The Moto Morini Camel was an incredibly rare dual sport built to capitalize on the dual sport craze that flared up as the Paris-Dakar rally got popular. The Camel featured a 500cc V-Twin – its little brother, the Kanguro, got a 350cc engine.
The twin cylinders in this bike were angled at 72 degrees and featured the unique Heron head, in which the combustion chamber is actually machined into the piston surface and the head itself is flat. Morini used this engine in several platforms (check out this great history on Cycle World) and in this platform it had been bored out to 507cc with Nikasil-plated cylinder bores. The Camel was also impressively light for the category at 335 pounds dry.
This example “has not been used in 15 years” but it does run. It’s got a new chain and the seller includes a running video but this is definitely going to be for a brave individual. Find this Camel for sale in San Jose, California for $3,600 or best offer here on Facebook Marketplace.
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