Moto Guzzi Otto Cilindri

Moto Guzzi Otto Cilindri, Giulio Cesare Carcano for Moto Guzzi
Serge PIOTIN aka Sergio, CC BY-SA 2.5

A racing motorcycle with a 500 cc V8 and a full streamlined fairing.

The machine reached about 280 kilometres an hour. Development stopped when the Italian makers withdrew from Grand Prix racing in 1957.

Materials: Steel frame, aluminium fairing; V8 engine

Manufacture: Built in Mandello del Lario from 1955 to 1957.

The large aluminium fairing covering the front wheel.

The eight cylinders in a compact V.