Tags 650

Benelli Tornado 1970-1975

In 1968 Benelli presented the 650 Tornado. A two-cylinder parallel pushrod twin. In keeping with the Italian approach, it then took a few more years before the machines came up for sale. At the beginning of the 650s, the two-cylinder pushrod concept was actually already outdated and buried. The Tornado had to compete with the brands and machines that when the XNUMX finally went on sale… had actually already toppled over.
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Half a motor, better than an empty cap

It is often grumbled that 'nobody does anything anymore'. Just like with a lot of grumbling, it's not that bad. But some really 'do' much more than others. Harm Schrage is such a person. We came into contact with him through the fanfare. This is what he did. In his own words:

Panther, insistent at all costs

For forty years, Phelon and Moore refined their single-cylinder concept until they had sculpted the ideal sidecar tractor. That was the moment when sidecar combinations were definitely a thing of the past. The Panther Model 120 The basis of the engines…