Benelli 100 years and the TNT Century Racer

After 2010 EICMA showed off this Benelli TnT Century Racer special edition, we can only hope that 2011 will see a couple of other events or limited edition bikes to celebrate 100 years of Benelli.
The three-cylinder naked Benelli TNT 1130 and 899 get a special ‘Century Racer’ kit with a new colour scheme honouring Renzo Pasolini (Italian rider known for his extreme racing style).

The kit includes Marzocchi forks, radial Brembo brakes with Braking wave discs, new ECU mapping and suspension upgrades with rear Sachs shock.

The TnT gets a new café racer look with Alcantara seat, new rear tail, valve covers and other 1960’s touches.
The rest of the Benelli range gets the same suspension mods with Marzocchi forks while the TreK 1130 even goes so far as to get a hydraulic clutch.
The Benelli TNT R160 gets the same Century Racer treatment including the remapping.
There’s not much else that is new for the Benelli range which is disappointing seeing that they could have celebrated the 100th anniversary with something really special.

There are some hardcore Benelli fans out there who will probably be celebrating next year, but in honour of times gone by and not the modern status of the brand which seems to have lost its way.