 09:36:16 PM
90 m/h @ 10,500 r/m. iirc 11k redline. I think shoe brakes 'til the 80's. Less than 3oo#. Add 3 - 4 teeth to the rear sprocket and you might make fools out of big bikes trying to catch you on tight country roads. IOW: If you get a huge grin changing gears - go for it. Cheap fun. Hard to hurt yourself. Do not forget your ear plugs!   R3~
Title: Re: NGC Benelli 250 four
Post by: Aaron D. on December 18, 2020, 06:03:33 AM
I don't know, these little multis seem to suffer from internal friction and make less power than one would expect.

I'd love to try it out though.
Title: Re: NGC Benelli 250 four
Post by: huub on December 18, 2020, 07:03:31 AM
they were slow , even in the day, when 250 2 strokes were still abundant. .
on the other hand , they are easy to tune ,
I saw a german with cafe racer 254, fitted with 4 carbs with open bellmouth  and 4 megaphone exhausts,
the sound at 12.000 rpm was amazing.
who bothers if it is slow , as long as  it makes the right noises.  :bow:
Title: Re: NGC Benelli 250 four
Post by: Antietam Classic Cycle on December 18, 2020, 08:23:45 AM
There was a highly modified one racing at Vintage M/C Days @ Mid-Ohio back in '03. Made to look like a '60s Benelli GP racer. Sounded amazing. Was running mid pack even though you could tell the rider wasn't pushing it.
(https://i.ibb.co/v1kgvtS/Jul23-06.jpg) (https://ibb.co/v1kgvtS)

(https://i.ibb.co/rFsKJb4/Jul23-07.jpg) (https://ibb.co/rFsKJb4)
Title: Re: NGC Benelli 250 four
Post by: Wildroamer on December 18, 2020, 09:09:53 AM
...who bothers if it is slow , as long as  it makes the right noises.  :bow:

You just described my Milano with the Mistral slip-ons! Exactly why the new "improved" V7's don't tempt me in the slightest.
Title: Re: NGC Benelli 250 four
Post by: Roebling3 on December 19, 2020, 04:29:40 PM
Thank you for those pictures, Charlie. Very nice motor bike.
I'm wondering if that's a Gus Kuhn fairing, from Air Tech. Looks like mine - on an RD 400. I had to cut the windscreen back ~3". The fuel tank looks like mine, as well.  Good fortune,  R3~
Title: Re: NGC Benelli 250 four
Post by: cliffrod on December 19, 2020, 06:14:39 PM
There was a highly modified one racing at Vintage M/C Days @ Mid-Ohio back in '03. Made to look like a '60s Benelli GP racer. Sounded amazing. Was running mid pack even though you could tell the rider wasn't pushing it.
(https://i.ibb.co/v1kgvtS/Jul23-06.jpg) (https://ibb.co/v1kgvtS)

(https://i.ibb.co/rFsKJb4/Jul23-07.jpg) (https://ibb.co/rFsKJb4)


That's what I planned to do with my 500 Quattro.  It was the primary reason I wanted it..  But I bet I'll be a lot happier with my V700 cafe instead.