Benelli TNT 1130 2004-2018 Service Manual

Bennetts' own buyer's guide explains the genuine reasoning behind the name straight from Benelli: the firm's naked bike is just like Trinitrotoluene — a powerful but stable explosive needing a detonator. That marketing line was a little awkward given the unreliability that had plagued the Tornado this bike is based on, but the TNT itself genuinely impressed where its faired sibling had underwhelmed. Motorcycle News' own review calls it "one of the best ever incarnations of the naked motorcycle theme" and "probably the most 'out there' motorcycle money can buy," effortlessly good at wheelies and general A-road hooning.

Power comes from a long-stroke, 1,130cc version of the Tornado's liquid-cooled inline-triple, DOHC with 4 valves per cylinder, delivering a claimed 130-135 hp and roughly 86 lb-ft (12 mkg) of torque — genuine super-naked territory when it launched in 2005, with only the Aprilia Tuono and water-cooled Ducati Monsters as real rivals at the time. The swingarm uses a tubular structure with eccentric wheel adjustment, joined to a trellis frame with aluminum components including a distinctive rear loop that doubles as seat mount, exhaust support, and passenger grip.

MCN's own review flags a genuine, real handling quirk worth knowing: despite its lack of suspension adjustment, the standard TNT handles extremely well, though it has notably poor steering lock, making it awkward to turn around in narrow streets. Several distinct trims shared this same fundamental platform — TNT Sport (radial brakes, black-coated fork stanchions, more suspension adjustment), TNT Titanium (titanium-coloured carbon fiber bodywork, a cherry-red frame, and posher Marzocchi suspension), and TNT Café Racer (clip-ons, yellow bodywork).

Real owner reviews confirm genuine long-term satisfaction is achievable, with one owner keeping theirs for six years and 9,000 miles, though early examples from the 2004-2005 launch window carried real reliability teething issues inherited from the related Tornado, with in-house development and new fuel injectors from 2004 onward genuinely improving matters. MCN's own review notes used values have stayed relatively strong thanks to the bike's genuine scarcity on British roads.

This factory service manual covers the procedures, torque specs, and diagrams needed to keep a 2004-2018 TNT 1130 running the way it was built to.