1983 Benelli 900 Sei

Sitting at the top of Benelli's sport touring range, the 1983 Benelli 900 Sei was the closest thing the Pesaro factory offered to a grand statement machine. That inline-six configuration remains the whole point of owning one: smooth, distinctive-sounding, and mechanically complex in a way that few manufacturers ever bothered to attempt on a production motorcycle. This isn't a bike built for quarter-mile bragging rights or canyon-carving theatrics. It's built for covering real distance with a level of refinement that made most twins and fours of the era feel comparatively crude, while still asking for a mechanic who actually understands multi-cylinder Italian engineering.

The 1983 model carried over without significant mechanical changes from the prior year — buyers comparing it to a 1982 example should focus on mileage, service history, and condition rather than spec differences.

Collectors and long-time Benelli enthusiasts drive most of the interest here, often riders who already own a more common Japanese six-cylinder and want the rarer, more mechanically interesting alternative. It's a considered purchase rather than an impulse buy, and provenance matters enormously to value.