BMW F 900 R versus Benelli 502 C
BMW F 900 R
Naked
Benelli 502 C
Cruiser
Year of construction / RRP / Test report
Built von 2019 bis 2025~
Built von 2018 bis 2025~
RRP 9.400 €
RRP 6.349 €
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Pros:
- Engine
- Basic price
- Comfort
Pros:
- very accessible handling
- robust motor with linear power delivery
- robust look with lots of beautiful details
- TFT color display
- long range
- a lot of motorcycle for little money
Cons:
- Windbreak
- Pillion comfort
Cons:
- very tightly sprung
- Brakes a bit doughy, difficult to dose
Dimensions & Weight
Wheelbase: 1.518 mm
Length : 2.140 mm Height : 1.130 mm
Seat : 815 mm
Weight : 211 (max: 430 ) kg
Length : 2.140 mm Height : 1.130 mm
Seat : 815 mm
Weight : 211 (max: 430 ) kg
Wheelbase: 1.580 mm
Length : 2.240 mm Height : 1.150 mm
Seat : 770 mm
Weight : 220 (max: 407 ) kg
Length : 2.240 mm Height : 1.150 mm
Seat : 770 mm
Weight : 220 (max: 407 ) kg
Engine
Motor design: In-line motor 2 Cylinder
Displacement: 895 ccm
Hub: 77 mm
Hole: 86 mm
Cooling: flüssig
Drive: O-Ring Kette
Aisles: 6
Displacement: 895 ccm
Hub: 77 mm
Hole: 86 mm
Cooling: flüssig
Drive: O-Ring Kette
Aisles: 6
Motor design: R2 cylinder, 4 valves/cylinder, 4-stroke 2 Cylinder
Displacement: 500 ccm
Hub: 67 mm
Hole: 69 mm
Cooling: flüssig
Drive: Kette
Aisles: 6
Displacement: 500 ccm
Hub: 67 mm
Hole: 69 mm
Cooling: flüssig
Drive: Kette
Aisles: 6
Performance
Maximum speed: 216 km/h
Performance: 105 HP at 8.500 U/Min
Torque: 92 NM bei 6.500 U/Min Tank contents: 13 Litre
Consumption: 4 l
Reach: 310 km
Performance: 105 HP at 8.500 U/Min
Torque: 92 NM bei 6.500 U/Min Tank contents: 13 Litre
Consumption: 4 l
Reach: 310 km
Performance: 48 HP at 8.500 U/Min
Torque: 46 NM bei 6.000 U/Min Tank contents: 22 Litre
Consumption: 4 l
Reach: 512 km
Chassis
Frame type:
Bridge frame in shell construction (steel) Front suspension:
Upside-down fork, Ø 43 mm (travel 135 mm) Rear suspension:
Directly hinged central strut, spring base hydraulically adjustable, rebound damping adjustable (travel 142 mm)
Rear suspension:
Aluminum two-arm swingarm Tyres at the front: 120/70 ZR 17
Rear tyres: 180/55 ZR 17
Bridge frame in shell construction (steel) Front suspension:
Upside-down fork, Ø 43 mm (travel 135 mm) Rear suspension:
Directly hinged central strut, spring base hydraulically adjustable, rebound damping adjustable (travel 142 mm)
Rear suspension:
Aluminum two-arm swingarm Tyres at the front: 120/70 ZR 17
Rear tyres: 180/55 ZR 17
Frame type:
Tubular space frame (steel) Front suspension:
Upside Down Fork Ø 41mm (travel 135 mm) Rear suspension:
adjustable central shock absorber (travel 135 mm)
Rear suspension:
Two-arm swingarm Tyres at the front: 120/70 - 17
Rear tyres: 160/60 - 17
Tubular space frame (steel) Front suspension:
Upside Down Fork Ø 41mm (travel 135 mm) Rear suspension:
adjustable central shock absorber (travel 135 mm)
Rear suspension:
Two-arm swingarm Tyres at the front: 120/70 - 17
Rear tyres: 160/60 - 17
Brakes
Front brake
Double disc brake, floating brake discs, 4-piston radial caliper (∅ 320 mm) Rear brake
Single disc brake, 1-piston floating caliper (∅ 265 mm)
Double disc brake, floating brake discs, 4-piston radial caliper (∅ 320 mm) Rear brake
Single disc brake, 1-piston floating caliper (∅ 265 mm)
Front brake
floating brake disc with 4 piston radial brake calipers and ABS (∅ 280 mm) Rear brake
Wave single disc (∅ 240 mm)
floating brake disc with 4 piston radial brake calipers and ABS (∅ 280 mm) Rear brake
Wave single disc (∅ 240 mm)
Ideal for a sporty short trip
If things go the way they did with their predecessor, BMW has a potential bestseller in its range with the F 900 R. Why not: The machine is quite cheap for BMW ratios and at the same time quite good.
You just have to know what you want. This bike is ideal for a sporty excursion without great travel ambitions. Whose wish this was always: Test drive please!
The test bike was provided to us by Bergmann and Söhne in Pinneberg near Hamburg.
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