Click here to download in .WAV format 11kHz, 8bit, mono, 132kB Works inside any browser but is low quality. Click here to download in .MP3 format 44.1kHz, 16bit, mono, 240kB Recorded on DAT and sampled at full CD quality. Will require an MPEG audio or video player such as Realplayer, MS Media Player 2.0, etc. See Bottom of page for help. Something Diffferent- 1957 Moto Guzzi 500V8.wav 11kHz, 8bit, mono, 243kB This is the Guzzi with the 'cricifix' or 90 degree crank. Compare the sound to the Drysdale with it's 180 degree flat plane' crank.

This is the last run of the V8 with the Keihin FCR flat slide carbs - the rev limiter is set at 13,000 rpm and you can hear the motor stutter a bit as it hits the limiter when the throttle is blipped on some runs..

Although the mufflers are a straight through race design (with a round hole perforated tube construction) the V8 is suprisingly quiet.  The explanation lies in the way the 2 outlets are positioned side by side- the pulses are phased so that they occur in between one another and tend to partially cancel each other out.

The rattle that can sometimes be heard just above idle is a characteristic rattle of the "floating" section of the flat slide in the FCR's.  It is annoying at first but like a dry clutch it's a noise that differentiates a bike like the V8 from the sanitised majority.  The fuel injection will eliminate this rattle (unfortunately) but will greatly simplify the tuning process and allow for even more power, tractability and fuel economy.

As a bonus, the throttle pull- which is unavoidably heavy with the 8 FCR's- will be feather light, bringing the bike back into line with design criteria #1-