Giancarlo Morbidelli, who, you might remember, put a beautiful little V8 engine in a motorcycle, has been working on a very nice little V12. Evidently, this is a project that's been underway for several years but I was flipping through the November issue of Classic Bike and they have a really nice article with loads of photos about a visit to Morbidelli's museum, a rather spectacular place with 350 motorcycles on display and they mentioned this project he's been working on to keep busy.
The photo here is the wood mockup but he's been casting parts in metal so expect to see it surface one of these days. The intention is to mount it into a Honda CBR600 chassis. Just imagine the sound when you light that up. Pretty sweet.
Link: Morbidelli Museum via Classic Bike
Photo: Classic Bike
PigIron says
December 12, 2007 at 11:35 amHere are some pics of the V-8:
http://tinyurl.com/8fhgf
Canzvt says
December 12, 2007 at 12:17 pmAnyone have any pictures of the V8 engine only?
willie schmitz says
December 12, 2007 at 2:20 pmItaly must be quite a country. The museum looks very impressive.
The V8 was great and the V12 is awesome. Brings thoughts of the Guzzi V8 from the fifties.
A small affordable V8 would be great for motorcycles and small cars alike.
PigIron says
December 12, 2007 at 2:21 pmV-8 pics here:
http://tinyurl.com/27mg8m
The 125cc World Championships of ’75, ’76, and ’77 were won on Morbidellis along with the ’77 250cc crown.
Valentino Rossi’s dad also raced Morbidellis.