Great surprise seeing Theo Lamers on that last pic ... He is looking good down there (knowing him still from 1975 on while living in Holland) watching his all time favourite brand from Mandello del Lario
The engine in the initial version delivered 68 hp at 12,000 rpm, increased to 72 (at the same speed) in the 1957 version, power that allowed a top speed of 275 km / h. In 1957, the only crankshaft of the 'V8', built with very high precision machinery, from highly skilled workers and with high quality materials, cost Moto Guzzi the astronomical figure of one million Lire, equal to about 40,000 Euros, or the price list of twenty mopeds of the time.
I have not been able to wipe the smile off my face since being at Broadford on the weekend. Just like your video of the Island classic, you have captured the feeling perfectly. I salute you. Forza Guzzi
I had the pleasure of seeing the v8 engine at the MotoGuzzi museum in Mandello del lario Italy. It is built like a swiss watch !! people forget it is a 500cc and the engine only weighs about 80 lbs. puts out about the same hp as it weighs.
When our U.S. distributor took on Moto Guzzi in '67, I was there to represent my dealership as they introduced the V7 to the press and dealers. A V8 was there on a display stand and I sat on it briefly; was quite surprised at how small the engine was, not wide to interfere with the rider or airstream. As I recall, some of the engine wasn't refined in some areas, not sure if it had hardened valve seats, might have been on directly on the casting material.
The absolute limit of motorcycle technology in its day and for decades to come. Even though there have been six-cylinder street bikes but still nobody has tried an eight. For racing purposes either. You could've done it through the Seventies. Nobody did. Props to Moto Guzzi. And by the way, all through the Seventies M-G found ways to have a simple shaft-drive V twin sport bike be just about as fast as a certain over-complicated Italian twin sport bike, just sayin'.
No it was not ridden on the track. Lots of issues in starting it, but I am told when it returned to Italy it ran immediately on their local fuel. After being in Europe last year I can say their fuel is very different to ours, smells totally different and my old bike loved it.
Italia engineering at its best ten years after the war that we lost. Fuck all the fascist bastards that got us in that mess ! Our business is not war but art, engineering, food and opera music .
War always brings out the worst, we shouldn't do that anymore. Love to visit Italy one day...beautiful landscape, beautiful architecture, beautiful cars and bikes, beautiful women, great food :-)
You mean a Dead cat? Simply it is a video I shot for fun from my happy snaps. I had no intention of creating anything more than what it is and what it is, is the sound collected by the inbuilt Mic in my SLR. The interview was not expected or planned for but I included it because people may be interested.
@@smeghead61 At least you use an SLR and not just a phone camera. Cooler still would have been to chase the motorcycles around the track with a drone camera but I bet that you would not have been allowed to to do that even if you had one, health and safety blah blah blah.
@@NormanGnome11 well Norman in 10 years of putting videos on RUclips I have had about 25 crappy BS comments and every single one of them has been posted by a Englishman. Not one..zero. Nada from any other country......sooooo if the cap fits?
@@gregorytimmons4777 No the V8 is the V8, The green one with no numbers is not a V8,the other one is. There are plenty of images of the V8 if you watch the video as well as sound of the bikes. FFS
Great video. What a lovely place to ride old bikes! The thickness of the backbone on the V8 - it’s like a drainpipe!
Very nice place to go riding, very nice Bikes! What was disappointing to me was not to see and hear the V8 in action on the track!
Great surprise seeing Theo Lamers on that last pic ... He is looking good down there (knowing him still from 1975 on while living in Holland) watching his all time favourite brand from Mandello del Lario
Teo was born in Holland, bit now make the same business in Australia.
The engine in the initial version delivered 68 hp at 12,000 rpm, increased to 72 (at the same speed) in the 1957 version, power that allowed a top speed of 275 km / h.
In 1957, the only crankshaft of the 'V8', built with very high precision machinery, from highly skilled workers and with high quality materials, cost Moto Guzzi the astronomical figure of one million Lire, equal to about 40,000 Euros, or the price list of twenty mopeds of the time.
Can you confirm the magnesium parts were cast by Isotta Fraschini?
Seems to be a place, where Love meets passion !
I have not been able to wipe the smile off my face since being at Broadford on the weekend. Just like your video of the Island classic, you have captured the feeling perfectly. I salute you.
Forza Guzzi
+GuzziManMike Hi Mike, glad you enjoyed it. Are you melbourne based?
Nah I'm from Bathurst. You know my bikes. I'm the guy with the 4 valve fetish.
I had the pleasure of seeing the v8 engine at the MotoGuzzi museum in Mandello del lario Italy. It is built like a swiss watch !! people forget it is a 500cc and the engine only weighs about 80 lbs. puts out about the same hp as it weighs.
When our U.S. distributor took on Moto Guzzi in '67, I was there to represent my dealership as they introduced the V7 to the press and dealers. A V8 was there on a display stand and I sat on it briefly; was quite surprised at how small the engine was, not wide to interfere with the rider or airstream. As I recall, some of the engine wasn't refined in some areas, not sure if it had hardened valve seats, might have been on directly on the casting material.
The absolute limit of motorcycle technology in its day and for decades to come. Even though there have been six-cylinder street bikes but still nobody has tried an eight. For racing purposes either. You could've done it through the Seventies. Nobody did. Props to Moto Guzzi. And by the way, all through the Seventies M-G found ways to have a simple shaft-drive V twin sport bike be just about as fast as a certain over-complicated Italian twin sport bike, just sayin'.
Fantastic bike so sad it never got a chance to show its potential due to them with drawing from racing 1957
There just wasn't enough races on the calendar. By 1957 it was having to compete in rural national Italian events as a testbed
I never saw it on the racetrack with Donald riding the V8
No it was not ridden on the track. Lots of issues in starting it, but I am told when it returned to Italy it ran immediately on their local fuel. After being in Europe last year I can say their fuel is very different to ours, smells totally different and my old bike loved it.
Thanks.
I'd like to see an American V8. A small, light V8, not a car engine in a 2 wheeled truck.
Italia engineering at its best ten years after the war that we lost.
Fuck all the fascist bastards that got us in that mess !
Our business is not war but art, engineering, food and opera music .
War always brings out the worst, we shouldn't do that anymore. Love to visit Italy one day...beautiful landscape, beautiful architecture, beautiful cars and bikes, beautiful women, great food :-)
Someone needs to invest in a wind sock for their microphone.
You mean a Dead cat? Simply it is a video I shot for fun from my happy snaps. I had no intention of creating anything more than what it is and what it is, is the sound collected by the inbuilt Mic in my SLR. The interview was not expected or planned for but I included it because people may be interested.
@@smeghead61 At least you use an SLR and not just a phone camera. Cooler still would have been to chase the motorcycles around the track with a drone camera but I bet that you would not have been allowed to to do that even if you had one, health and safety blah blah blah.
E se vi dicessi che le uniche moto guzzi v8 da corsa autentiche sono solo 2 e sono tutte e due a casina loro su a mandello del Lario....
...al Museo ce ne è una sola, più un basamento accanto.
Io non ci sono mai stato ma esiste il progetto della V8 350 ?
Juste un bruit voir cette moto sur circuit aurait valu quelque chose la rien dommage
Not a good idea to add 'music' to this video.
It really is true what they say about whingeing Poms.
@@smeghead61 No, it bloody isn't !
@@NormanGnome11 well Norman in 10 years of putting videos on RUclips I have had about 25 crappy BS comments and every single one of them has been posted by a Englishman. Not one..zero. Nada from any other country......sooooo if the cap fits?
It's not a V8..
Yes it is.
yes it is a v8 it was the only company to build a v8 race engine
@@gregorytimmons4777 Bei Moto Guzzi kenne ich mich nicht sehr aus. Es ist eine Marke mit einem guten Klang vor dem Einstieg der Japaner 😙
@@gregorytimmons4777 No the V8 is the V8, The green one with no numbers is not a V8,the other one is. There are plenty of images of the V8 if you watch the video as well as sound of the bikes. FFS
Gilera made one.@@24welly