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Benelli has announced its new “TNT,” an inline triple naked sports bike based largely on the Tornado Tre, which was raced briefly in World Superbike.

While it shares the same basic chassis with its brother (tubular steel trellis frame and swingarm connected by cast aluminum swingarm pivot plates, 55.8-inch wheelbase), the TNT gets more displacement than the 898cc Tornado Tre via a longer stroke, reportedly for more torque.

With a bore and stroke of 88x62mm (a 12.8mm longer stroke than the Tre), the TNT displaces 1130cc. Add a compression ratio of 11.5:1 (versus 11.0:1 for the Tre) and you have a claimed 140 horsepower “at the shaft” at 9500 rpm and 84 lbs.-ft. of torque at 6750 rpm.

Or as it states on Benelli’s website: “In terms of power and torque values, the bike has more than enough and once you have learnt how to tame its exuberance, the TNT will reward you with acceleration speeds that take your breath away and performances worthy of a motoGP.”

The bike also features chain-driven double overhead cams, electronic fuel-injection, an engine counter balancer, a wet clutch, a six-speed transmission, 50mm inverted Marzocchi forks, 320mm front brake rotors, Brembo four-piston front brake calipers, a two-way adjustable Extreme Technology shock, under-seat exhaust system, an exposed die-cast aluminum subframe, a dual-headlight arrangement with a total of six light bulbs, side-mounted radiators, wide 17-inch wheels and a claimed dry weight of 437.8 pounds.

Benelli did not announce pricing and does not list a U.S. importer on its website.