In the sixties, this model of the Italian brand Benelli could be bought in the hypermarkets of a North American chain, or even by catalog and they brought it to your home. The Benelli Mojave it mounted a 360 cc engine that gave 24 hp at 6700 rpm and only fifty units were produced to participate in AMA off-road races. On a historical note in 1969 Kel KArruthers won the Isle of Man TT on a GP Benelli, which weren't exactly bad bikes.
Today Benelli is a brand that is trying to gain a foothold in the difficult motorcycle market, and Oberdan Bezzi has designed this new Benelli Mojave 450 heavily influenced by the retro trends that are currently in fashion. The idea is not bad at all, because on the basis of a 450cc single-cylinder four-stroke you can do a lot of interesting things.
It has even been speculated if that will be the displacement and configuration that will replace the 125 two-strokes in the future MotoGP world championship. Just in case, there are many who have already put the batteries and are investigating in the matter. The only thing missing is for the thinking minds of the FIM and DORNA to consider it interesting so that we have the new world championships underway with four-stroke motorcycles.
