Guzzi V8

The V8 Moto Guzzi

[@blackpudscoffer]

well said! also 170 mph on the tyres of the 50s not just in a straight line but around some very poor surfaced racetracks was indeed very brave.

[@droceretik]

@philtripe It's a Moto Guzzi 4 stroke 500 cc Grand Prix bike from the 1950s. It was ridden by Dickie Dale, Bill Lomas and Keith Campbell. The 500 cc V8 had 2 valves per cylinder. Bore and stroke were 44.0 × 40.5 mm (1.73 × 1.59 in). Power was in the region of 80 bhp (60 kW) at 12,000 rpm. The smoke you see was common for racing 4 stroke engines during warm-up. They had generous piston to cylinder clearances as metallurgy was not as advanced as current engines. When hot the smoke reduced.

[@PAVANZYL]

Wow! This is amazing! One of my earliest memories was of Geoff Duke on a Gilera 500 at Killarney. Later I also saw Mike Hailwood on the Honda 6 cylinder and then much later, Giacomo Agostini on the MV Agusta 500. It went 154miles per hour down the Kayalami straight! I remember the wonderful noise these machines made!

[@Arayianinia]

Una leggenda, un mito! La grande aquila è sempre in volo! il rombo delle guzzi è INIMITABILE! è musica per le mie orecchie...

[@Team-fabulous]

In their time Guzzi made nearly every configuration of engine every thought of.. A fantastic company..

[@bjoe74fm]

absolutely, thats why I ride Guzzi and ducati, Im a proud North Iti who lives in OZ

[@scuiatt]

voglio un'altra Guzzi superbike/ stradale!!!!!!! se la fanno con lo stesso spirito del v8 credo che possano tornare a volare alto, molto in alto... y love Guzzi for ever!!!!!!

[@nigelfisher3756]

Sounds like 20 pissed off Bengal tigers scrapping over a pound of flesh.

[@albertopadovani4237]

Not only Mister Carcano think and built this 'Amazing Machine', but also two other Man: Mister Todero and Mister Cantoni

[@23vin850]

Dear MrRooster67 when this bike was manufactured all the guzzis engines were in your so called right way, the Vtwin you are thinking of came in the late 60's , I'm sure everyone who has owned one of these V twins including myself feels the V is the right way in the frame and well up to the job. Hope you get one soon and find true happiness .

[@mattman141]

Pukekohe Park Raceway, New Zealand. Just in case anyone was wondering :)

[@MotoGuzzi7]

Music, a song to equal none other.

[@bobdixon]

I think that bike might need a new set of rings! Great video , wonderful bike, thanks

[@q36spacemodulator]

Sounds magnificent.

[@salvatorecotrone8781]

One the best Italian “”monster “”

[@orlandoariel6245]

Mama mía...meravigliosa !!!👏💪

[@fabianllano9200]

Only moto guzzi!!!!

[@orlandoariel6245]

Oh...mai...ghoo...FANTASTIC !!!

[@burghill1979]

so do I it sounds great!!!! but as for the BRM- insane

[@AlpinaBiturbo346]

Well spotted,,, the 1.st thing i thought,, hm this is similar to BRM V16 but not as glorious

[@burghill1979]

BRM V16 lovers listen to this!!!

[@burghill1979]

look at other vids to see the heads but to remind you of this NASCAR sounding bike, the engine revved to 12,000 RPM as did the BRM V16

[@burghill1979]

i would love for this bike to have a noise contest with the B.R.M V16. this is only because the engine in the B.R.M V16 revs to 12000 rpm as well. i know which would win from experiencing the BRM

[@rvz77]

@burghill1979 that is actually what i was thinking when i heart the Guzzi V8 :) awesome you picked up on it!

[@beastinblack4055]

cutest V8 ive ever heard!

[@r4360]

I hear some of the brm v16 in this v8 motorcycle

[@Aubury]

The works Guzzi had fairings of beaten electron, For a small company they bestrode the racing world like a giant.

[@spikeg79]

That is the most beautiful sounding motorcycle

[@cidertom5140]

Ever heard the honda 250/6??? Now that make a wonderful noise too

[@burghill1979]

Honda 250/6 is an insane sounding bike

[@geddstock]

burghill1979 👍rc166 epic

[@ChristianRB89]

@burghill1979 I am. This IS amazing, but I still prefer the BRM.

[@ricecakeFTW]

My bike sounds like this....awwweesomenessss

[@droceretik]

@banderse BZZZZT wrong. Nothing of the sort. They designed the engine from scratch using the best aluminum alloy casting techniques known at that time. It wasn't derived from any larger v8 car engine at all. It was a double over head camshaft engine producing 80 bhp and capable of over 170 mph. It was however, unreliable, prone to crankshaft breakage, cooling problems and seizure. A great sounding engine. Withdrawn from racing after 2 years as it was relatively unsuccessful and hard to ride.

[@droceretik]

@cluffy71 Bore and stroke were 44.0 × 40.5 mm (1.73 × 1.59 in).

[@Nza420]

sounds like a 1960's grand prix car!

[@Qnickel27]

this and the Honda VFR Rc36 wit cam driven gears!!

[@375GTB]

Sounds like an Alfetta 158/159 GP car! Corr!

[@beastinblack4055]

like a baby small block chevy!

[@bartjooh]

Indeed you got it wrong, it's 44 bore 41 stroke. compression 10:1 Early models had 68 hp at 12000 rpm and 20mm carburettors. Last (1957) model had 21mm carburettors and 76 hp at 14000 rpm Top speed about 273km/h This is from the mick walker book 'the moto guzzi racing history'

[@rvz77]

@burghill1979 now if there only was an exhaust that i could get, sounding close to this on my guzzi!

[@Vollhirni]

I am not alone.

[@droceretik]

@motorguzzi100 There were many crashes because the handling and chassis wasn't up to the brilliant, powerful engine. It was unsuccessful, needed a lot more development and although there were 2 machines available, no one (who was capable of winning) would ride one. If it were winning then perhaps Moto Guzzi would not have withdraw from racing despite economic difficulties.

[@burghill1979]

hondas 125 5 is an amazing bit of kitt red lined at 22,000rpm but could rev to 25,000!!!!!!! info from official honda race bike site but for noise hondas 250/6 does it for me also hondas 125 4 18,000 RPM

[@wsbill14224]

I agree with tubby. I'm ignorant of this machine's history but this particular one sounds like a GP car of my boyhood but is, how can I say this gently.. slow?

[@pjra1973]

QUE SOM!

[@giancarlofortunato2033]

💪💪💪💪💪

[@ssalemi]

Is this in California? There's a bike at the Motorcycle Museum in Solvang....

[@whalesong999]

I've heard recordings of the v-8 pulling in good tune at the I.O.M. and it sounded much more potent than this. I'm suspecting this performance might have a fouled plug and such pulling down it's music.

[@Nlangkirby135]

This to me sounds like a nascar regulation stock car.... nasbike, anyone?

[@Nlangkirby135]

I’ll see myself out.

[@hoplite46]

did it win any races???

[@richardgulley4860]

Sounds like a formula 1 lol

[@turtlemann14]

what kind of displacement were these bikes working with?

[@philtripe]

can we get an up close of the heads to prove its not two stroke?that sound and the smoke made me sure its two stroke

[@paulstandeven8572]

You have only to listen to it to know that it's a 4 stroke. It's an old racing engine, and many burned oil as built

[@turtlemann14]

so it had pretty much no stroke?

[@NadiaManiago]

Absolutely no, this is a V8 cilinder 4stroke, at that time the Two stroke was no so powerful to race.

[@user-cx5oq8xz3k]

❤

[@MegaSamas]

Way ahead of it's time but strangely enough got it's ass smacked by Gilera. If memory serves me right all Guzzi's WCs were won on horizontal single cylinders. Also when it comes to motorcycle music in the 500cc class Gilera wins .hands down. 250 Honda 6..

[@giuseppematera2795]

Moto. Belli. Ma. Troppo. Poca. Velocita'

[@cptawsome]

kien lust

[@droceretik]

@banderse Unfortunately on KZbin there is no way of knowing who is trying to be funny, who is misinformed and who is just posting stupid comments. If you felt insulted by my remarks then that is your problem. Your comment implied that the Moto Guzzi V8 design was derived directly from a car V8 simply by "shrinking" it. OK, my response had a sarcastic and condescending flavor but my information about the engine is factually correct. Your comment seemed silly. You are not stupid but sensitive.

[@droceretik]

@banderse You get off on telling people, who get off on telling people, they are wrong. In my response I admitted that my post I had a sarcastic and condescending flavor. I don't need use Google. I've had a library of books on motorcycle racing for many years. I have a number of historic videos on motorcycle racing. I don't need to see the bike in person to have knowledge about it. Should I visit the Pharaohs in Egypt to get an ancient history degree. Have you worked on this bike? Who has?

[@nosharpe]

It's a 2 stroke

[@paulstandeven8572]

no

[@hoplite46]

pity they wrapped it in a dustbin

[@Richy-skys]

Its all mouth and trousers! look at CBX 1000 vid posted by lewis.

[@falaqdad15]

[@burghill1979]

??

[@zarkantees]

guidafre una moto del genere è da pazzi..

[@dino9285]

@turtlemann14 fa solamente rumore.e propio un ferro..ahaha ha

[@dino9285]

fa solamente rumore è propio un vero ferro da stiro ahahahaha hhaaaaa ha

[@robertocattafesta3316]

Dino ciao, prima di esprimere giudizi tecnici, tieni ben presente che il progetto è del 1957: eri nato? Con sportiva cordialità. R

[@emanuelbach2018]

Il rombo fa schifo sembra a miscela poi non va