Page 37 - Australian Motorcycle News (January 2020)
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GROM             TNT







































             EXHAUST                SUSPENSION                    TYRES               SUSPENSION                    TYRES                  EXHAUST


            The Benelli runs a         A 41mm Non-              Never heard of             31mm non-             The standard IRC           The Honda’s

           sexy little high-rise    adjustable USD fork         Cordial tyres?           adjustable USD          tyres fitted to the      exhaust hangs low



           twin-outlet muffler         does a sterling job       Neither have we.           fork and rear          Grom offer decent         enough that you’ll


           that certainly looks      of keeping the TNT      They go okay in the       monoshock get the         confidence  in the         chamfer off the
            the business and          tracking straight        dry until pushed        job done even with       dry, but can be a bit     lower edge of the


           sounds pretty good,        and the preload         but don’t offer the       Pete’s voluminous         skatey in the wet         muffler if you go

            too. Right now, it’s       adjustable rear         feedback of the            dimensions            until they work up a     about right handers
               only Euro4           monoshock is a boon          Grom’s IRCs               seated on it              bit of heat              with spirit
                                                                        1. The Honda cuts a
                                                               4       dashing figure in city      5
                                                                            commuting
                                                                       2. The Benelli brings
                                                                      ‘an Aussie won a world
                                                                       title in 1969 on one of
                                                                         these’ credentials
                                                                       3. The Benny; Italian
                                                                               style
                                                                      4. The Grom; Japanese
                                                                            practicality

                                                                        5. The Honda has a
                                                                       squared-off dash with
                                                                        handy reset buttons
                                                                      6. The Benelli goes for
                                                                       a combo semi-circle-
                                                                        and-square theme           6





              AT 104KM/H THE HONDA

        DOESN’T FEEL LIKE IT’S GOT


                  MUCH MORE TO GIVE
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