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The Man who made the Moto Guzzi V8
Last September, Neale Bayly and I travelled to Mandello de Lario for Moto Guzzi’s 90th birthday celebrations. We rode bikes, took a romantic sunset ferry ride across Lake Como, met Miguel Galluzzi and, most uniquely, had the chance to sit down with 85-year old Enrico Cantoni (above, right), one of the engineers responsible for both Moto Guzzi’s famous 500cc V8 GP engine, and its eponymous 90-d...
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Top Gear pits BMW S1000RR vs Ariel Atom V8
The last time Top Gear pitted an Ariel Atom against a motorcycle they used a CBR600RR, Jeremy Clarkson had his face rearranged and the car won. This time, it’s a faster car versus a faster bike. The Ariel Atom V8 makes 500bhp and has a power-to-weight ratio “in excess of 900bhp per tonne." The BMW S1000RR racing it in tonight’s episode makes 193bhp and weighs 183kg, giving it a power-to-weig...