Driving report Moto Morini Corsaro 1200 Avio

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Driving report Moto Morini Corsaro 1200 Avio
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Driving report Moto Morini Corsaro 1200 Avio

Italian stallion

No, she has nothing to do with boxes or boxer engines. But the Corsaro Avio is always dynamic and powerful like Rocky Balboa in his best days.

It is the moment when you press the button and inhale the extremely short-stroke V2 for the first time. Sends its heartbeat through the water jacket of the case and grumbles slightly annoyed from the two raised stainless steel dampers. Then it happened: anyone with a little gasoline in their blood will have their pulse rushed. Something resonates here that has been bred away from many of the latest generation of engines: promise.

On strength, power and pure fun. The promise increases when you sit down. Locked between the 18-liter tank and the passenger throne, the Corsaro Avio has a very attractive seating arrangement. The aluminum handlebars are perfectly balanced with their slight bend and 79 centimeters width, sit comfortably in the hands and require the driver to sit in a slightly bent forward position. Let’s call it the attack stance.

Because that’s what it hits. The V-twin-cylinder pushes 75 Newton meters to the rear wheel just above idle speed. From 3000 tours, the torque surge then rises above 100 Newton meters and stays at this level until the rev limiter regulates down at 8500 rpm. The engine turns so incredibly willingly and greedily that it is hard to believe that you have a 1200 with a huge 107 millimeter bore under you. If you turn the shower too hard from tight bends or when starting the traffic light, the front wheel will automatically be sent towards the sky. And that even happens in second gear. The almost hyperventilating march through all speed regions, the clean, soft throttle response are reminiscent of the first version of the Suzuki SV 650 engine. Only: The Italian stallion pumps measured 125 hp at 8400 revolutions from its housing.

In the ring


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If Rocky had had to fight on two wheels, his choice would have been the Moto Morini Corsaro 1200 Avio.

Which is not a big surprise for Morini freaks. Because the Avio, which costs 10,995 euros, is just a slightly tamed variant of the normal Moto Morini Corsaro, which is around 1500 euros cheaper. Their nominally 140 hp engine delivered a respectable 139 hp on the MOTORRAD test bench, but also had a mapping that could be improved. For use in the Avio, the performance was cut, the compression increased and the mapping trimmed for maximum performance (see diagram). The Avio version runs smoother in the lower and middle speed range and produces its power in a more linear manner, without missing the thump. However, it has to do without the additional oil cooler and the anti-hopping clutch of the stronger sister. Otherwise, both models are identical except for different colors.


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Clean and elegantly processed: rear silencers that have never heard of "Sound of silence" have heard.

The fully adjustable spring elements are tightly tuned, the feedback is good. However, the suspension is not particularly sensitive. The brake system uses four-piston fixed calipers and 320 mm discs from Brembo at the front, supported by a 220 mm disc with two-piston caliper at the rear. They guarantee a very effective and easily adjustable delay. A small downer in the italophile ensemble is the peculiar driving behavior of the test Avio. The example driven by MOTORAD with a virgin mileage tipped when turning, as if the steering head bearing was too tight. A behavior that is not known from the stronger sister in this form. And it hardly changed even after the steering head bearing was correctly adjusted. Other points of criticism: the clutch lever calls for a hearty handshake, the idle search is sometimes in vain, and the Italian stallion drinks around seven liters on 100 brisk kilometers of country roads. Nevertheless, the Morini manages not only to beguile the heart, ears and eyes, no, the Avio remains affordable by Italian standards. If that’s no reason to strike …

Data Moto Morini Corsaro 1200 Avio


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Dynamic and powerful like Rocky Balboa: the Moto Morini Corsaro 1200 Avio.

Engine:
Water-cooled two-cylinder four-stroke 87-degree V engine, two overhead, gear / chain-driven camshafts, four valves per cylinder, bucket tappets, injection, ø 54 mm, regulated catalytic converter, 460 W alternator, 12 V / 14 Ah battery , hydraulically operated multi-plate oil bath clutch, six-speed gearbox, chain, secondary ratio 40:17.

Bore x stroke 107.0 x 66.0 mm
Cubic capacity 1187 cm³
Compression ratio 12.5: 1
Rated output 88.0 kW (120 hp) at 8500 rpm
Max. Torque 102 Nm at 6700 rpm

Landing gear:
Steel tubular frame, upside-down fork, ø 50 mm, adjustable spring base, rebound and compression damping, two-arm swing arm made of aluminum, central spring strut with lever system, adjustable spring base, rebound and compression damping, double disc brake at the front, ø 320 mm, four-piston fixed calipers , Rear disc brake, ø 220 mm, two-piston fixed caliper.

Cast aluminum wheels 3.50 x 17; 5.50 x 17 tires 120/70 ZR 17; 180/55 ZR 17 tires in the test Pirelli Diablo

Mass and weight:
Wheelbase 1440 mm, steering head angle 65.5 degrees, caster 103 mm, spring travel f / h 129/130 mm, seat height * 830 mm, weight with a full tank * 221 kg, load * 164 kg, tank capacity / reserve 18.0 / 3.0 liters.

Warranty: three years
Colors: silver / blue

Price: 10,995 euros
Additional costs 250 euros

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