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New middleweight adventure bike from Morini

Posted: Thu Feb 06, 2020 9:40 am
by Richard Simpson Mark II
Made in China with a Kawasaki-copy vertical twin engine.

Looks nicer than a Verseys, I think...but will it be any good?





About £7k...so cheaper than the Chinese KTM twin

Re: New middleweight adventure bike from Morini

Posted: Thu Feb 06, 2020 5:52 pm
by Helicoptermanr22
Looks really smart

Re: New middleweight adventure bike from Morini

Posted: Thu Feb 06, 2020 8:16 pm
by scooby
Looks good

Re: New middleweight adventure bike from Morini

Posted: Thu Feb 06, 2020 8:28 pm
by chunky butt
I like that, great find.

Re: New middleweight adventure bike from Morini

Posted: Thu Feb 06, 2020 9:43 pm
by Richard Simpson Mark II
There's a 'roadster/scrambler' version too:

https://video.search.yahoo.com/search/v ... tion=click

It reminds me a bit of the silver 3 1/2 Strada that I bought brand new (with ALL my money) in 1978 when I worked for Three Cross Motorcycles.

How I hate the fashion for not having a rear mudguard, but putting a stupid mudflap and number-plate on the swinging-arm.

Re: New middleweight adventure bike from Morini

Posted: Sat Feb 08, 2020 11:47 am
by Richard Simpson Mark II
Here's a bit about what the original Morini twin was capable of as an enduro/rally machine back in the day:

http://www.motomoriniclub.nl/valentini.html

I always liked the look of the original white Sahara/Camel. It was considered an absolute monster trail bike back in the early 1980s!

Re: New middleweight adventure bike from Morini

Posted: Sat Feb 08, 2020 11:58 am
by Richard Simpson Mark II
Six n an arf grand in the UK

https://midwestmoto.co.uk/products/x-cape

Re: New middleweight adventure bike from Morini

Posted: Sat Feb 08, 2020 5:02 pm
by bill_qaz
This was my Morini
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Re: New middleweight adventure bike from Morini

Posted: Sat Feb 08, 2020 5:09 pm
by daveuprite
Wow, that's so cool. I vaguely remember seeing one somewhere, but I don't suppose there's many left. Raleigh shoppers have a thicker frame than that. And how about that Meccano torque arm? Excellent.

I love the look of the new Morini Milano. Very nice. I had a very brief go on a Corsaro years ago, and IMO it's the most exciting naked roadster you can buy, even including the Aprilia Tuono and KYM Superduke. What a machine.


Re: New middleweight adventure bike from Morini

Posted: Sat Feb 08, 2020 6:13 pm
by bikenav
the OP bike looks pretty but does not look practical for a bike to go on adventures. Hope it sells for them.