Benelli TRK 502X Beats The Highest Motorable Road

 Benelli's adventure tourer - the TRK 502X has covered 1800kms in 7 days, the TRK 502X successfully conquered the highest motorable road (Khardungla) in stock condition, starting from Manali, covering Jispa - Baralacha - Sarchu - More Plains - Tanglang La and Leh along the way. 

Post this achievement, the team, along with the Benelli TRK 502X continued to ride into the deserts of Nubra Valley, post which the team rode onto the Pangong lake followed by an off-road stretch of around 150kms to the Tsomoriri Lake. Furthermore, the Benelli TRK 502X marched on to complete the ride back to Manali without facing any technical or performance related issues due to ice-cold weather, varied terrain or even the high altitudes.

The TRK 502X is powered by a refined 500cc twin-cylinder, DOHC, liquid-cooled engine with 4-valves per cylinder. The powerhouse comes mated to a 6-speed gearbox.

The trellis frame is made of steel tubes and plates. Upfront, both models come with 50mm upside-down forks, while the rear gets a vertically mounted mono-shock. The combination offers better wheel control and a comfortable ride, on-road and off it.

The TRK 502X gets Metzeler tires measuring 110/80 – 19inch front and 150/70 – 17inch at the rear, which are wrapped onto spoked rims. The TRK 502X uses twin 320mm floating discs with a 2-piston caliper at the front and a single 260mm disc with one piston caliper at the rear with dual-channel switchable ABS.

The TRK 502X is available in 3 color options – Red, White, and Graphite Grey and is priced at INR 5.5 lakhs (ex-showroom, India).