Benelli 900 Sei - The Perfect Sound!

[@1110Zappa]

I had a 1982 Honda CBX1000 with Kerker 6 into 2 pipes which I modified the rear baffles on both sides. Sounded like a howling F1. Those were the days my friend.

[@jeffmcelroy5364]

I'll never forget the first time encountered " THE SOUND"- I was 14 and riding my bicycle to the beach in my town ( Gilford N.H. right next door to Laconia of motorcycle fame!!!), a long way off in the distance I heard a high pitched howl that kept getting louder and louder and louder untill it became a scream comming up behind me and then ...a flash went by but I couldn't even tell what it was, but I knew someday I had to have it. Fast forward to 20 years old and I bought a 1979 CBX. I was in the US Air Force living in Illinoise at the time and my one and only long distance road trip was to attend the Indy 500. I had no sleeping bag, no pillow, no money...nothing but the constant buzz in my teeth and hands when I finally got to the racetrack ha ha. the CBX was NOT made for long-distance highway touring I can tell you ha ha. I slept under it outside the racetrack and watched the most insane party roll by all day and night long at the biggest sporting event in the world. Quick story - there was a really drunk guy falling all over anything that wasn't nailed down and at one point he finds his way into a porta potty. his friends run up and TIP THE THING OVER with the door facing the ground!!!!! the sounds of him screaming inside had everyone withing hearing distance laughing hysterically. you could see the poop etc flowing out of the air vents at the top of the thing and he couldn't get out cause he was trapped!!! once his buddies rolled the toilet over, the guy climbs out COMPLETELY covered in you know what. for 5 seconds he's fighting mad but then he starts laughing and hugging his two friends and they all get smeared with poop and pee GALLONS AND GALLONS of the stuff. the porta potty probably hadn't been emptied in two days AT A MAJOR EVENT!!! it was overflowing to begin with ha ha!! man o man I'll never forget seeing the three of them dancing and hugging and dripping and I'll never forget the screams from inside. cracking me up even now as I write this ha ha. hope this made someone's day lol

[@iamrocketray]

I haven't ridden a Bike for over 30 years but the Benelli Sei is a bike that could entice me back into the saddle, Amazing sound, What an Italian bike should sound like!

[@davidschilling4861]

After hearing this, who the hell wants a electric bike! Awesome!

[@davisch51]

Exactly. Long live the internal combustion engine.

[@daveleighton4683]

Your neighbors? But it does sound good.

[@GIGABACHI]

Your Government and owner wants you to get one, that's who . . . 🤪 In some places in Europe you can't ride a motorcycle that put out more than 80 decibels.

[@23usernamez]

Dave Leighton i wish my neighbours had one

[@SkinPeeleR]

Hmmm, maybe with some playingcards a piëzo element and a small distorted tubeamp.....

[@ronprince1478]

I had the pleasure of owning a 750 sei. It always amazed me that when I pulled up at the lights and blipped the throttle people would look for the second motorcycle. Wish I still had it.

[@ckryses3962]

Until wife entered in your life and had your bike sold off??

[@raymondparsons610]

Can't tell you how sweet those cafe pipes are ! Nothing has that sound like a 900 six Benelli ! Love it !

[@chrisjenkins5846]

Rc166 ....mv agusta (agostinis) and Barry sheenes tr7 ........best sounding bikes ever

[@davidmacgregor5193]

I'm lucky enough to have owned a 900 Sei for the past 33 years, I've added a bank of six 22 mm Dell O'rto carburettors and a modified 750 Sei six into six exhaust system. The exhaust note makes the hair on the back of my neck stand on end. It's magic.

[@eddiecaplan1908]

Someone with good taste!,

[@demian7567]

I love how loud the transmission is, nothing like gear whine to tell you exactly where the engine is doing by ear.

[@robertdevald]

Oh yea I really love gear while, check this out, you can hear it super clearly on this Moto Guzzi kzbin.info/www/bejne/jYmTpn-enZuYrJY Love it!

[@omotenashienterprises1076]

I had a Benelli when I was a youngster. A 250C Remember seeing a 750Sei and you could put a 50p piece on its side on the tank and rev it. The thing never budged.

[@billadmond9450]

This is old school 100% Italian made!

[@franktechmaniac7488]

Usually the source of any problem..

[@billadmond9450]

@@franktechmaniac7488 Your mom was the source of any problem

[@claudioperotti9439]

In fact it's a shameless Japanese copy , without any of the reliability,but ,it's however fascinating

[@billadmond9450]

@@claudioperotti9439 Infatti uguale a tua madre, senza vergogna

[@claudioperotti9439]

@@billadmond9450 toh,un cretino.

[@billy10100]

UNBELIEVABLE! I have a Norton Commando and it sounds gorgeous under load and accelerating BUT that bike is in another league!

[@jimhunter5933]

Great video. I was a penniless student in Huddersfield back in the '80s trying to run a variety of bikes on the cheap. The motorcycle shop to go to was "Speedscene" in Birkby who were Benelli dealers. Now, sadly, gone. They had several of the 6's in the showroom but waaay out reach of my budget.

[@johncunningham4820]

And most Other peoples too .

[@cryptonluna1696]

le Italiane hanno un anima il problema é che le si apprezza quando ormai non le fabbricano più e una moto come questa non ha prezzo

[@tropicottanta6015]

E' propio vero, l'ho avuta anni 80 /750 che BELLA .

If I was sufficiently fortuitous to own the six pipe version, I would ride to outdoor old car shows and park up somewhere in the middle and watch as car lovers got distracted and drooled over the bike. Just perfection on two wheels Italian style. Thanks for sharing. I love all your clips.

[@daryldaryl913]

I only thought they came as the 750 sei This 900/ sei like this is great to see. They look beautiful and, of course they are timeless.

[@xres1329]

I used to own this bike. Made in 1978, only 2 of the same type were made after this. The last one sold /used as a prop in a Ferrari-Lamborghini dealership until 1988/. It ran the engine smooth like a baby`s butts...even revved up-a full cup of coffee on the bike did not spill.

[@Jonathan-L]

Wow, the black one at 2:39 is a gem!

[@andyhutch8262]

I have a friend in the UK that built a 900cc 6 cylinder with 6 delotor carbs, 6 open mega cans, in racing trim, full racing fairing painted in Benelli's green, goes like stonk, been raced at the Isle of Man.

[@sambrooks7862]

When I was a kid in the late 70s there was a bike dealer about 500 yards from where I lived, mick Walker motorcycles, he dealt mostly in expensive exotic bikes ( laverda, mv augusta, ducati, harley and of course bennelli). Imagine being 12 years old and being able to hang out in that showroom? Oh yeah, and barry sheene lived about 2 miles away and a lot of us used to hang out round his place too, and you know what? He really didn’t mind, lovely guy.

[@caspardejonge5902]

So cool

[@slowpokebr549]

Im glad we got to go for the ride. That gives you a real idea what it's like to ride it. I was surprised at how civilized it was. It didn't need to wrap up and seemed to handle nicely.

[@nickvw5404]

@1.45, wonderful DRUM brake. If you ever driven a bike with a brake like this, you forget all disks ever possible!

[@davidkeeton6716]

That's a big front drum brake!

[@overmarsdaria3222]

Just awesome bike. Love the orange racing Benelli on the pedestal with the black 6 exhaust

[@rogergibson9529]

My hair is standing on end and goose bumps all over.A 6 cylinder orchestra.AWSOME

[@chocolatte6157]

Interesting sound on some of these. I always had the perception that they would sound like a sewing machine, but some, with modified exhaust have a really nice exhaust note.

[@johnarmstrong2679]

A set of pipe dreams!! Wish I could still ride. Too old too crook! But then I had 30 years of pure joy!! 🏍😃

[@dougauzene8389]

Mechanical Music... A Neighbor Had One of These New When l Was A Kid...AND A Factory Montesa Dirt Bike! Ahh, Growing Up in So Cal!

[@keithdickens1395]

The bike at 50 seconds in is the best sounding bike ever,an absolute symphony

[@gunston999]

Italians could make spoons that look amazing

[@hornets419]

JOE Bozza It's true, thank you brother

[@BuilditRideit]

@Skodaman2 😂😂😂

[@horizon5912]

They do!

[@frankdesbaux]

@Skodaman2 and rust out in 2 years.

[@omahas9000]

I think they do!

[@pabloperez4063]

My favourite bike 40 years ago...How MUCH i d like to have ONE now

[@johnsmithfakename8422]

The orchestral sound of 500 explosions a second.

[@scottcupp8129]

What a beauty in all respects. Simply amazing!

[@boogboog8097]

Wow that race bike, beautiful sound, looks like hell to ride with that non existing seat

[@_JimS]

The green bike got it right with what looks like 6-Keihin carbs. Seem to me with three cars there's a lot of lag right off the throttle. That green bike was Crisp!

[@robertsacilotto]

Quel son ! Un peu comme MV a son époque 🇮🇹👍 de très belles mécaniques 😍

[@mattsta1964]

Gotta say............That sounds absolutely gobsmackingly awesome

[@omahas9000]

First word into my brain: Gorgeous, both in mechanical as well as aesthetic appearance, to say nothing of the SOUND!!

[@jpsv9531]

I agree. Lovely sounding Benellis. Thanks for the mash up

[@mickbrown8249]

Rode CBX 6 cyl Honda but this I've not, very beautiful bike great sound ...

[@corfubungalow]

My brother had one and 45 years ago, as a kid I joined him, l'll always remember that sound!

[@chrisfoster9080]

Just watching this i am having nightmares about syncing those carbs. What a beautiful piece of machinery.

[@jerry-xi4gi]

im seriously in love with the cover pic bike...WOW..what a dream machine 😎

[@gigiomompra7056]

Un sei cilindri con quella ruotina! A vederla oggi, ti vengono i brividi! Era un'altra epoca.

[@kevinwilson2872]

AWESOME. no other words will do

[@ronaldduthweiler1903]

Incredible sound!!

[@slimsterslim6531]

The most perfect looking bike ever made.

[@gmanchurch]

That’s one awesome piece of machinery! That sounds great! Thanks for sharing that with us!

[@frankie1615]

I had a 750 sei & I loved it , it was great fun & easy too ride , fast or slowly , woe me ,I sold it

[@allanpolk2681]

Benelli 900 Sei is one of the two best sounding bikes on the planet. The other is the Honda CBX 1000. The Benelli sounds like a Ferrari, and the Honda sounds like an F1. Both incredible machines.

[@Maaaatttttt]

I had a classic 1966 125cc benelli 1 cylinder, loved it

[@johnedwards1685]

The red café racer with RC166 pipes is astonishingly beautiful. I'm moved to say more beautiful than the original Ducati 916. In truth I didn't believe such a thing possible in my lifetime, given how exquisite the Ducati is. After riding for forty years and witnessing with growing sadness how brutally ugly and formulaic machines have become; How styling has become nothing more than candy-wrapping a hateful powerplant designed for a rulebook rather than a soul; to see that elegant work gives me hope that perhaps there is hope. That in the few remaining years until petrol engines are banned, we may see beauty once again on two wheels.

[@cutsrosescents4950]

Have no fear of the end of petrol engines. At my local dealership they had some new electric motorcycle on the showroom floor.After a quick look,I noticed the key was in it so I decided to turn it on to look at the dash. And the batteries were dead.

[@davidharrison6615]

i agree .

[@iantaylor5579]

John Edwards I

[@Jiskefetisvet]

John Edwards couldn’t have said it better. I saw this machine at a dealer , in some basement...not even in the showroom! Had 6 pipes...asked my dad “what bike is that there daddy?”, “oh, a Benelli”...I was 8 years old. Printed in my mind ever since.

[@studiocalder818]

👍🏻👍🏿👍

[@DoctorOboogie]

Noise is just like a symphony !

[@johncarlson8029]

Im a Honda guy but i gotta give a thumbs up. Very cool bike.

[@akshayoval9624]

Honda cbx 1000/1050 the symphony of exhaust notes the king of true sound....!!!

[@peterdrake8392]

Forgot how compact these beautiful bikes were - only saw one back in the day with a CBX and a kettle and it looked like a 500 by comparison. I was on my KH400 and would have tagged along but A) not fast enough lol B) ran out of fuel after 60 miles.......

[@kvsubrahmanyam4968]

Nice sound

[@PurityVendetta]

I had a Honda CBX back in the 80's. The police stopped me to tell me how amazing it sounded... At 135 mph lol The benelli is so tiny!

[@PurityVendetta]

@Jeff Spicolli The same year as mine. It had belonged to one of the directors of Honda Britain from new. For some reason he didn't like either of the colours available in the UK and had Honda paint it in blue. I liked the red but to own a bike like that was just amazing. I was only 17 at the time and could afford the insurance because I worked for a dealer at the time. They allowed me to ride on their insurance. I was so lucky. The joy of six 😁

[@PurityVendetta]

@Jeff Spicolli It was a thing on it's own back then. There was nothing to touch it. I think it made guys feel a bit jealous 😁 I'm lucky as I'm quite tall at 5' 8" but it was still a handful until it was moving. Easier than my Z1 though.

[@jameslingo4190]

Che Bella machina What à pretty thing Quelle belle bête

[@xelphinx]

The ROSSO 6 InTo 6 Cafe RaceR is sweet. tooo bad it all led to a more Depriciative ENDing, yet still could Lead to a GREAT Benelli compilation ~ Devotamente . gF USA

[@professorstokes6596]

Damn. That's meant to be listened to at full volume.

[@HammerHeadGarage]

They sound very good!

[@RommelCart]

I had a mk3 zephyr years ago sounded pretty cool

[@danielchervin]

I can listen to this sound & sleep like a baby

[@47485ksc]

I heard an open pipe 750 Sei in Wurzburg, West Germany pass by, 1975. Rode my army buddy's new 1975 Kawasaki H2 (euro version) to 240kph (150mph) on our Giebelstadt Air Base's airstrip. US versions were only good for 116mph (period test)

[@spikem1547]

Those are some awesome old schoolers.

[@morini500dave]

The last bike is a 750,you can see the side panel badge under the riders leg,still a great sound.

[@09hahug]

Italians make beauty. To bad beauty never last.

[@gregorytimmons4777]

Oh I don't know. My Moto Guzzi seems built and rebuildable for the long haul. Plus I knew a guy with 181,000 miles on a 1980 G3.

[@09hahug]

Edit: To bad beauty only sometimes last.

[@waynemullally6423]

For the last half minoto it's like a crazy italian cameraman is filming hanging on to the taillight. Bitchin Benelli video like I've never seen!

[@grahamhill6616]

I had a 900 Sei for a weekend once circa 1990. Gorgeous looks, great sound, terrible hinge in the middle handling in fast sweepers. Give me a Guzzi Le Mans or bevel 900SS any day.

[@vintageprolink]

Bueatiful Looking and sounding, real motorbikes!😀

[@laverdajota8089]

Agreed

[@Sinnerboy88]

Great sound.

[@GreenCanvasInteriorscape]

Glad to listen through stereo speakers, my phone is vibration rich! Haven't seen a sei /six in person since the 80s, the red "racer" is made by who? It's fantastico!

[@andornot4988]

sooo smooth

[@bruceburns1672]

Those Italians have some dam interesting engineering from cars to bikes to massive cruise liners , amazing how their industries have survived the European communist destruction where in Britain it was all wiped out .

[@alessandromoratto4737]

Siamo sopravvissuti perche facevamo comodo anche a loro!!

[@studiocalder818]

Interesting question. ..Question of love

[@xyyx1091]

Masterpiece

[@Aldo-ct1yp]

moto Italiane numero 1 al Mondo

[@motorjean3003]

Nice compilation. Love the sound of a 6 cyl. I had a Benelli 750Sei a long time ago. Great engine and sound but lot's of electric issues. The bike in the vid clip starting at 3:20 is a 750Sei.

[@ianmangham4570]

I always read benelli electrical issues 🙄😂🙏

[@rossanobianconi2093]

Sentite che anima! Stupenda

[@stevenhoman2253]

Outdated technology maybe, but a beautiful exhaust note.

[@florintudose4188]

Yes man. Super sound

[@wolfgangwind788]

My favorite Sound comes from the Black Sei 😃👍

[@noelsatterley2996]

Beautiful bike's. . When the man pulls off. On the red bke.Quality 👏👏👏

[@dreaman1981]

Meraviglia!!! Noi italiani sapremmo fare cose pazzesche.....

[@larisaidis]

I have to agree that it sounds Freaking Great. As far as how they came up with a in-line six, here's the what the history tell us. Benellis six cylinder engine which was produced from 1972 to 1978, it was Honda at its core, because Benellis engine was derived from the Honda CB 500 Four engine(production 1971-1973), they just added two extra cylinders.........and here is Benellis history to prove it that their engine was based on the four - cylinder Honda CB500! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benelli_Sei

[@holdernewtshesrearin5471]

Gorgeous!

[@johnbird8605]

Absolutely mint!!!!! Love them!!!!

[@moosian]

awesome sound!

[@scottw550]

I had a 750 SEI worked on it for 3 hours for every hour I rode it, always something although it sat for a few years before I bought it.

[@ivankurtz1909]

Italian bikes won many world championship's 😊

[@robertcovell2787]

Now that, boys and girls is an Italian motorcycle!

[@therealunclevanya]

In my youth I wanted one of these or a Darmah

[@motoputz3201]

holy sound scape, you could eat that sound

[@artfantasies]

from 3:17 on it's a Benelli 750 Sei, the most beautiful of all ... nice ride anyway :)

[@Fred4662]

Yes, that 750 Sei is a beautiful bike, the design was so much nicer looking than the 900

[@thomasowens6041]

After listening to those exhaust notes, who could possibly want an electric bike?

[@denismarcel2295]

Un bijou!

[@ashleylloyd3549]

Wow 😮 what a sound 😎

[@robertrishel3685]

😍😍you can hear the valve train whirring away❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@davidkeeton6716]

The red one that starts at 1:44 with open 6 pipe headers has that Ferrari 250 GTO sound that is motor music!

[@eddydehart6912]

Beautiful bikes

[@pakdheNotro]

Joss

[@ericbyers9554]

Sounds awsome with 6 into 6

[@jacobmoses3712]

I have to give Jawa Tino credit. He's impartial. I checked out his videos of the Kawasaki KZ1300 and the Honda CBX100 and he says Best Sounding or something similar about each of them. BTW the Triumph Rocket 3 also sounds pretty good

[@КовбойМальборо-е2ъ]

Java the legend in Russia

[@monicacecconi284]

THE BEST SOUND !!!!

[@larisaidis]

Monica Cecconi: here is the ULTIMATELY THE BEST SOUND, LIKE A DAMN FERRARI OR EVEN BETTER, LIKE A FORMULA 1 SOUND @ 0:17 minute mark! kzbin.info/www/bejne/g3PFpJ6nmMymldE