The Great Moto Morini Price New Reckoning

😱 The Great Moto Morini Price Reckoning! 😱

Hold onto your helmets, folks! The Italian stallions of Moto Morini, brought to India by Adishwar Auto Ride India, have just slapped some spicy new price tags on their models. It seems the Indian taxman decided to send a rather expensive memo!

💰 Who Got Hit the Hardest? (The ‘Ouch’ List)

The star of this sudden inflation show, taking the most significant financial gut punch, is the free-spirited Seiemmezzo Scrambler!

• 👑 The Royal Tax Pain: The Seiemmezzo Scrambler saw its price surge by a whopping ₹53,000! It’s now checking in at ₹4.82 lakh (ex-showroom). Perhaps the Scrambler’s rugged appeal just cost a little extra this time!

The sensible, globe-trotting X-Cape 650X, however, managed to argue its way into the least painful hike—a silver lining for the adventure seekers!

• 🛡️ The Smallest Shield: The X-Cape 650X received the most tolerable nudge of ₹30,000, now priced at ₹6.70 lakh.

🇮🇳 The Villain of the Story: GST!

The main culprit behind this vehicular vandalism? A little thing called GST Revision!

It turns out, bikes with engines bigger than 350cc are now considered luxury items (or maybe just good tax targets), as their GST jumped from 28% to a chunky 40%! Ouch!

• The Flip Side: If you’re riding a smaller, more accessible sub-350cc bike, congratulations! Your GST has dropped from 28% to a sweet 18%, making those smaller rides a whole lot more friendly on the wallet!

⚙️ The Engine Room Rumble

Despite the price differences, the Seiemmezzo and X-Cape twins share a heart: a 649cc twin-cylinder engine.

• Seiemmezzo’s Street Smarts: Pushes out 54.24 bhp.
• X-Cape’s Adventurous Edge: Squeezes out a bit more at 59.17 bhp.
• Torque Unity: Both are united by a grunt of 54 Nm!

The key difference lies in their attitude: The X-Cape is the tall, rugged traveler (19-inch front wheel, 18L tank, 810mm seat height), while the Seiemmezzo siblings are the grounded, street-smart commuters (18-inch front wheel, 15.5L tank, 785mm seat height).

In short: If you wanted a Moto Morini, you’ll need a bigger piggy bank. The taxman rode by and demanded his cut!

The GST hike for motorcycles over 350cc jumping from approx 31 % to 40 was a shockwave that rattled the entire middleweight segment, not just Moto Morini.

Here’s a look at how Moto Morini’s rivals, especially in the 650cc class, are handling the price battlefield:

🥊 The 650cc Battleground: Prices Post-GST Hike

The news shows that the price hikes are generally universal for bikes over 350cc, with the key difference being the magnitude of the increase and the brand’s original starting price.

🧐 The Key Takeaways (The Plot Twists)

1. Kawasaki Took the Biggest Hit (in Absolute Value): While Moto Morini’s percentage hike was steep, Kawasaki’s premium models like the Versys 650 ($\approx ₹55,000$ hike) saw the highest absolute price increases, pushing them firmly above the ₹8.0 Lakh mark.
2. Royal Enfield Remains the Price King: Even after absorbing hikes of around ₹22,500 – ₹30,000, the RE 650 Twins (Interceptor and Continental GT) are in a price league of their own, starting at ₹3.32 Lakh—a huge advantage.
3. Moto Morini is Still the Middle Ground: Despite the price jump, the Moto Morini Scrambler/Retro Street (starting $\approx ₹4.79$ Lakh) sits comfortably above the RE twins but significantly below the Japanese competition (Kawasaki Z650 $\approx ₹7.26$ Lakh). It occupies a crucial price gap.

The moral of the story: The tax increase applied the brakes to middleweight affordability across the board, but the Moto Morini models still offer a more powerful, larger capacity motorcycle for a lot less than Kawasaki or Honda’s equivalents.

This is where the gloves come off! We’re pitting the Italian flair of the Moto Morini X-Cape 650X against the Japanese reliability of the Kawasaki Versys 650—the two biggest players in the middleweight adventure touring segment.

The key story here is the HUGE price difference versus the feature set and power output.

🆚 Clash of the ADVs: X-Cape 650X vs. Versys 650

👑 The Price vs. Performance Drama

The comparison reveals a fascinating dilemma for the buyer:

Moto Morini X-Cape 650X: The Value ADV

• The Proposition: It’s a genuine adventure motorcycle. The 19-inch front spoked wheel and slightly higher ground clearance are better suited for light off-roading and tackling bad Indian roads than the Versys.
• The Trade-off: Its engine is powerful but slightly less refined and makes less power/torque than the Kawasaki. Crucially, it lacks Traction Control (TC), a major electronic safety feature that the Versys offers.

Kawasaki Versys 650: The Established Sport-Tourer

• The Proposition: It’s the performance and feature leader. It has a significantly more powerful and proven engine, a larger fuel tank for marathon touring, and the safety net of Traction Control.
• The Trade-off: It is heavily road-biased with its 17-inch alloy wheels, which limits its capability for serious off-road use. And, of course, the price: it is nearly ₹1.8 Lakh more expensive (ex-showroom) than the Moto Morini!

Final Takeaway: The price hike hit both bikes, but the Moto Morini X-Cape still stands as the significantly more affordable, dedicated ADV-styled package, while the Kawasaki Versys 650 commands its higher price by offering superior engine performance and the crucial electronic safety feature of Traction Control.

Source

BikeWale: Moto Morini Increases Prices by up to Rs. 53,000

91Wheels: Moto Morini Motorcycles Now Pricier By Upto Rs. 53k – GST 2.0 Effect

Autocar India: Moto Morini bike prices increase by up to Rs 53,000

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