The TreK 1130 is one of the original sport touring
motorcycles (we should have probably read the bike
description BEFORE we took off on our trip, but heck –
has anything ever stopped these chickens from an epic
adventure?) of the modern era. Empowering this
Italian triple is Walbro fuel injection via its three 53mm
throttle bodies and precise Bosch injectors, the final
result, an extremely healthy 126hp and 112nm of pure
torque. Its two stage power control maps provide the
rider ultimate choice and versatility, of either easy
riding power delivery, or the feisty sports map.
the three chickens fighting about using this bike on
the long boring bum-num stretches) offering
exceptional comfort and luxury for rider and pillion on
those long journeys.
The second hurdle was getting the bikes fired up. The
Benelli was dead, there were no juices flowing through
the engine. First we thought it was fuel (the lights were
on and flashing), so Jolandi went off to buy us a few
litres.
I
ncluded is the all new comfort seat (which resulted in
Hurdle three – still no
luck getting the
Benelli started, we
strapped him to the