BENELLI 250 Barracuda (1965-1966) Specs, Performance & Photos

The Benelli 250 Barracuda was a quarter-liter, classic, middleweight machine suitable for all categories of riders. The bike was manufactured from 1965 to 1970 and remained largely unchanged over its production period.

In 1965, the Italian motorcycle manufacturer launched the Benelli 250 Barracuda, a motorcycle fitted with features such as a round headlight upfront, analog instruments, a long fuel tank, a one-piece dual seat, a single exhaust system with a silencer mounted on the right-hand side, a center stand, and wire-spoke wheels shod with road tires.

The bike was built around an open-cradle tubular steel frame coupled to a double-action hydraulic telescopic fork on the front with a steering damper and side-mounted shocks on the rear, providing optimum handling capabilities.

As for the braking power, the bike packed a 176 mm single leading shoe drum unit on the front and a 158 mm single trailing shoe drum unit on the rear, providing optimum stopping performance.

As for the power figures, the 1965 Benelli 250 Barracuda had its heartbeat set by a 245cc four-stroke single-cylinder air-cooled engine, fed by a 24 mm Dell'Orto carburetor, boasting 24 hp with a peak force at 8,200 rpm.

The rear wheel was spun by a final chain drive linked to a five-speed manual transmission that took the engine's energy, transforming it into motion.