The History:

1937 - Moto Morini was founded by Alfonso Morini in the town of Bologna. First off all the factory manufactured three-wheeler and aircraft parts for the military. The factory was destroyed at the end of the war.

1946 - Reconstruction of the factory and beginning of the production of motorcycles. First bike was the Turismo 125 with 5 hp, a copy of the two stroke 125cc DKW RT125.

1947 - The Model Sport 125 a sports version of the Turismo 125 was introduced, which delivered 6 hp with a top speed of 53mph (85 km/hr).

1948 - The Racing version of the Sport 125 called Competizione was introduced. This was the winning bike of the Italian championship.

1949 - A production racer with 123 cc ohc single cylinder engine was introduced, which delivered 12 hp at 10000 rpm and had a top speed of 82mph (130 km/hr).

1952 - In December a 175 cc ohv roadbike was introduced with a top speed of about 63mph (100 km/hr).

1953 - They introduced the 175cc sportster Settebello, which delivered 15 hp.

1953 - Winning of the Italian championship by Emilio Mendogni on a 125cc Morini.

1954 - Winning of the Italian championship by Emilio Mendogni on a 175cc Morini.

1955 - They introduced the 175cc sportster Rebello.

1956 - DOHC engines for the 175cc Production racers were introduced, which delivered 25 hp at 10,000 rpm with a top speed of almost 106mph (170 km/hr).

1956 - The 98 cc Sbazzarino was introduced.

1958 - The 125/150cc Corsaro were introduced.

1958 - The 175cc Tresette was introduced.

1958 - The factory’s 250cc Rebello was introduced, which delivered 30hp and had a top speed of almost 120mph (190km/hr).

1963 - The factory’s 250cc Rebello was now producing 36hp with a top speed of about 140mph (225km/hr). This bike almost gave Tarquinio Provini the World Title in this year losing out to Honda by 2pts.

1969 - The factory management passed over to daughter Gabrielle.

1970 - The 125cc Enduro Country was introduced.

1971 - saw the development of the V twin engines in the form of the 344cc version, achieving 35hp at 8,200rpm with a top speed of about 100mph (160km/hr).

1973 - The 350cc model Strada was introduced.

1974 - The 350cc model 3 ˝ Sport was introduced.

1975 - The 123cc single 125T was introduced, producing 14hp at 9,000rpm with a top speed of nearly 80mph (125km/hr).

1977 - The 239cc single 250T was introduced, producing 17hp at 6,800 rpm with a top speed of 85mph (135km/hr).

1978 - The 479cc V twin model 500 W was introduced, producing 43hp at 7,500rpm with a top speed of 110mph (175km/hr).

1979 - The 500 S and 500 T version of the 500 W were introduced.

1980 - The 239cc V twin model 250J was introduced, delivering 23hp at 8,800rpm with a top speed of about 88mph (140km/hr).

1980 - The 500cc Enduro Camel was introduced.

1980 - The 500cc Sei-V with 6 speed gearbox was introduced.

1981 - At the Milan show the factory showed a prototype of their 500cc Turbo, however it never went into production.

1983 - The 350cc Enduro Kanguro was introduced.

1983 - The 400cc V twin 400S was introduced.

1985 - The 350cc V twin 350 K2 was introduced.

1986 - The 350cc V twin Dart was introduced.

1986 - The 500cc V twin Chopper 500 Excalibur was introduced.

1987 - The 350cc V twin Chopper 350 Excalibur was introduced.

1987 - Moto Morini was absorbed into the Cagiva company of the Castiglione brothers.

1989 - The 507cc V twin Chopper 501 New York was introduced.

1994 - The manufacturing of Morini motorcycles was given up.

2000 - The name Moto Morini and the production racers were sold to Franco Morini.