THEY ACTUALLY HAVE MORE IN COMMON WITH BENELLI’S 752S NAKED ROADSTER
Benelli’s retro-styled Leoncino 500 has gathered a loyal following since its 2017 introduction. Both the 500 and its more off-road biased 500 Trail sibling are good little bikes, but let’s be honest, 35kW of power just isn’t going to cut it for any rev-head wielding an unrestricted licence. For 2022, fans can rejoice because the Leoncino is now available in two new larger-capacity variants. Meet the all-new Leoncino 800 and 800 Trail.
But although the new 800 models carry the Leoncino name and a similar silhouette, in reality they actually have more in common with Benelli’s 752S naked roadster than with their 500cc namesake. The 800 and 800 Trail models run a 754cc parallel-twin engine that’s almost identical to the unit found in the 752S. In fact, they share the same 56kW of peak power at 8500rpm and 67Nm of peak torque at 6500rpm, with the same bore and stroke measurements.
However, according to Benelli, there’s an all-new cylinder head and the cases have been beefed up to provide more rigidity to the engine, which is a stressed
