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Another Alfa Romeo Powered Motorcycle

By Paul Crowe

Alfa Romeo powered motorcycle

Is it just me, or did I miss this trend? First we have Chris Barber’s V6 Alfa Romeo powered motorcycle (Chris is the builder of the DesmoHarley), then there’s the Alfa Boxer bike and now this Alfa Powered bike from South Africa. Some of the Alfa Romeo experts out there may be able to shed some light on exactly which engine this builder used.

Personally, the previous bikes looked a lot better to my eye but the simple fact that someone put this together earns him quite a few points. The majority of this bike looks like it was home built as opposed to grafting the engine to an existing chassis and riding off, the fork certainly has that custom look. Interesting.

So what other engine trends are out there we’ve missed?

Mathieu, one of our readers over in France, sent in this link. Thanks, Mathieu!

Alfa Romeo powered motorcycle

Link: Alfa photos

Posted on September 13, 2007 Filed Under: Motorcycle Builders

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Comments

  1. Chris says

    September 13, 2007 at 8:47 am

    Heh. That looks like what might happen if a backyard mechanic decided to try his hand at building an Italian version of the Triumph Rocket III. It’s not all that bad-looking, but I can’t say I’m a huge fan of the wheels and tires. They look disproportionately small, which probably contributes to the overall extremely “long” look of the bike.

    cl

  2. Walt says

    September 13, 2007 at 9:18 am

    Motor looks like the classic Alfa alloy DOHC four, used from 1954 to 1994 in displacements from 1290 cc to something like two liters. My girl friend back in the 1960s drove a Giulietta Spyder and she could really perform.

  3. PigIron says

    September 13, 2007 at 10:00 am

    Yes, but what about the Spyder?

  4. Walt says

    September 13, 2007 at 10:53 am

    They were both something to see with their tops down.

  5. Bryce says

    September 13, 2007 at 12:01 pm

    That front suspension is wild. Looks almost like they used an automotive style strut for damping and spring.

  6. SweetLemonaid says

    September 13, 2007 at 12:02 pm

    It is a nice bike–I prefer the other two Alpha bikes with the V6 Alpha bike slightly leading the pack. Car engines, placed into motorcycles, are becoming more visual and somewaht popular. This forum has reported in detail about various bike that have used alternative engines. Look at the Tatra V8 bike on http://www.dbbp.com. It is located in the middle of the page. It has a tough and clean design.

  7. Eric says

    September 13, 2007 at 1:45 pm

    living in SA keep in mind there are not many custom parts one has choices of, however things are improving and biking is growing at a rapid rate.
    I will try find out about the bike and just a link u may find of interest
    http://www.africanironhorserodeo.co.za/home.php

    first ever build off in SA i believe, and OCC will be at the event so who knows where it may go 🙂

  8. Willie Schmitz says

    September 13, 2007 at 3:07 pm

    Kinda reminds me on a Mustang.

    http://www.mmcoa.org/

  9. OTTOMAN says

    September 13, 2007 at 6:55 pm

    IF BOSS HOSS CAN DO IT, WHY NOT ALFA.

  10. GAMBLER says

    September 13, 2007 at 7:27 pm

    hideous but some kewl backyard engineering for sure

  11. Jeff says

    September 15, 2007 at 8:04 am

    YUCK !

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