BENELLI BKX 125
A true trail hunter
BENELLI BKX 125 Description
The brand new Benelli BKX 125, a true trail hunter BKX 125 : Benelli's new adventure bike, dedicated to the next generation of motorcyclists, arrives on the market, a motorcycle designed for those who want to explore alternative paths and explore new roads with complete freedom.
A lightweight, easy-to-use all-rounder, designed to offer maximum handling and control in any context and on any surface, always ensuring maximum fun.
The BKX 125 is the bike Benelli has designed for those approaching the world of adventure, making lightness and ease of use its winning features.
Its all-round spirit blends perfectly with a chassis designed for riding pleasure and a unique, innovative design.
The BKX 125 was designed by the Benelli Style Center in Pesaro, which focused on simple, soft, and clean lines, with meticulous attention to detail, resulting in a style that immediately captures the eye.
This is also thanks to a front light cluster with a strong personality: starting with the modern and eye-catching DRL, shared with the road-legal “S” version, while at the rear the brake lights are integrated into the turn indicators.
The front indicators, however, are housed within the structure of the handguards: a premium detail rarely seen on motorcycles of this displacement.
The BKX 125 features a steel tubular trellis frame and a 41 mm front fork that is fully adjustable for preload, compression, and rebound damping.
This is a premium feature in a very accessible segment, allowing even the youngest riders and beginners to experiment with chassis setup and discover the infinite set-up combinations.
The monoshock, adjustable for preload and rebound damping, is connected to the swingarm via a linkage.
To tackle any terrain, the BKX 125 features 180 mm of suspension travel and a 19”/17” spoked wheel combination, just like modern adventure bikes (90/90-19” at the front and 120/90-17” at the rear).
The heart of the BKX 125 is the new 125cc liquid-cooled, 4-stroke, Euro 5+ single-cylinder engine (bore x stroke: 54 x 54.5 mm) for power and torque figures that fall perfectly within the limits of the A1 license: 15 hp (11 kW) @ 9,500 rpm and 12.1 Nm (1.2 kgm) @ 7,000 rpm.
As for the braking system, the BKX 125 features a 280 mm diameter front disc gripped by a four-piston radial caliper, while at the rear we find a 240 mm disc with a single-piston floating caliper.
Coming to dimensions, the BKX 125 has a seat height of 860 mm with a ground clearance of 233 mm, a wheelbase of 1,430 mm and a weight of 144 kg.
Thanks to a slim but capacious 12-litre fuel tank and low fuel consumption, the range reaches the threshold of 500 km.
The BKX 125 will be available in all Benelli dealerships starting from early 2026 in 4 exclusive colours – Nordic White, Cement Grey, Avio Blue and Dune Sea..
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Dealership Paul Dedman Performance LTD in Isle of Man
N Shore Rd Isle of Man IM8 3DY
Paul started riding School Boy MX from the age of nine, culminating in 14 years of competition which finished winning the Isle of Man Centre Motorcross Championships in 1994 and 1994. In 1995 Paul turned his hand to Road Racing entering the Manx Grand Prix finishing in 5th place in the Senior class starting from a starting number of 103 and finnishing within the top 30 on the road and gaining the fasted last lap of the race at just over 112mph. The following year Paul entered the TT Production race finnishing 17th.
1997 saw Paul finish 8th in his very first full attempt at the TT races in the Junior races on his Kawasaki ZX6R. In 1998 Paul gained the backing of Honda with a CBR600 and a RS250 from Paul Birds Vimto backed race team. The Junior race was the best finish that year with 3rd place making it a 123 for Honda with Micheal Rutter and Ian Simpson 1st and 2nd respectively, the lighweight class on the 250 was great throughout practice being as fast as 2nd upto midweek but it en