Benelli Imperiale 400 vs Jawa 42

We recently spent a decent amount of time on the BS6-compliant Imperiale 400’s saddle, to tell you what the modern-classic motorcycle is all about.

We are keen to know how the Imperiale 400 stacks up against the Chennai-based bike maker’s cash cow and the resurrected Jawa. But, for now, we’ll be confining our opinions to the newest product Benelli India has to offer and how well it sits in the market. Here’s the first...

This is the more affordable, younger-looking, and as its maker likes to say, open-chested version of the Jawa. It shares the engine, gearbox, cycle parts, and, in fact, almost all of its body work with the standard Jawa. We have already ridden and written about the new Jawa...