found this "old" interesting article on moto guzzi old projects ( italian only )

[arveno]

It's about a project that never seen the light, as many guzzi projects........oh well.....

http://www.moto.it/news/moto-guzzi-va-10-il-motore-che-avrebbe-potuto-cambiare-il-futuro-a-mandello.html

[bsanut]

Google translates it pretty well.

Joe

[kidsmoke]

hay dios mio....

[Steph]

Thank god Guzzi didn't produce that ugly VA-10 lump, that would have been a fiasco on a Bimota V Due scale

[kevdog3019]

Thank god Guzzi didn't produce that ugly VA-10 lump, that would have been a fiasco on a Bimota V Due scale

I would think that was an early "prototype" and that they would have jazzed up the look a bit.  There's no way they would have thrown that into a finished product.  My best guess anyhow.