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Dennis Franz Builds a V8 Motorcycle with a Glorious Soundtrack

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Franz Flyer V8 motorcycle by Dennis Franz
Photo credit: Peter Tanshanomi

We first wrote about Dennis Franz way back in 2010 and again in 2013. His V8 engines were amazing little builds, but he’s come a long way since then. I hadn’t been watching him for years and while I was looking at another engine on the web I came across a later build, though it’s several years old, as well.

The sound of a Vmax with a good exhaust is often compared to a small block Chevy, but this little V8 built by Dennis Franz is something else altogether, the sound is absolutely fantastic, great lumpy idle like it has a good cam then when he get’s on it, well, you need to watch the video and listen.

He’s also built a 45 degree V-Twin:

Dennis is still machining new creations and since this build, he’s done a clock that is also a magnificent piece. You should check out his channel and see his other work.

Comments

  1. Dennis Franz’s v8 is among the best sounding motorcycles ever. I could ride that all day long, every day with a stupid grin.

    • I had a ’94 VMAX with the baffles removed by the former owner. It was neat,………….for a mile or 2.

    • That comment is exactly right that is the best sounding V8 I have ever heard a specially on a motorcycle I mean it honestly sounds like a small block Chevy but it’s in a motorcycle Dennis France you have mailed us I wish the manufacturers would build small V8 motorcycles like this this is outstanding .

  2. Magic. There is no other explanation (well, reverb might also play into it). Beautiful build!

  4. Now that’s funny I just watched his channel yesterday and here it is on here today. Great Piece of machinery sounds like a flathead Ford to me.

  9. I was really more interested before I found out it wasn’t the same one that played Andy Sipowicz. You should have told us in the headline that it wasn’t built by the famous retired actor.