New middleweight adventure bike from Morini

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Re: New middleweight adventure bike from Morini

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daveuprite wrote: Sat Feb 08, 2020 5:09 pm 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.

My 2010 Morini Scrambler has the same glorious engine with approx 115bhp, it's an amazing ride which keeps me on my toes in damp conditions ...... no abs or traction control :shock:
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Re: New middleweight adventure bike from Morini

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daveuprite wrote: Sat Feb 08, 2020 5:09 pm 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.

Yes, I took an early Corsaro out when 3X was the importers: the combination of that monstrous engine, the riding position, and the lack of fairing...it felt like a huge motocross bike!

I did consider buying one...but it was a lot of money for a really dangerous toy!
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Re: New middleweight adventure bike from Morini

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I used to have a Moto Morini 3 1/2 -
when used in the rain anything could happen. - like- Headlight go out / indicators often didn't work or made headlight flash / or just died.
other than that great bike.
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Re: New middleweight adventure bike from Morini

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I had one new in 1978. Difficult to start in the cold, but once I'd replaced the plugs and caps with NGK, plus changed the HT leads, it was fine.

A squirt of WD40 into the switches every week and never an electrical problem. Lost count of the the number of Hondas I used to pass stopped with their wet HT systems.
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Re: New middleweight adventure bike from Morini

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Many many years ago I had a Moto Morini 350, called a three and half.
Lovely bike and handled really well BUT if used it in the rain anything could happen, lights go out, turn indicators on and headlight flashed.
Interesting
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