Team Obsolete returns ex-Renzo Pasolini Benelli 350/4 to Isle of Man for Classic TT

For the sixth consecutive year, Team Obsolete has been invited back to the Isle of Man Classic TT to display and parade a genuine exotic bike from its world renowned collection. This year we will bring the ex-Renzo Pasolini 1967 Benelli 350/4 to participate in the Jurby Festival as well as the “Lap of Honour” on the fabled 37-mile mountain circuit. The rider will be 1984 senior historic TT winner Dave Roper.

This is the very same seven-speed Benelli that Renzo rode to an amazing 2nd place finish in the Junior TT in 1968 behind Giacomo Agostini on his MV. This is also the very same bike that rider Dave Roper so famously rode to victory at the 1993 Daytona 350 Historic GP and later crashed at Kerrowmore while leading the 1993 Junior Classic Manx GP.

After an extensive rebuild, the Benelli has been run several times in preparation for the coming event. We are excited to return the machine to the island 50 years after Pasolini’s podium to share its song with the faithful once more.

*Many thanks to our sponsors: AVON Tires and Vanson Leathers