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The Moto Guzzi V8, or the Otto motorcycle was designed by Giulio Cesare Carcano specifically for the Moto Guzzi Grand Prix racing team for the 1955 to 1957 seasons. Though following the two-stroke Galbusera V8 of 1938, the Moto Guzzi Otto motorcycle and its engine represent a unique and historically significant engineering milestone.
Though Moto Guzzi has employed engines of myriad configurations, none has come to symbolize the company more than the air-cooled 90° V-twin with a longitudinal crankshaft orientation and the engine's transverse cylinder heads projecting prominently on either side of the bike. The original V-twin was designed in the early 1960s by engineer ...
Moto Guzzi Cardellino; Moto Guzzi V8; MV Agusta 125 SOHC; Norton Dominator; OEC; Panther Model 100; Panther Model 120; Puch 250 SGS (a.k.a. Sears Twingle) Royal Enfield Fury; Royal Enfield Super Meteor; Tote Gote; Triumph Bonneville; Triumph Bonneville T120; Triumph Thunderbird ('49-'66 misc. versions) Triumph Tigress; Triumph Tiger T110 ...
The TriAlce took the front frame, the fork and the engine FTAA. The engine, a single cylinder four-stroke 498.4 cm 3 with horizontal cylinder cast iron and fly outside, air-cooled and disbursing 13.2 hp at 4000 rev / min. The power, in the fall, is guaranteed by the carburetor Dell'Orto MC 26 F.
Piaggio Group is an Italian motor vehicle manufacturer, which produces a range of two-wheeled motor vehicles and compact commercial vehicles under five brands: Piaggio, Vespa, Aprilia, Moto Guzzi and Derbi. Its corporate headquarters are located in Pontedera, Italy.
A transverse engine is an engine mounted in a vehicle so that the engine's crankshaft axis is perpendicular to the direction of travel. In a longitudinal engine configuration, the engine's crankshaft axis is parallel with the direction of travel. However, the description of the orientation of "V" and "flat" motorcycle engines differs from this ...
Berliner Motor Corporation was the US distributor from the 1950s through the 1980s for several European motorcycle marques, including Ducati, J-Be, [5] Matchless, Moto Guzzi, Norton, Sachs and Zündapp, as well as selling Metzeler tires. Berliner Motor was highly influential as the voice of the huge American market to the motorcycle companies ...
Motoflash (1950s), 50cc and 75cc two-stroke engines — Italy [56] Motobloc / Riva Sport Industries (RSI) (1950s), Initially sold the Swiss AMI scooter as the Ami Motobloc. The Sulky was developed with RSI — France [86] Motoblic (1960s), Models included a 75cc model, [87] and Stela 100cc model [88] — Spain; Moto Guzzi (1950–1966) — Italy