Citat frân Motorcycle classic.
"Within a year, Benelli’s engineers came up with the Sei’s transverse six-cylinder engine, the first to be designed for a production motorcycle. Where the design actually came from is the subject of controversy. Benelli had a history of building racing Fours, but the Sei is not much like them. Many people believe that De Tomaso simply copied a contemporary Honda Four and added two cylinders, and rumors persist that parts are interchangeable between the Sei and the Honda, although the extent of any interchangeability is in question. Other sources opine that De Tomaso was simply following standard automobile practice in the design of the Sei, which makes sense, given his automotive background.
In any event, the bore and stroke of the bike De Tomaso unveiled at his press conference were 56mm x 50.6mm, the same as Honda’s four-cylinder CB500. Other similarities were the single overhead cam run by a chain in the center of the engine, two-piece connecting rods with plain big ends and the Morse Hy-Vo chain primary drive. The engine was only an inch or so wider than a Honda Four with a gap between each cylinder to pass cooling air. It was fed through graceful manifolds by three Dell’Orto VHB 24mm carburetors. The alternator is on the right side behind the cylinders, with the electric starter tucked in nearby."
Det är ju ganska uppenbart att det är lite design stulet frân Honda, men rejält omkonstruerat av Benelli. Sâ jag vill hävda att det inte har ett dugg med Honda att göra. Ska Mercedes bygga replicor av Volvo P1900 bara för att det sitter en liknande motor i?
Men för att ansluta till trâdens ämne, det är en rysligt grann hoj och ett gott ljud när den varvar ur, men som jag skrev innan, dom verkade inte hâlla sâ bra eller var dâligt ihopskruvade. Priset pâ Blocket var häftigt, men pâ Classic Motor i Bremen fanns en för ungefär samma belopp till salu.
Benelli 750 sei var det en vanlig hoj här i Sverige eller en udda fågel?
