Moto Morini 9 1-2

. At the end of the auction, Moto Morini built 20 specimens of it to celebrate the 75 years of the brand.

Moto Morini launched its first 72-degree V-twin engined motorcycles, designed by Franco Lambertini, and created by Franco and Gino Marchesini. The 350 Sport and Strada models displaced 344 cc and were complemented

By 500 cc Sport and Strada models. Equipment on the models was of high specification, and when released the Morini 3½ was around the same price as a Honda CB750.

The Moto Morini range included Corsaro Veloce, Scrambler 1200 and Granpasso 1200. About 30 employees are involved in a production of 70 handmade and handcrafted specimens with spare parts coming mostly from Italy. Moto Morini launched the bike rent forms that allowed clients to rent Moto Morini motorcycles for a short period of time. It also introduced the "buy-back" system: a long-term rent that allows customers to pay a monthly fee and decide, after some time, whether to keep the motorcycle or give it back…

The company management changed and so did the trade policy: Moto Morini concludes contracts with dealers and distributors and ended the online sale. Moreover, also the production strategy changed, taking Moto Morini more and more to a direction where quality and customization are at the heart of the…

Moto Morini increased the commercial structure in order to better manage the new sales network. In November Moto Morini returned to the 2016 edition of Eicma after seven years of absence with a new model: the Corsaro ZZ.

The 11 1/2 was no longer produced and the Moto Morini range included: Scrambler 1200, Granpasso 1200, Granpasso R, Corsaro 1200 ZZ. The Corsaro is the first Moto Morini model in Euro 4, with ABS and electronic gear shift. Moto Morini launched also the new One-off department, an internal area dedicated to customized models on clients' requests. To celebrate the 80 years of the company (1937 - 2017) Moto Morini created a limited edition of 8 specimens of a special Corsaro, called Corsaro80.

The X-Cape 1200 was introduced, equipped with an 87° V-twin 1,187 cc liquid-cooled engine, producing 122 hp at 8,500 rpm and 108 Nm of torque at 6,500 rpm. The six-speed transmission is paired with an assisted slipper clutch, designed to provide smoother operation under demanding conditions.