c. 1986 Moto Morini Kanguro IXE 350 cc. Registration number ...

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£650

c. 1986 Moto Morini Kanguro IXE 350 cc. Registration number not registered. Frame number E3 13 - 0440877. Engine number not found.
Before the arrival of its family of 72-degree v-twin roadsters, Morini's reputation had rested mainly on its highly successful double-overhead-cam single-cylinder racers. An entirely different approach was adopted for the v-twins: each cylinder's two valves were pushrod-operated by a single camshaft while the combustion chambers were located, not in the flat-faced cylinder heads, but in the piston crowns. Coupled to a six-speed gearbox, this superb motor's performance belied its lack of capacity, endowing the lightweight, nimble-footed Morini with a top speed of around 100mph. Following the works prototypes' successes in the Paris-Dakar Rally and ISDE, Morini introduced its first off-road v-twin - the 500 Camel (or Sahara) - in 1981. A 350 version arrived the following year and soon became Morini's best-selling model in its home market. Early versions were characterised by round-tube frames and drum brakes while later ones had a square-tube chassis and disc brakes.
This, later model, with a square instead of round tubular frame was used by our vendor to follow trial events. It lost its silencers and has been laid up since. It will need recommissioning and new silcencers before use.
There is no paperwork with this lot.