Moto.it presents the Capetown 5X and the Capetown 5 Rally, the two new adventure models that headline the Phelon & Moore 2027 range: more compact and accessible than the Capetown 7, which stays in the line-up, and designed to handle off-road riding with confidence.
The 5X is built for everyday riding and touring, with 19- and 17-inch wheels, a low front fender and a rear rack; the 5 Rally goes further off-road with 21- and 18-inch wheels, about 50 mm more suspension travel and a high front fender. Both debut at EICMA 2026, Hall 14, Stand E32, Fiera Milano Rho.
Ahead of EICMA 2026, Motorbox outlines the Phelon & Moore 2027 range, led by two new adventure models: the Capetown 5X and the Capetown 5 Rally, a more accessible way into the Capetown family. Both share a 449 cc parallel-twin engine with 46.5 hp (34.2 kW), Euro 5+ homologated, and come as standard with an adjustable windscreen and suspension, a 7-inch connected TFT display, full LED lighting, tubeless spoked wheels, heated grips and an aluminium engine guard.
The 5X is the versatile tourer, with 19- and 17-inch wheels, while the 5 Rally targets more demanding off-road riding with 21- and 18-inch wheels and around 50 mm more suspension travel. Also on show in Milan: the Capetown 7S, 7X and 7X Design by Pininfarina, the Brighton 6 Roadster and Scrambler, the Brighton 125 and the Panthette X and S scooters.
Greek outlet NewsAuto.gr was the first in Greece to test the Panthette 300X, the adventure scooter from Phelon & Moore designed at the Style Centre in Turin.
The test highlights the longer-travel suspension, spoked wheels with tubeless tyres, adjustable windscreen and handguards, plus details that are unusual at this price point: a 7-inch TFT display with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, heated grips, traction control, underseat storage for a jet helmet and a 45-litre top case included free with the first 40 units sold.
On the road, the magazine describes a scooter that is agile and comfortable at 140 kg, with a 300 cc single-cylinder engine producing 23.5 hp that copes well both in the city and on the motorway, fuel consumption of around 3.5 l/100 km and a range of over 300 km. The Panthette 300X launches in the Greek market priced at €4,295.
Italian magazine WheelsMag lived with the Capetown 7S for around a month, riding it from city traffic to mountain passes.
The test singled out the clean, rounded design developed at the Phelon & Moore Style Centre in Turin and the colour palette that nods to the brand’s British history. It also picked out details that are unusual at this price point: the cast aluminium single-sided swingarm, the gel seat, the windscreen you can adjust on the move and the heated grips.
On the road the magazine described a bike that is easy and forgiving, helped by a low 830 mm seat, a wide handlebar and suspension that copes well with bumps, with a precise six-speed gearbox and traction control and ABS that stay discreet.
Italian magazine RED Live took the Panthette X 300 out on the road and built its review around ten straight questions — the ones a buyer actually asks before choosing a crossover scooter.
The test covers riding position and comfort, how the engine behaves in town and out of it, the equipment on board and where this model sits against its rivals.
Almost sixty years after the Yorkshire factory closed its doors, EICMA devoted a detailed profile to the return of Phelon & Moore and to the model that carries it: the Capetown 7X.
The show highlighted the 693 cc parallel twin, the steel trellis frame, the adjustable suspension and a choice rare in this segment — the cast aluminium single-sided swingarm — along with the spoked wheels wearing the brand’s own Panther pattern tyres. The name pays tribute to the 1935 London to Cape Town crossing by Teresa Wallach and Florence Blenkiron.
New Atlas covered the launch of the Panthette X, the light adventure scooter that the magazine places head to head with the Yamaha XMax and the Honda ADV350.
The piece runs through the three versions — 125, 250 and 300 cc, all liquid-cooled four-valve singles — and stops at what it sees as the model’s strongest card: 148 kg on the scales, some 35 kg less than the XMax 300 and 38 kg less than the ADV350.
It also picks out equipment that is rare in this segment: 41 mm upside-down forks, a 7-inch connected TFT screen, ABS, heated grips, hand guards and tyre pressure monitoring.
American magazine Gear Patrol put the Brighton 6 Roadster among the most appealing retro launches of the moment, in a piece that sums the project up as a British name with more than 120 years of history, Italian design and modern engineering.
The review spends most of its time on the styling: the teardrop tank in a deep red called Malbec, the diamond-stitched seat, the cut-down mudguards, the round LED headlight and the embroidered Union Jack badge.
On the mechanical side it lists the liquid-cooled 550 cc parallel twin with 60 hp and 41 lb-ft of torque, 0 to 60 mph in 4.1 seconds, upside-down forks, twin disc brakes with Bosch ABS, a connected TFT panel and full LED lighting.
Phelon & Moore chose EICMA 2025 in Milan, the most important motorcycle show in Europe, to put the Capetown 7X Design by Pininfarina in front of the public for the first time.
The same stand hosted the debut of the Brighton range — Brighton 6 Roadster, Brighton 6 Scrambler and Brighton 125 — three modern classics sharing a TFT display, Bosch ABS and full LED lighting.
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