Since its resurrection below Chinese possession, Moto Morini has 4 fashions in its line-up, all powered by some variation of a 650cc parallel-twin. However, the Italian marque seems to be gearing up for a comeback within the large-capacity journey bike section, after a hiatus of almost 4 years, as could be seen from these leaked photographs of its production-ready X-Cape 1200 journey bike. 

1. Off-road sized wire-spoke rims shod with block-pattern tyres
2. Powered by a liquid-cooled, 1,187cc V-Twin engine

Moto Morini X-Cape 1200 journey bike: particulars

The styling of the X-Cape 1200 may be very acquainted and bears a placing resemblance to its youthful sibling, the X-Cape 650 and hasn’t differed a lot from its design sketches that surfaced earlier this yr. This resemblance is not any dangerous factor in our eyes and the X-Cape 1200 seems to be a good-looking machine. The golden rims are a pleasant contact as effectively and appear to take inspiration from the Moto Morini X-Cape ADV-R showcased at EICMA 2022.

The liquid-cooled, 1,187cc, Bialbero CorsaCorta V-Twin engine on obligation right here can hint its roots again to 2004, however could have been up to date to fulfill the stringent Euro-5 emission norms. It stays to be seen what sort of output figures this engine makes, contemplating it is returning to the market after fairly a while. To offer you a reference, within the now-discontinued Granpasso 1200 journey bike, this V-Twin engine was rated for 118hp and 104Nm of torque. 

Considering it will likely be going up towards some stiff competitors within the heavyweight ADV section, there’ll seemingly be a full suite of digital rider aids on supply. Moto Morini has additionally packed in premium componentry, comparable to radial Brembo monobloc calipers, Pirelli Scorpion Rally STR tyres and LED lights throughout. With some off-road credibility baked in due to its giant bash plate, wire-spoke rims and block-pattern tyres, switchable ABS is prone to be on supply as effectively. The rider’s triangle seems to be fairly roomy with a big, generously padded seat for the pillion as effectively, conducive to spending lengthy days within the saddle with out discomfort. 

Considering Moto Morini has made its Indian debut a short time in the past and is but to determine itself in our market, it’s unsure if and when the X-Cape 1200 will likely be launched right here.

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