New Moto Morini X-Cape Gets More Power for 2025

The new Moto Morini X-Cape 700 is set to land in dealerships in June, and it will arrive with increased power, an adjustable riding position, slipper clutch and more.

The new adventure bike from Moto Morini will keep the same parallel-twin engine that’s found in the X-Cape 650, but it claims to make more power after upping the displacement to 693c.

The new adjustable riding position and slipper clutch are further updates to help it contend with more established brands such as Yamaha and its Tenere 700, although Moto Morini’s latest X-Cape is some £2,905 cheaper than the T7.

After the original X-Cape 650 came on the scene in 2022, the new 700 has been introduced with a view to meeting strict Euro5+ emission standards.

Surrounded by a steel trellis chassis, the new parallel-twin power unit will feature the same 83mm bore size that’s found in the 650 model, although the stroke has risen from 60 to 64mm.

Thanks to its engine updates the bike will produce a claimed 69bhp at 8500rpm - that figure is up by 10bhp over the previous model which delivered 59bhp at a reduced 8250rpm. 50.2lb ft of torque at 6500rpm is available after also increasing by more than ten.

This means Morini is moving closer to its more established rivals while also being considerably cheaper.

The Aprilia Tuareg 660, Suzuki V-Strom 800DE and Yamaha Tenere 700 are all viable bikes to consider as rivals to the X-Cape, but all three cost more than £10k. The price for the new X-Cape 700 is substantially less at £7,499.

Those three bikes do come with more power - the V-Strom 800DE produces 14bhp more than the X-Cape - but the huge savings found on the X-Cape 700 could tempt those on a slightly stricter budget.

The new adventure motorcycle from Morini also comes standard with switchable ABS, dual USB charging sockets, hand guards, and a seven-inch colour TFT display as standard.

Braking is supplied by Brembo and the new 700 gets 175mm of front wheel travel as a result of two 50mm upside-down Marzocchi forks, while also benefiting from adjustable preload, rebound, and compression. 165mm of travel is found at the rear thanks to a KYB monoshock that provides preload and rebound changes.

Those of you looking to add accessories can opt for a rally exhaust, heated grips, an aluminium sump guard, as well as hard or soft luggage.

Find the latest motorcycle news on Visordown.com