Benelli was founded in 1911, in Pesaro, Italy.
It was started by Teresa Benelli, who invested all the families money into the business in order to gain employment for her six sons.
In the beginning, it was called "Benelli Garage", which repaired cars and motorcycles.
In 1920, Benelli built its first complete engine.
And in 1921, Benelli built its first motorcycle.
Benelli won Italian championship titles in 1927, 1928, 1930 and 1931.
Before the start of ww2, Benelli were strong in manufacturing streetbikes.
However, after the war, moved towards small two stroke bikes.
In 1962, the "Motobi" factory was acquired by Benelli.
In 1971, the Benelli factory was sold out to Alesandro de Tomaso.
Then, in 1989, frim Selci took over the business.
Again in 1996, the factory was sold this time to Andrea Merloni.
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