Moto Morini

Moto Morini
Industry	Motorcycle manufacturing
Founded	1937; 87 years ago in Bologna
Founder	Alfonso Morini
Headquarters	Milan, Italy
Area served	Worldwide
Products	Motorcycles
Parent	Zhongneng Vehicle Group
Website	motomorini.eu

Moto Morini is an Italian motorcycle manufacturer founded by Alfonso Morini in Bologna, in 1937.

Earlier, Morini had also manufactured motorcycles together with Mario Mazzetti under the name MM. Moto Morini came under Cagiva control in 1987, then in 1996 joined Texas Pacific Group, which had also bought Ducati, and in April 1999, the rights to the name were purchased by Morini Franco Motori spa, a company which had been founded by Morini's nephew in 1954.^[1] After building large v-twin motorcycles early in the 21st century the company went into liquidation in late 2010.^[2] Moto Morini restarted motorcycle production in 2012.

^ "Passage to Cagiva Group". motomorini.com. Archived from the original on 2 March 2008. Retrieved 26 October 2006.
^ rgo (20 January 2011). "Final Moto Morinis being made". Visordown. Retrieved 24 January 2011.

[motomorini.com-1] "Passage to Cagiva Group". motomorini.com. Archived from the original on 2 March 2008. Retrieved 26 October 2006.

[visordown.com-2] rgo (20 January 2011). "Final Moto Morinis being made". Visordown. Retrieved 24 January 2011.

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