Moto Morini Finally Ready To Launch Its Middleweight Sportbike Contender

Moto Morini—what a saga of memories those two words generate. The once quintessential Italian brand hasn't been truly Italian since it was bought by the Chinese company Zongshen in 2018. But to be fair, although Moto Morini operates with Chinese backing, the design, engineering, and R&D of its bikes are done in Milan, Italy. And, for the past three and a half years, we've been waiting to see what Milan was going to produce with the 'Corsaro Sport' emblem.

The wait is over.

The brand has confirmed that the Corasro Sport will hit European dealers during the second half of 2026, but we don't have the final specs yet. However, there are a few interesting features we can tell you about the latest, sportiest member of the Corsaro family. For starters, the Corsaro Sport will have the same 749cc dry-sump 90° V-twin engine—yes, the one with the counter-rotating crankshaft—as the rest of the models in Moto Morini's middleweight lineup. 

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We know the engine is good for a claimed 94.7 HP at 9,500rpm and 55 lb-ft of torque at 7,000rpm. Housing the engine is a somewhat interesting frame because, on the face of things, you'd be forgiven for thinking it's a trellis frame hiding beneath a fairing; however, it's actually an aluminum and steel composite frame, which has a 'dedicated chassis geometry' intended to make this model sharper than the rest of its Corsaro siblings.

Details surrounding the suspension are scarce, but we know the bike will feature adjustable USD forks and a progressive linkage-fed monoshock at the rear. Stopping power will come courtesy of Brembo monobloc calipers clamping down on two 320mm discs at the front. We don't know what tires the Corsaro Sport will roll on, but we know there'll be a 120/70 at the front and a 190/55 at the rear, both wrapping alloy rims.

If a 190/55 rear tire sounds a bit big for a middleweight, that's because it usually is, so it'll be interesting to see how nimble the Corsaro Sport is. Moto Morini claims the dry weight is less than 200 kg (440 lbs) and, well, that shouldn't be hard in today's day and age. It'll be interesting to hear how much it weighs wet and I'm even more interested to hear how much it's going to cost.

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