italian motorcycle brand benelli, which has been owned by China’s Qianjiang Group for more than 17 years, is getting ready to expand its TRK range of adventure motorcycles. The latest patent filing reveals the Benelli TRK 702, which will be a more off-road focused model, and will sit between the TRK 502 and the TRK 800, which was shown at the EICMA show in Milan last year. Patent drawings reveal the TRK 702’s design language, which includes mounting spaces for hard-case panniers as well as body protection bars for off-road use.
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The patent images reveal the TRK 702 with two cameras, one at the front and the other at the rear.
The drawing also reveals the introduction of two cameras mounted on the front and rear of the bike. The cameras will act as “dash cams” that will record back and forth POV video. The front camera sits just below the headlight, while the rear camera is located between the taillight and the license plate. The cameras can feed live images to the TFT instrument console or can be used to record rides.
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The Benelli TRK 702 will be an off-road focused adventure bike.
The TRK 702 will be powered by a 693 cc, parallel-twin engine sourced from Kawasaki, which will likely be the same unit available in the CFMoto 700 CL-X. The peak output of the engine is 75 bhp. What is not clear at this stage is when the TRK 702 will be launched, but it is likely to take more than a year to finally reveal its actual production form. The TRK 502 is already the best-selling model in Italy, and Qianjiang has expanded the Benelli brand’s presence in the Asian market, including India, in recent times. The parent company also sells several similar models in China under the QJMotor brand.