Moto Morini

  • What is the Moto Morini X-Cape like to ride? We took it to the Peak District for a test ride

    What is the Moto Morini X-Cape like to ride? We took it to the Peak District for a test ride

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    What is the Moto Morini X-Cape like to ride? We put it on the winding roads of the Peak District to find out!

  • QUICK SPIN: Moto Morini Seiemmezzo

    QUICK SPIN: Moto Morini Seiemmezzo

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    Moto Morini’s properly back in business, with a pair of new machines which hark back to one of the most iconic bikes in its history.  WORDS: Dave Manning PHOTOS: Potski Media The new Moto Morini Seiemmezzo (which is Italian for ‘six-and-a-half’) is a swift glance in the rear-view mirror for Morini; named with reference to…

  • Battle of the Middleweights: 2). Moto Morini X-Cape

    Battle of the Middleweights: 2). Moto Morini X-Cape

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    The second in our four-bike test! Aprilia Tuareg Vs Moto Morini X-Cape Vs Suzuki V-Strom 650 Vs Yamaha Tenere 700. Dave Manning takes a look at the X-Cape: While fashion is constantly changing, style remains and – from the eyes of this jaded hack – the X-Cape has style in bucket-loads. While it may not…

  • REVEALED! Moto Morini’s two 650 roadster twins

    REVEALED! Moto Morini’s two 650 roadster twins

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    The Italian firm is continuing its recent resurgence with the unveiling of two all-new 650 twins. Here’s what you need to know. Moto Morini’s upping the ante following the release of its X-Cape 650 adventure. The Italian firm might have endured multiple changes of ownership and brief periods of inactivity in its recent past, but…

  • Moto Morini goes for gold with new X-Cape 650 Gold Wheel Edition

    Moto Morini goes for gold with new X-Cape 650 Gold Wheel Edition

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    Moto Morini is adding an extra touch of class to its value packed X-Cape 650 adventure bike with a limited run ‘Gold Wheel Edition’ which will retail at £7,799 (plus on the road charges) when it goes on sale later this month.

  • Moto Morini GOES BIG!

    Moto Morini GOES BIG!

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    Speaking to the press, Moto Morini’s General Manager Alberto Monni said that there’s a whole host of new machines earmarked for production in the not-too-distant future. Following its takeover by Chinese automotive giant Zhongeng in 2018, things went a bit quiet at the historic Italian firm. It stated its plans to significantly increase production and…

  • MV Agusta celebrates its 75th birthday

    MV Agusta celebrates its 75th birthday

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    Exotic Italian marque first appeared in 1945 They’ll need a massive cake in Varese this week – because the good folks at the MV Agusta factory will be blowing out 75 candles as they celebrate three-quarters of a century making sweet motorbikes. Launched by Count Giovanni Agusta as a subsidiary of his aviation firm (which…

  • Moto Morini teases NEW 1200cc Super Scrambler. OFFICIAL reveal at EICMA.

    Moto Morini teases NEW 1200cc Super Scrambler. OFFICIAL reveal at EICMA.

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    Moto Morini has just posted a couple of teaser images of its new 1200cc Super Scrambler – ahead of its official reveal at EICMA in less than two weeks’ time. Powered by Moto Morini’s 1200cc CorsaCorta engine – we actually know little else about the new Super Scrambler, but looking closely at the images, we’ve…

  • New Moto Morini Granpasso R launched

    New Moto Morini Granpasso R launched

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    Moto Morini has revealed the new R version of its big trail bike, the Granpasso. The new bike shares the 17” wheel size with the standard model, but the R has cast wheels instead of spoked ones. The seat is also 32 mm lower to make the machine more accessible. The Granpasso R is priced…

  • Maria Costello at the Barry Sheene Motorcycle Classic

    Maria Costello at the Barry Sheene Motorcycle Classic

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      Maria Costello  joined women from New Zealand and Australia on track at Hampton Downs in a celebration of women in motorcycling at the Barry Sheene Motorcycle Classic. The Northamptonshire racer returned to the southern hemisphere after a successful Australian debut in the first leg of the Trans-Tasman Trophy at the Barry Sheene Festival at…

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