Two Beautiful Benellis

[Stubby]

Hey all,

I'm heading away for a while and have been trying to sell my two beautiful, well-maintained Benelli motorcycles (naked 300 and TRK 502 tourer) in Chiang Mai. Unfortunately, there hasn’t been much interest so far, so I’ll probably put them into storage until I return. I’ll either try selling them again at the start of next high season or consider part-exchanging them when I upgrade to a new bike.

Before I do that, though, does anyone know of any better places to attract attention than Facebook Marketplace or Baht & Sold? I’m guessing not, but it never hurts to ask, just in case.

Cheers,

Stubby

[VocalNeal]

Tried Kaidee?

[jvs]

You could try AN?

https://aseannow.com/forum/467-buy-sell-marketplace/

[johng]

How are the Benelli's for  parts and servicing ?

[Stubby]

2 hours ago, jvs said:

You could try AN?

https://aseannow.com/forum/467-buy-sell-marketplace/

Thanks, JVS, I'm on my way ;)

[Stubby]

3 hours ago, VocalNeal said:

Tried Kaidee?

You're the second person to suggest Kaidee?. Thank you, VocalNeal 

[Stubby]

1 hour ago, johng said:

How are the Benelli's for  parts and servicing ?

There's an Official Benelli showroom and maintenance garage here in Chiang Mai and other parts of Thailand. As the warrantees have expired, I tend to have both my bikes serviced at Piston Shop every 6,000km or 6 months, whichever comes first. Piston Shop is cheaper, and its mechanics have a lot of experience working on popular bikes.

I think original spare parts are ordered from Singapore if they're not in stock locally.  

[johng]

5 minutes ago, Stubby said:

I think original spare parts are ordered from Singapore if they're not in stock locally.  

 

Thanks, good to hear that there are spares available.

I think some of your trouble selling them  maybe due to the perception of  no one will have spares or the knowledge to work on them + price (Lamborghini )

Honda, Yamaha,Kawasaki and Suzuki  are the favored names.

 

[Stubby]

Just now, johng said:

 

Thanks, good to hear that there are spares available.

I think some of your trouble selling them  maybe due to the perception of  no one will have spares or the knowledge to work on them + price (Lamborghini )

Honda, Yamaha,Kawasaki and Suzuki  are the favored names.

 

You're partly right, John. But Benelli is becoming more popular in Thailand now. Benelli is also cheaper than the Japanese bikes, which is one of the main attractions. They're also something different from the usual Honda CBR250s, Kawasaki Ninja 300s and Yamaha YZF-R3.

[johng]

1 minute ago, Stubby said:

Benelli is also cheaper than the Japanese bikes,

 

Well I'm surprised at that  I thought Thailand still imposed tariffs on imported bikes ?   The Japanese manufactures have plants in Thailand so I would have thought cheaper...though I did hear that Suzuki was leaving.

 

A few years ago these were "all the rage"  for a while, cheap as well.

[Ralf001]

7 minutes ago, johng said:

 

Well I'm surprised at that  I thought Thailand still imposed tariffs on imported bikes ?  

 

 

Benelli are not imported.

[Stubby]

9 minutes ago, johng said:

Well I'm surprised at that  I thought Thailand still imposed tariffs on imported bikes ?   The Japanese manufactures have plants in Thailand so I would have thought cheaper...though I did hear that Suzuki was leaving.

 

I might be wrong, John, but Benelli Keeway Thailand most probably assembles the bikes here, keeping prices low. Moreover, the new Benelli is a blend of Italian heritage and Chinese ownership. That simply means the design, development, and marketing activities are still under control of Benelli QJ headquarters in Pesaro, Italy.

[johng]

4 minutes ago, Ralf001 said:

 

Benelli are not imported.

Made in Thailand then ?

 

3 minutes ago, Stubby said:

Benelli Keeway Thailand

 

Ok makes sense  now   

"Keeway" does not have a good reputation  unfortunately.

Chinese involvement so no/low tariffs  same with EV cars.

[Ralf001]

2 minutes ago, johng said:

Made in Thailand then ?

 

 

 

Yep, Benelli Keeway have a fairly large facility in the Gateway Industrial Estate.

[johng]

10 minutes ago, Ralf001 said:

Yep, Benelli Keeway have a fairly large facility in the Gateway Industrial Estate.

 

Interesting  so spare parts should be no problem.

 

302s  look quite nice.

 

[Stubby]

24 minutes ago, johng said:

 

Interesting  so spare parts should be no problem.

 

302s  look quite nice.

 

That is the successor to my 2015 Benelli TNT 300 below.

 

[Stubby]

Mods, feel free to delete this post if it's inappropriate.

 

BENELLI BIKE RAFFLE

 

As my beautiful, custom Benelli is an expensive looking yet inexpensive bike to buy, I was wondering if a good way to sell it would be to hold a raffle. Just 35 tickets at 1000 THB would get my asking price, and the lucky winner would get to ride into the sunset on a stunning motorcycle for less than $30.

 

It's just an idea.

[jvs]

5 minutes ago, Stubby said:

Mods, feel free to delete this post if it's inappropriate.

 

BENELLI BIKE RAFFLE

 

As my beautiful, custom Benelli is an expensive looking yet inexpensive bike to buy, I was wondering if a good way to sell it would be to hold a raffle. Just 35 tickets at 1000 THB would get my asking price, and the lucky winner would get to ride into the sunset on a stunning motorcycle for less than $30.

 

It's just an idea.

It is also gambling and there fore illegal. Maybe if you keep it quiet and try it among friends.

[Stubby]

21 minutes ago, jvs said:

It is also gambling and there fore illegal. Maybe if you keep it quiet and try it among friends.

I did wonder, hence the opening line. I don't have 35 friends who would love a Benelli TNT 300, otherwise I would have tried that route first. Never mind, it was just an idea.

[johng]

4 hours ago, Stubby said:

I did wonder, hence the opening line. I don't have 35 friends who would love a Benelli TNT 300, otherwise I would have tried that route first. Never mind, it was just an idea.

 

Well maybe you could have an online auction  on this here forum with a starting price  at the lowest you will except  which is  probably just a bit more than the  second hand bike dealers  would give you,  most  bike dealers will also buy second hand or except trade in for a new bike   go ask a few how much they would give you in part exchange  then you'll have a base/bottom line price   you'll almost always get a better price selling to a normal private buyer  but it takes time and effort to sell  as you no doubt know by now.

 

Or as I did  just keep the bikes  though mine are probably worth much less than yours  I'm kinda glad I kept my  2 stroke NSR150   costs very little to keep it legally on the road every year  spend more time fixing it than riding it 😋 🤣