Benelli

Simon rides a Benelli Tornado to the track and back

The RS gets better the harder you ride it. It’s fairly horrible as a commuter, due to the heavy clutch and its inability to find neutral. But great fun on the track and it’s also fairly decent on the motorway

The Tornado is a very good bike that can hold its own against other Italian exotica both in looks and performance

In a country where speed cameras will soon outnumber road users, the days of 186mph supersports bikes may be numbered. Naked sit-up-and-beg bikes could be the future and this one may lead the way...