The NEW Best Budget Adventure bike? Benelli 702 X REVIEW 

Hello ya all I'm 702x owner. Bike is very comfy in touring, light off road no problem and it's very slik in heavy city traffic. Light weight. Good engine punch. Very tasty sound. No vibrations. Perfect tourer and daily commuter. Quality for money. It's a bargain :) LWG 👋

I like to watch your motorcycle reviews, You give a good honest opinion from someone who lives in the real world not a paid magazine reviewer

Great review Rich. I picked my 702x up on the 1st of march. I took my local dealers demo out very much thinking I wouldn't enjoy it due to the lower power and being a budget chinese built bike. How wrong I was, I didn't want to give it back! I've got and had some lovely premium bikes, but no lie, I enjoy this more than anything else. The finish is as good as anything else on the market, I cannot find fault in any of the welds or paint finish, it rides amazingly well and I think this bike will be what makes Benelli a brand everyone knows and trusts. Many people including my dealer say the engine is a very proven unit from Kawasaki.

Nice looking bike and you really can't knock its price, fabulous value for money. We're not all looking for a 1300cc bike costing 24 grand that's for sure.

Done 2500 miles now on my 702x....had a 502x for 3 years before it, and it was bulletproof and only lost 1k over 3 years and 15k miles in depreciation . The luggage is pure givi and identical to my mates 23k Bmw GS luggage that he had to pay extra for ...he wasn't happy. The TFT screen has smartphone connectivity and has a GPS app, which is very good indeed...the whole screen can turn into a google map display or a simple beeline moto gps style arrow display. The engine is derived from Kawasakis er6 650 or ninja 650 twin, so it is bulletproof. No corrosion issues on either bike, unlike my yamaha niken, which corroded lots . Only negative is a hard seat. There is a chap who rides a 502x all around the world...i think hes on 60k plus miles now and has his own you tube channel. Buy one they are an absolute bargain

Hi Rich, I've got the older standard trk 502. Great bike,over 30.000 kilometers on it. never missed a beat .

I've put 1500km on mine, and I absolutely can not fault it. I do admire other bikes - lusted after a Ducati 950s last night, another great bike that I would love, but - would it give me more than what I have with the TRK, no. The TRK is really good..

Have really been looking forward to this review. Will definitely have to go and test ride one I think.

Interesting review - Did well braving the hideous weather too! 😊

Totally agree with you Rich.. I think a good long term review would be good to eliminate concerns about build and reliability.. I also agree that the bike manufacturers are tending to list everything as a optional extra.. Centre stand, heated grips etc.. Tourers should have these fitted as standard. Keep up the good work..

I have had 2 Benelli trk502x .The first one was a phase 1 back in 2018 and was a really good bike for a middle weight . Did some touring up to Scotland and performed really well albeit it lacked the extra horses for the long motorway work . My second one was a phase 2 and was completely the opposite . I bought it as a 6 month old Ex Demonstrator with 700 miles on the clock and it was awful . Within a month I had paint peeling off the centre stand , rear swinging arm , rust stains on every single weld on the frame . Corroded fasteners . The motor was as sweet as they come however build quality just wasn,t there. Maybe I had a bad one or it hadn,t really been looked after as a demonstrator . The first one I had no issues at all . I did contact the importers however got the answer “ you must be washing it wrong “ consequently really reluctant to buy another just in case . I think if I had another I would have to powder coat a few of the ancillary parts that get the weather and be a little more liberal with the ACF50 . I think the 702 is what the 502 should have been from the start . Great down to earth review ,keep them coming

A great review and it’s very tempting for sure .

Nice. Think in Exeter area, CMS is our local Benelli dealer. Did not know there is a Benelli dealer also in Newton Abbott as well. Great review of the bike.

Another great video Richard. I tried this very same bike from the same dealer today, and after my test drive up onto Dartmoor I didn’t want to give it back! Thanks for warming up the seat for me!

Good honest review rich as always 👏, that looks like a fantastic deal at a unbelievable price point, I'm struggling to see how they have actually managed to do it, I'm definitely interested in the 702 it's just what I'm looking for in my next bike purchase it seems to fit the bill perfectly for what I'm looking for, after watching your video and listening to your comments on the bike I'm smitten with it, great video rich 😀 👍

I just collected mine yesterday, Took the plunge and ordered without having done a test ride, Initially I was a little unsure but after the 35 mile ride home I can honestly say I love it, The ONLY gripe I have is that the screen seems to be a bit small and I was getting some wind buffering, However I had already heard this in lots of reviews, so had gone ahead and purchased a larger GIVI screen which i'll install today. Other than that, I found it really comfortable to ride and really gave me confidence on the twisties. Now to give it a clean, installt the screen and work how to pair the benelli app with my phone 🙂

great review rich

Hi Rich, great review, i have the exact same model and for the price, it's amazing. I have fitted a puig touring screen, which makes the world of difference.

Great review Rich, please keep reviewing these more affordable bikes they’re great value. For whatever reason the so called mainstream channels seem to not bother perhaps they’re worried they’ll bite the hand that feeds them 😊 and not get anymore loan bikes. Should the opportunity arise could you check out the CF Moto 800 MT Touring thanks 👍

Good-looking bike

Great review, great value bike. I can see these tking off for new adventure riders. Like to see the accessories when available. Back lit switchgear, the big boys could learn from this, another great review 👍

Currently in the market for a new bike, you've definitely given me something to think about.

Great review as always. I really enjoy your commentary. I’ve owned the 702X for about 2 months now. I bought the bike unable to take a test ride because all the dealers near me were selling them as soon as one came available and didn’t have any demo bikes. I thought they must be good if that’s the case so I just pulled the trigger and went ahead and bought one. It was risky but I can honestly say it’s an amazing bike. Exceptional value for money and I just love the way it sounds and rides. Done about 1000 miles so far and the bike hasn’t missed a beat. Only just got into adventure bikes and own a GSX S1000 but having watched your channel I’m thinking I need to swap that with an Africa Twin! Keep up the great work, cheers.

Yes mate I owned a “ real Italian made Benelli 1130 Trek that I brought in in 2018 , it hadn’t sold - a 2014 model ( one of the last prior to be sold to the Chinese ) it was a fantastic triple engine that sound like a F1 Ferrari ☝️, best handling bike I have even owned and the 50mm front forks on the 702 comes from the original Benellis.

This is a name from the past I remember seeing a Benelli 250 4 cylinder.

Enjoyed your no-nonsence review, Rich. To me, the 702X has great appeal as a second bike to compliment my Indian Scout 60. Depending on the occasion (or weather), I'd have the choice of two totally different riding styles for a combined price similar to having just one "high end" ADV bike in the shed. Cheers

Nice video of a great bike! I will do a test ride on a 702 X next Tuesday. So far I have a 2018 TRK 502 with approx, 20 k mls (36.000 kms). Very reliable bike, great for touring. What I hate tough: all the plastic fairings to be removed with thousands of bolts for doing maintenance and repairs (i. e. spark plug change takes hours...) I curious, wether the 702 performes significant better than my 502 🙂 Greetings from Germany - sorry for my English...

Well it's not quite a BMW GS BUT you cannot argue with that value. Benelli need to be applauded for offering such bikes at this price, the free luggage is very attractive - But Rich, I want to see you ride one for a few weeks AND THEN GIVE US YOUR REVIEW...

Pretty good bike and the pricing is awesome for what you get, thumbs up Benelli. 👍

I saw the 702 at Motorcycle Live this year. I didn't know they were bringing out a bigger version so I gave it a good looking at... and was impressed. A mate of mine recently bought one, but since he took delivery it has hardly stopped raining so I think I'll have to wait a bit longer to find out what he thinks.... I can't imagine anything more frustrating than having a brand new bike and the weather not playing ball. 👿

Not my bag. But think it looks good. Some long term real world reviews would be good. Keep up the good work r and e.

Great review Rich, these bikes do offer fantastic value for money, and what a lovely sound it makes, awesome the way it pops and burbles on the over-run! So when are you trading the AT in? 🤔😂🤣😂

Great Revue, Any body got a revue with a pillion passenger and full load touring? pillion seat looks a bit small.

Love the African twin look

Great review, thanks. I iwn three Benelli‘s, including two 502x’s. I’m really looking forward to getting the 702X here in the states one question and concern I have, the 702 seems to have a smaller windscreen and doesn’t appear to have the little screen side winglets the 502X has. Can you comment on the relative wind protection between the 502X of the 702X? I am 6 foot tall and have improved my 502X with a taller GIVi screen. Thanks again.

I went with Honda Transalp but had to add over 1k in extras. Happy with it but may have went with 701X if we had dealer in South Texas

Great value. How do they sell at this price while using quality components? Or a better question might be why are the mainstream so expensive? Needs grips and a baseplate. And of course I think it's tubes. Good one. Ride safe 👍

Yeah that engine area is well exposed. The wind shield seems fairly upright which helps with the wind deflection. Very well priced in Ireland with a good engine.

Looks good Try and get a ride on the new 2024 voge DS 525x it’s 6k but a lot of bike! Be interested to see your thoughts on it?? Benelli only offer the free luggage on the 500s not on this model

Hello mr.Rich thanks for such good review You helped us (buyers) so much every info means a lot to us. please tell me about fuel consumption per 100 km I took my 702 x in the end of february great bike but i think that 6 lit per 100 km is a little bit too much what do You think? Curently i drove 312 km and poured 18 litres/ That is 6 lit /100 km?

I took the 702x for a test ride 2hrs later I'd trade in my 502x for the 702 including full luggage pick it up Tuesday really enjoyed your review

Hello Rich I'm looking to get the honda cb500x BUT at the same time I like this bike, obviously this one is bigger engine and more relax on motorway BUT what do you think between the 2 bikes cb500x and the trk702?

I've got a 702 on order with M&P since 29th November - still no sign of delivery yet. Hope it's not much longer!

Its attractive for its price, Mr. BenelliQianjiang

No ones mentioned service parts etc as I’m hearing all the time there so hard to get parts for, I was looking at some be as there a nice bike but if parts are hard ld rather leave it

Really informative review. I had an 1130 Amazonas trek.. It's probably the best looking big traillie i have ever seen.. It was let down by penny pinching on components. Indicator relays and starter solenoids were soluble. Unforgivable on a bike with off road pretentions. I don't like the beak on the newer models. Is causes the lights to be squashed into a smaller space and serves no function. I was put off of the 502 TRK because of the weight. The 502 was roughly the same kerb weight as the 1130. Why? I love that Benelli is still avoiding the useless crap modern bikes get by default. No Traction control, rider modes, cruise control or heated grips is a bonus in my eyes. If only we could permanently switch off ABS it'd be perfect. My present bike is the first one I've owned with TC and ABS. A waste of money imo. Just learn to brake properly folks. That motor sounds lovely and is much more bearable than the din from the triple in the Amazonas.

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How does this compare to the Triumph scrambler 400 x You tested?

This bike came out a few years ago in South Africa and then the whole Benelli franchise disappeared! A lot of dealers take off standard equipment on the imported bike and sell it as extra's.

Evan compared to a NX 500, or Translap it's a very tempting opinion

for that price id say its a bit of a bargain if your in the market for a more simplistic adventure bike Only thing id say its missing for touring is cruise control

IV got a trk 502 but I do love how they say budget, £8700 bike lol 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 more than a Kawasaki lol 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

I was looking at the Benelli TRK 502 but after finding and recovering a stolen one, they weigh a tone. And there isn't any extra modes or traction control so for me, I'm saving for the BMW F 750 GS or F 800 GS, as they weigh less and they have all the fun gadets but that just means I'm paying an extra £4k+. But with free luggage, you can't go wrong at the price.

My dream bike is the africa.but is forbiden as a family guy with two teen children.so i was thinking the new transalp,but again with extras we go high.so,in cheap chinese bikes,i think this is the best solution.but i didnt like the sitting position,the pegs are too high.do you found much vibrations?i would put a higher seat but if i remove the rubber from the pegs,would you say it will be really annoying to the pegs when revs are high?

Drove the 502x just to slow maybe this better but twin parallel engine dont like it sounds like a maxi scooter

own a 502 got end of last season. feels lighter because there is no gas lol

My next door neighbour took delivery of one today....very impressive. That a bummer.....didn't fill it up for you?

Rear ABS is not Switchable?

Would you trade one of these for your Africa, does it feel that much less a place to be? 👍

Reminds me a bit of the GS..

Seat height ? I’ve short legs

I am not sold on that color scheme. It should have sticked to black and red. That would be nice. And that oversized exhaust..no no hehe But the styling look of the bike I infact like. But not the color scheme. It seems like the issue on most of these kind of bikes you must rip apart half the bike to change plugs, airfilter, oilchange. Not very user friendly. yeah I know you only do it once a year mostly. Have you tested Voge DS900x or Voge DS525X ?

I tell you one thing, people are now waking up to the standards of motorcycles from Benelli, QJ motors , SYM and Haojui. BY the time they found out , they've been missing a lot out of goodies and haven't been saving a lot. Trust me .

longterm we need to see those benellis mine yamaha fjr is a 2002 has 110,000 km and still superb these chinese bikes just dont believe they can be like a regular japanse bike

A good review but not sure about that bike

More you spend on cars and bikes the more you loose,and do they give any more satisfaction, maybe they do at a price!

Take a vstrom any day

been keen for this bike to come out for a while now.... sounds like a ninja 650 wich is a horrid sound so now its just dead to me why the hell would they have such a sick looking bike then make it sound like somone farting in a fiberglass bath tub

Where is the adventure in this review?

budger bike mean 400-500cc and less 4000$ bike in europe. or Thailand

Benelli has the same parent company as Volvo...

Music? Whie? Singing the bike... To much the text. Say the bike.

😄 'promo sm'

Soon as I see folk fuelling whilst sat on bikes Im gone...

If you buy cheap, you buy twice.

Not in a million years

Nope, they already break, suspension travel is a joke and .....who knows what

Really nice and a steal. Wouldn't want all the bells&whistles anyway and damned if I'd pay for them either! Keep things simple & basic. Good job Benelli. Tubeless spoked rims and tubeless tyres as an option would be good. 🤗👍

Nope, not going to watch a review of a Chinese bike (political reasons) with a purchased European brand name. HOWEVER, to write this I've had to click on it so you've got the view, and combined with this comment the RU-vid algorithms will benefit your channel. I'm pleased to help and look forward to watching your next video as long as it's not about a Chinese bike! 👍😁

Another Chinese garbage I have 200 kg off benelli garbage in the garage Chinese bikes, never again, thanks And if you want to sell you will Lost 80% off

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there was a cameraonthe originalshowf it at the front

The Exhaust looks lower than the sump guard, in this World you get what you pay for, time will tell.

Good looking, but the noise is just horrible, for me deal breaker

I can't believe you put E10 in this or any Bike!