NOT a wooden motorcycle

I thought you gearheads might enjoy this … a bit of motorcycle history. Conceived in 1954 and raced through 1957, as Guzzi’s mount for the 500 cc World Championship. Definitely not wood, and I’d bet the only plastic on it is the windshield, and battery case.

Engine: 4 stroke V8
Cylinders: 8
Cooling: liquid cooled
Camshaft: 2 DOHC
Capacity: 499 cc (44 x 41 mm)
Power output: 78 hp at 12000 rpm
Carburettors: 8 Dell’Orto 20 mm carburettors
Gearbox: choice of 4, 5 or 6 gears
Brakes: drum
Front tyre: 2.75" x 19"
Back tyre 3.00" x 20"
Weight: 148 kg
Maximum speed: 275 km/h[2]

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History
http://www.ozebook.com/mcnews/mgV8/MotoGuzziV8.htm

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I keep reading and hearing about “all motor” Honda Civics. Now this Guzzi…that is really all motor!

That is cool. I would love a good running 60’s moto guzzi.

“How much did you pay for your bad Motto Guzzi?”
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… always loved that bike. Thanks for posting the pic and links.

^md

Cool, hand drawn, explodoview too … … ah, when illustrators, were humans.

That fairing and windscreen are gi-normus! Interesting to see a battery on this kind of race bike. And interesting to see it mounted to the side of the seat for that matter.

Thanks for posting this up.

like a good American we should re-design that fairing to have machine guns sticking out the front. Go speed go. Good American in the sense that America in the eyes of the world = use force

The sled or 1972 Kawasaki 750 2 stroke Is more motor than any bike in history.