As everyone know Moto Morini is being shutdown after going into voluntary liquidation, and the court with Piero Aicardi (who is following the shutdown) has informed the media that the factory will be opening up again for a brief time, to assemble 45 motorcycles in order to use the proceeds to pay a part of the Casalecchio di Reno company debts.

Calling in the laid off workers, which are mostly women, they will assemble these 45 motorcycles which will be sold without warranties. These include 16 Scramblers that will go for € 6.360 each and 22 Granpasso’s with prices ranging from € 6.300 to € 7.110.

The company will also be producing seven models called the 2011 Special Edition that will mount yellow frames that were originally intended for the Granferro. The Granferro was seen at the 2009 EICMA show, but never hit the production line as the company went bust. The cost of a Special Edition is € 8.000.

There could still be hope for a Moto Morini future as soon as it goes on the auctioning block in March, as entrepreneur Stephan Franz from an Italo-Canadian group, has already contacted the bankruptcy/liquidation court showing a certain interest and has signed a pre-agreement with the same unions that boycotted Paolo Berlusconi’s Nuova Garelli company as an eventual buyer.

If you’re interested in ordering one of the bikes, hit this link for the order form for more info.

Source | motoblog.it

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Could the Royal Enfield become the world’s motorcycle innovation brand? Probably not, but there’s plenty of people out there tinkering with their Royals to explore new technology on this cafe-style favourite. The latest is the Hammarhead Volta 102 electric drive Royal Enfield from James Hammarhead.

Hammarhead has kept the look of the RE Clubman but has replaced the single-cylinder 500cc engine with a 6kW lithium iron-phosphate battery pack and an EnerTrac motor. Part of the package in the gas tank are two 110-volt chargers which provide a recharge time of about four hours.

The electric power train of the Hammarhead Volta 102 also acts as a performance upgrade, providing 13.4 hp continous and 40 hp at peak, compared to the 18 hp of the original Royal Enfield Bullet. According to Hammarhead Industries, the bike is now faster and could potentially have a top speed of 118 mph (about 190 km/hr).

James Hammarhead actually builds these bikes in small quantities with three available this year and another five planned for next year. Each costs about 18,500 USD and are part of a small portfolio which includes a ‘Woodsman’ model from the Royal Enfield Electra X, and the Jack Pine, built off the back of a Triumph Scrambler. For more details, see the Hammarhead Industries website.

Source | The Kneeslider

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We’ve already seen the TpR Triumph special a couple of times, but apparently the real name of this urban scrambler from the TpR Italian Factory is “Revolutionary Road” and you can see it in these live pics from the Motor Bike Expo, from the guys at Motoblog.it. TpR came about in 2009 and it’s off to a good start with this lovely bike.

The bike has been developed via Pietro Figini’s love of British bikes and his desire to create a completely custom-built Triumph. The TpR Revolutionary Road can personalised in many ways - from the seat to the wheels, and you can even get carbon fibre parts if you want a lighter model. See it live in this gallery.

Continue reading: More pics of Revolutionary Road from TPR Italian factory

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Moto Morini is continuing its development of its brand, and after the arrival of the Granpasso 1200 at the beginning of the year, the company has waited for Eicma to present other new models, this time with the Moto Morini Scrambler.

Departing from the technical basis of the 9½, some revolutionary changes were then made to reach what is the essence of a srambler model - eclectic, agile and easy to ride. A scrambler should be two wheels to move around on both on and off asphalt, and the Moto Morini version includes a 19-inch rear wheel just for this purpose.

Continue reading: Eicma 2008: Moto Morini Scrambler

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A few days after the presentation in England, we now have the first official shots of the Modern Classic & Cruiser twin cylinder m.y 2009.

All the news has been included including Bonneville, Bonneville SE, Bonneville T100, Thruxton, Scrambler, America and Speedmaster.

Starting with the Bonneville we have 865 cc, 67hp and a black engine with a 70’s look. For the SE options such as the brushed finish for the carter is are available, which for the T100 we have a more 1960’s look with chrome carters.

Continue reading: 2009 Triumph Modern Classic and Cruiser

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