Benelli Leoncino 500 Manual

Benelli Leoncino 500 available at AMR Motorcycles, Glasgow. Phone : 0141 886 5957. Test Ride & Offers AvailableLook renovated, authentic soul, timeless beauty. Leoncino 500, a tribute to a myth of Italian motorcycling and a style icon of the Benelli range, arrives on the market with a series of technical and aesthetic innovations capable of enhancing the pure modernclassic nature of this bike, combining tradition, history and innovation.Easy, compact and dynamic, Leoncino 500 MY 2023 maintains the classic and balanced lines of its genesis, which are now integrated with more modern and avantgarde graphics, designed to enhance the philosophy of this bike. The arch on the tank, in which the Benelli logo is set, now becomes toneontone, perfectly identifying with the style of this twowheeler, born from a balanced mix of classic and modern styles. The beating heart of the Leoncino 500 is the 500cc liquidcooled fourstroke twinengine made by Benelli. It is a fluid and reactive engine, which responds very well in acceleration and which complies with the Euro 5 antipollution regulations, confirms a maximum power of 47.6 HP (35 kW) at 8500 rpm and a peak of torque equal to 46 Nm at 6000 rpm. Featuring wetsump lubrication, electronic injection, overhead double camshaft timing system, 4 valves per cylinder, hydraulic clutch and a 6speed gearbox.In detail the transition to the Euro 5 version allows to make updates to the transmission, exhaust system and ECU calibration of the engine: the secondary air system has been introduced, which allows to reduce emissions during the starting phase, activating a postreaction that allows reaching quickly the operating temperature of the catalyst, which is also adapted according to the new Euro 5 regulation. Finally, the calibration of the engine ECU has been optimized, for smoother power delivery and the primary transmission ratio has been shortened, to ensure prompt engine response in all gears.Some innovations are present in the bike's chassis, in which some technical improvements have been introduced to ensure maximum driveability and comfort on the road. In fact, the suspensions are adjustable and renewed for MY 2021: the front having an upsidedown fork with 50 mm diameter legs and the back a swinging arm with lateral shock and travel of 51 mm.Leoncino 500 MY 2021 features 17 alloy wheels fitted with the new Pirelli Angel GT tires of 120/70R17 and 160/60R17, which guarantee great stability in all