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Buzglyd · 03-10-2005, 04:00 PM

Well I don't care what it's worth. If you're not going to run it, it might as well be carved from a block of wood.

No Italian worth his salt would ever let something like this sit silent.

tomk2 · 03-10-2005, 04:33 PM

hmmmph... that Guzzi sounds a lot like me and 7 of my grade school friends heading out on our Honda 50s circa 1969

Airfiddler · 03-10-2005, 05:21 PM

Three HUNDRED Thousand.... Gasp !

ckirk · 03-10-2005, 05:31 PM

A friend of mine shipped his Norton Manx over to Pukekohe, New Zealand from Idaho to compete in a few historic races a couple of years ago. One of the featured attractions was Sammy Miller riding a Moto Guzzi V8 that had been shipped over just for the event. Mike took a bunch of very cool & detailed pics of the bike & engine. He also shot a couple of short movies with audio, which I think you will find more a bit more interesting than the brief audio clip in the article.

Heres a link to a simple little web page I set up for him. Scroll to the bottom & you'll see a couple of hypertext links to the movies.

http://www.onewest.net/~ckirk/Bikes/...kekohe2003.htm

Enjoy - Chris

BTW - Mike won 5 out of 5 of his races on the Manx!

bowtydaddy · 03-10-2005, 06:49 PM

Talk about rare, hows about a Scott watercooled two stroke twin with a supercharger.....................they only made one!

Steven_Verschoor · 03-10-2005, 07:00 PM

Wow, the thing is gorgeous.

And that sound!... It sounds downright ghostly, other-worldly, supernatural. I love it!

Maybe when you see it and touch and sit on it, it's enough. But from where I'm sitting right now, I agree with Buzz. You musta runa la macchina! Ride that thing. Let it wail.

Steven_Verschoor · 03-10-2005, 07:04 PM

Nice vids. Thanks for posting.

SezaGeoff · 03-10-2005, 08:41 PM

Absolutely correct. A motor bike that never motors is a sculpture, nothing else.

VR1000racer · 03-11-2005, 01:38 AM

Words cannot do the Guzzi V-8 engine justice. The sound of the engine under load reminds me of the Can-Am cars of the late 60s and early 70s. Just raw animal sounds.

The Guzzi V-8 surpasses even the sound of a V-Max with a 4-1 pipe at about 5,000 RPMs. (Listen to a Max with a pipe, you'll understand).

Thank you for the article. I remember reading about the project of the replica bikes a few years ago. (maybe 8 years ago?) The fellow that built them is considered a master machinist, and is kind of a national treasure in vintage racing circles, and if I remember correctly, he built those V-8's with all manual machines, NO CNC equipment of any kind.

It is worth looking up the articles on the replication of the V-8s.

Regards,

Mark

longride · 03-11-2005, 01:54 AM

Buz, I noticed a bit of an "edge" in your posts lately. I think that H-D bad boy image is starting to kick in! LOL

03-10-2005, 04:00 PM	#1
Buzglyd Founding Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 10,137	Re: 1956 Moto Guzzi V-8 Well I don't care what it's worth. If you're not going to run it, it might as well be carved from a block of wood. No Italian worth his salt would ever let something like this sit silent. __________________ Jay Leno: "President Obama released his tax returns. It turns out he made $900,000 less in 2011 than he did in 2010. You know what that means? Even Obama is doing worse under President Obama."

03-10-2005, 04:33 PM	#2
tomk2 Founding Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 514	Re: 1956 Moto Guzzi V-8 hmmmph... that Guzzi sounds a lot like me and 7 of my grade school friends heading out on our Honda 50s circa 1969

03-10-2005, 05:21 PM	#3
Airfiddler Founding Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 74	Re: 1956 Moto Guzzi V-8 Three HUNDRED Thousand.... Gasp !

03-10-2005, 05:31 PM	#4
ckirk Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 26	Re: 1956 Moto Guzzi V-8 A friend of mine shipped his Norton Manx over to Pukekohe, New Zealand from Idaho to compete in a few historic races a couple of years ago. One of the featured attractions was Sammy Miller riding a Moto Guzzi V8 that had been shipped over just for the event. Mike took a bunch of very cool & detailed pics of the bike & engine. He also shot a couple of short movies with audio, which I think you will find more a bit more interesting than the brief audio clip in the article. Heres a link to a simple little web page I set up for him. Scroll to the bottom & you'll see a couple of hypertext links to the movies. http://www.onewest.net/~ckirk/Bikes/...kekohe2003.htm Enjoy - Chris BTW - Mike won 5 out of 5 of his races on the Manx!

03-10-2005, 06:49 PM	#5
bowtydaddy Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Tarpley, Texas Posts: 108	Re: 1956 Moto Guzzi V-8 Talk about rare, hows about a Scott watercooled two stroke twin with a supercharger.....................they only made one! __________________ In the end, your social status with have about as much value as your last breath.

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03-10-2005, 07:00 PM	#6
Steven_Verschoor Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 441	Re: 1956 Moto Guzzi V-8 Wow, the thing is gorgeous. And that sound!... It sounds downright ghostly, other-worldly, supernatural. I love it! Maybe when you see it and touch and sit on it, it's enough. But from where I'm sitting right now, I agree with Buzz. You musta runa la macchina! Ride that thing. Let it wail. __________________ http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/mesg/tsmileys/d.gif

03-10-2005, 07:04 PM	#7
Steven_Verschoor Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 441	Re: 1956 Moto Guzzi V-8 Nice vids. Thanks for posting. __________________ http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/mesg/tsmileys/d.gif

03-10-2005, 08:41 PM	#8
SezaGeoff Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 32	Re: 1956 Moto Guzzi V-8 Absolutely correct. A motor bike that never motors is a sculpture, nothing else.

03-11-2005, 01:38 AM	#9
VR1000racer Founding Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 53	Re: 1956 Moto Guzzi V-8 Words cannot do the Guzzi V-8 engine justice. The sound of the engine under load reminds me of the Can-Am cars of the late 60s and early 70s. Just raw animal sounds. The Guzzi V-8 surpasses even the sound of a V-Max with a 4-1 pipe at about 5,000 RPMs. (Listen to a Max with a pipe, you'll understand). Thank you for the article. I remember reading about the project of the replica bikes a few years ago. (maybe 8 years ago?) The fellow that built them is considered a master machinist, and is kind of a national treasure in vintage racing circles, and if I remember correctly, he built those V-8's with all manual machines, NO CNC equipment of any kind. It is worth looking up the articles on the replication of the V-8s. Regards, Mark

03-11-2005, 01:54 AM	#10
longride Super Duper Mod Man Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Anywhere they let me Posts: 10,484	Re: 1956 Moto Guzzi V-8 Buz, I noticed a bit of an "edge" in your posts lately. I think that H-D bad boy image is starting to kick in! LOL __________________ I'm a knucklehead