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Title: 1957 Moto Guzzi V8..........178 mph
Post by: Arizona Wayne on January 17, 2015, 02:01:54 PM

Good article with sound @ http://www.motorcycle-usa.com   8)  Has this already been posted here?  

Title: Re: 1957 Moto Guzzi V8..........178 mph
Post by: drums4money on January 17, 2015, 03:17:59 PM

Amazing.  A drafting table, slide rule, and 5 months.

Title: Re: 1957 Moto Guzzi V8..........178 mph
Post by: Antietam Classic Cycle on January 17, 2015, 03:40:15 PM

Quote from: Arizona Wayne on January 17, 2015, 02:01:54 PM

Has this already been posted here?  

Yes.

Title: Re: 1957 Moto Guzzi V8..........178 mph
Post by: Steph on January 18, 2015, 06:20:15 AM

Quote from: Arizona Wayne on January 17, 2015, 02:01:54 PM

Good article with sound @ http://www.motorcycle-usa.com   8)  Has this already been posted here?  

"What Ing. Carcano needed was Soichiro Honda at his side – but that really would be re-writing history. "

That last sentence is nasty

Title: Re: 1957 Moto Guzzi V8..........178 mph
Post by: Aaron D. on January 18, 2015, 09:35:20 AM

I dont think having Honda there at that time would have helped- I recall the valves and ignition were the main problems at the beginning. 1955 was a bit early for Honda.

Title: Re: 1957 Moto Guzzi V8..........178 mph
Post by: Kiwi_Roy on January 18, 2015, 10:00:41 AM

Quote from: Steph on January 18, 2015, 06:20:15 AM

"What Ing. Carcano needed was Soichiro Honda at his side – but that really would be re-writing history. "

That last sentence is nasty

How so, lots of 8 cylinder Honda look a-likes?

Title: Re: 1957 Moto Guzzi V8..........178 mph
Post by: Antietam Classic Cycle on January 18, 2015, 05:28:31 PM

Carcano didn't need Soichiro. He achieved much more with much less than Honda ever did. Quite the opposite - story goes that Honda paid Guzzi to have a look at the V8 when they were designing the NR500 GP racer.