Zef Eisenberg who runs Maxicorp Autosports on the island of Guernsey has been building some really high performance, outside the box machinery. Their turbine bike is impressive, to say the least, but how about a nice little V8 designed especially for motorcycles? Sure, why not?
He preferred a flatplane crank, which eliminates the rumble many of us associate with your average automotive smallblock, and replaces it with a smooth whine until the revs rise and it begins to scream, but, according to Zef, it also enables a lighter and less bulky engine design. After four years of problem solving and testing, they have it out of the shop and into the bike. It’s fitted with eight independent throttle bodies with tuned intake stacks and a compact six speed transmission. He met his goal of light weight since the engine weighs in at only 180 pounds. They decided to take it for a little break in run, and while limiting the engine to only 80 percent throttle, the bike, with no fairing and relatively upright bars, knocked out a 207mph blast in the standing mile. I guess it works!
There’s still a lot of work to do, but with that kind of performance right from the start, this could get interesting really fast.
Link: MADMAX Race Team
Clive says
I mean its no boss hoss… but id hit it. 😉
Ax1464 says
Motus who? 😉
Giolli Joker says
Gorgeous!
I love these sensible (-ish) V8 bikes.
I don’t get what’s the displacement, my guess is in the 2.4L range.
Scottyd500 says
“No fairing and 207mph” – Goodness! It’s a wonder the test rider didn’t get BLOWN OFF the bloody bike!
GenWaylaid says
Proof that a V8 motorcycle can look quite good when the engine is appropriately sized.
I’m curious, why do motorcycles almost always use a separate carburetor or throttle body for each cylinder? Cars, even very high performance ones, do just fine with multi-barrel setups.
Yeti2bikes says
I’m a big fan of excess and the naked street fighter look, so I give it a thumbs up.
Lee Wilcox says
I’m pretty sure I would kill myself before this could hit top speed. That’s faired or not. Love seeing this and knowing that it’s been built but have a hard time figuring who could come close to tapping it’s potential.
Wave says
Beautiful!