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Morini Piston Kits

Morini piston kits come complete with piston, piston rings, gudgeon pin & circlips.

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Morini Sprockets Rear

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Morini Tyres Front

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Moto Morini
is an Italian maker of motorcycles. It was founded by Alfonso Morini in Bologna, in 1937. Earlier, Morini had also manufactured motorcycles together with Mario Mazzetti under the name MM. Morini came under Cagiva control in 1987, then in 1996 came under Texas Pacific Group, which had also bought Ducati, and in April 1999, the rights to the name were purchased by Morini Franco Motori spa, a company founded by Morini's nephew in 1954.
In the early Seventies Moto Morini launched their first 72° V-twin motorcycles, designed by Franco Lambertini, and created by Franco and Gino Marchesini. They displayed a range of 144 kg 350 (actual capacity 344 cc) models, including Strada and Sport. In 1977 500 cc V-twin models (actual capacity 479 cc) emerged. (1) In 1981 a six speed model 500 became available.

They all featured Heron heads, one piece forged steel crankshaft, ball main bearings, plain big end bearings, and the conrods run on a common pin, offsetting the rear cylinder to the front by 50 mm. Front and rear barrels and heads are interchangeable. VBH Dell'Orto 25 mm carburettors are fitted to the 350. Both kick-start and starter motor are fitted. The frame is a steel duplex swingarm design, with Ceriani rear suspension, and Marzocchi front forks. The early models had a twin leading shoe drum brake up front (Strada: 200 mm drum, Sport: 230 mm drum), but these were replaced with double 260 mm Grimeca discs on later models.

In November 1981 a 500 Turbo was shown at the Milan Show, producing 84 bhp @ 8300 rpm. It did not make it to production. An enduro version called the Camel 500 was released in 1981. In 1983 the Kanguro 350 was released. In 1986 Moto Morini brought out a cruiser version, the Excalibur, available in 350 and 500 versions. Harley-Davidson became interested in the Moto Morini V-twin as a smaller Harley, but had financial problems, and nothing came of it. The 350 was conceived as a modular design, and single cylinder versions were made. (Looking like the V-twin with the rear cylinder removed) These were the 1975 six speed 125 H and the 1978 250 T Mono, both unsuccessful, as was the later KJ 125 single of 1985.

In 2004 a new motorcycle was announced, the Corsaro 1200 naked bike, which appeared in 2005. It was followed by the "9 1/2" road bike. There have been criticisms of the computerised fuel injection mapping in these early models. They are both powered by an 1187 cc Bialbero CorsaCorta 87° V twin-cylinder engine that develops 140 bhp @ 8500 rpm, and 123 nm at 6,500 rpm, in the Corsaro, and 105 bhp at 8000 rpm in the 9 1/2. The engine was designed by Franco Lambertini. The engines are tuned differently to suit the different applications. On 10 October 2006 a Corsaro Veloce 1200 was announced.

 

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