2010 Benelli Cafe Racer 899
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Specifications
- Category
- Naked bike
- Displacement
- 899.0 ccm (54.86 cubic inches)
- Displacement (cc)
- 899.00
- Engine details
- In-line three, four-stroke
- Power
- 118.0 HP (86.1 kW) @ 9500 RPM
- Torque
- 88.0 Nm (9.0 kgf-m or 64.9 ft.lbs) @ 8000 RPM
- Compression
- 12.5:1
- Bore × stroke
- 88.0 x 49.2 mm (3.5 x 1.9 inches)
- Valves/cyl
- 4.0
- Fuel system
- Injection. Electronic injection with three throttle bodies ø53 mm
- Fuel control
- Double Overhead Cams/Twin Cam (DOHC)
- Ignition
- Single coil inductive discharge electronic ignition
- Cooling
- Liquid
- Gearbox
- 6-speed
- Transmission
- Chain (final drive)
- Clutch
- Wet multiplate
- Frame
- Decomposable, front steel trestle, rear aluminium alloy casting
- Front suspension
- Marzochi upside down fork
- Front travel
- 150 mm (5.9 inches)
- Rear suspension
- ASD steel tube trellis swingarm
- Rear travel
- 144 mm (5.7 inches)
- Front tyre
- 120/70-ZR17
- Rear tyre
- 180/55-ZR17
- Front brakes
- Single disc. Bremo
- Front brake Ø
- 320 mm (12.6 inches)
- Rear brakes
- Single disc. Bremo
- Rear brake Ø
- 240 mm (9.4 inches)
- Dry weight
- 199.0 kg (438.7 pounds)
- Seat height
- 820 mm (32.3 inches) If adjustable, lowest setting.
- Height
- 1050 mm (41.3 inches)
- Length
- 2128 mm (83.8 inches)
- Width
- 750 mm (29.5 inches)
- Wheelbase
- 1443 mm (56.8 inches)
- Colours
- Black, Black/yellow
- Starter
- Electric
The 2010 Benelli Cafe Racer 899
The 2010 Benelli Cafe Racer 899 sits toward the sportier end of Benelli's naked bike range, blending retro styling cues with a genuinely modern parallel-twin platform. This is a bike built around character rather than outright numbers: the low, stretched-out seating position and clip-on-style bars push you forward into the tank, while the torque delivery low in the rev range makes it easy to ride hard through backroads without constantly hunting for gear changes. It's not a commuter tool or a touring platform; it rewards a rider who wants engagement over comfort, and the seat height keeps it approachable for shorter riders who still want that cafe-racer stance. As the debut year for this model, the 2010 Benelli Cafe Racer 899 introduced the platform to the market with no prior version to compare against, so there's no year-over-year shift to weigh here. This appeals to riders coming from smaller standard bikes who want more presence and a distinct look without stepping into mainstream Japanese or Italian naked bike territory, and to Benelli loyalists who like owning something genuinely uncommon on the road.
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