Moto Morini Excalibur 350 Cafe Racer

The v twin 350cc engine was considered a ground breaking design for a motorcycle.

Moto morini excalibur 350 cafe racer. The little bike was completely broken down and the frame stripped of all superfluous parts and brackets before being shortened at the back. The justification was peerless handling and a high specification which included a cam driven by a toothed belt a ducati electronnica ignition system and a six speed box with overdrive. Italian stripes across tank and the rear seat unit. The 507cc air cooled v twin produced 42 horsepower so this bike was never going to win any drag races.

See more ideas about cafe racer bike motorcycle. Beautiful light green frame with cast alloys. The 350 k2 is not one of morini s most glamorous creations but david has created the proverbial silk purse from a sow s ear. Price dropped from 5999.

And this 1986 moto morini 350 k2 cafe racer is a testament to his skills. Moto morini is an italian motorcycle manufacturer founded by alfonso morini in bologna in 1937. The basis of the new design was a 72. Earlier morini had also manufactured motorcycles together with mario mazzetti under the name mm moto morini came under cagiva control in 1987 then in 1996 joined texas pacific group which had also bought ducati and in april 1999 the rights to the name were purchased by morini franco motori.

It is a tribute to both the lightness and power delivery of the morini engine and the quality of the cagiva frame that the combination works. This specific moto morini excalibur has 9 600 miles and has been chopped a bit. It might not be to everyone s. The last morini 350 was the dart a curious machine almost completely enclosed in white plastic which had the engine fitted into the frame of a cagiva 125 sports bike.

The moto morini 350 sport and 350 strada were originally launched in early 1974. In the 1970s the 344 cc moto morini was priced at the same level as the honda cb750 making it something of a luxury purchase. Nov 28 2012 explore lucy spaniel s board moto morini on pinterest. Moto morini 350 three and a half sport cafe racer imported in 2001 78 79 model.