Bil
thats right 57 was its last year that it was used in anger it produced 80hp
and had 8 separate carbs Bill Lomas rode it and it proved to be equal to or
better than the hot shot MV's though it proved to be far from reliable and was
shelved I think it came out for a few laps several years ago at some big meet
in England? Geoff Duke rode it
Gary
----- Original Message -----
From: ardunbill@webtv.net
Sent: Thursday, 25 April 2002 8:34 AM
To: albaugh_neil@ti.com; land-speed@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: V8 bike motors.
Neil, that was Moto Guzzi back in their great GP days, the mid-'50s.
They made a super 500cc V8, which had a tremendous performance, and did
some real good at the races. The only real drawback was from the
practical maintenance standpoint, it took too long to service and
rebuild in the factory's race department through sheer complexity. Its
fling ended when the company quit GP racing in, I believe, '57. BillGet more
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