JENAL - The Specifications of Alan's Benelli 900 Sei Special

Benelli 900 Sei Special - Alan started with a red 1982 900 Sei and redeveloped it into a lookalike Benelli 750 Sei styled special. 8 month development includes:

Frame.

Removed 900 Sei bracketry and replaced with bracketry to accept 750 components; fuel tank, seat and 2 side panels. Retained original 900 bikini fairing.
Fitted re-chromed steel 750 mudguards and rear light assembly.
Fitted chromed rear pillion grab rail.
Designed and fitted 2 chromed protection bars to keep soft luggage from fouling suspension.
Fabricated 2 chromed engine protection crash bars.
Replaced stock rubber foot-pegs with 4 chromed Sundance units.
Fitted Scottoiler duplex chain lubrication system.
Replaced all nuts-n-bolts with polished Allen bolts and domed nuts where practical.
Stripped battery acid scared black painted frame, shot blasted and repainted in Benelli silver.

Engine/Gearbox

Cyl/head ported, polished with larger (unleaded) valves offering 15% power increase.
Engine internals kept stock, fitted updated OHC chain tensioner Replaced stock air-cleaner with 3 x K&N air cleaners plus K&N cam cover and gearbox filters.
Fitted Sachse state-of-the-art electronic ignition system c/w 3 x modern ign/coils.
Fitted HEL Performance oil cooler and Mocal Aeroquip hoses via Mocal oil thermostat (with additional oil temp and pressure gauge sender installation). Oil filter sandwich plate take-off also by Mocal.
Polished all removable alloy engine parts.
Engine Ice-Blasted by Cryogenesis then re-painted black and silver.
Converted cable clutch operation to Venhill's Magura Hymec hydraulic system.
Replaced 900 6-into-2 exhaust system with a custom made chrome 750 Sei 6 individual pipe system.

Suspension/Tires

Replaced rear shocks with Hagon adjustable sprung units.
Forks stanchions were hard chromed by AM Philpot then rebuilt.
Alloy fork legs were stripped of paint and polished to gloss finish.
Fitted alloy strut brace between stanchions.
- Wheel rims stripped and powder-coated silver (originally Italian gold colour).
- Fitted Avon Roadrunner tubeless tires.
- Rear adjustable damping and spring preload shocks by Hagon

Brakes;

All 3 discs were cross-drilled to improve efficiency.
Calipers re-built by Brembo UK
Brembo replaced hydraulic brake lever to a modern unit to simultaneously operate all 3 discs with overriding independent foot-pedal operation to rear disc.
Fitted silver PVC coated stainless steel brake lines throughout, made by Venhill.

Electrics;

Fitted a Super-B lithium-ion B10 lightweight and compact battery laid on its side.
Installed auxiliary oil temperature & oil pressure gauges in bikini fairing.
Replaced old Bosch alternator for �Electrex World� permanent magnet rotor design (no windings or brushes to fail) and solid state regulator.
- Installed electronic gear selection indicator with side-stand neutral only engine start by Acumen Electronics.
Installed battery �master-kill-switch�.
Headlight upgraded to HID rated bulb with enhanced brilliance by the installation of a Sachse solid-state directly connected relay.
Installed an LED rear light bulb which is brighter without visually modernising.
Ddiscreetly installed FIAMM twin horns in under-seat electrics area.

Colour Scheme

Changed from original red/black colour scheme to:

Benelli silver (used on many models for years) - frame etc. plus pin-striping tin-ware.
Tornado Tre 900 candy green (circa 2000) - fairing, tank and side panels.
Cagiva graphite (circa 1982) to highlight fairing, tank and side-panels.

Extensive Security Installed

Too numerous to mention and better to keep secret.