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5. Moto Guzzi V8
It may look a little odd, but the Moto Guzzi was a leading racing bike back in the 1950s. Armed with a V8 engine, the Moto Guzzi is today considered a masterpiece of automotive engineering. Using a water cooled screamer enabled the bike to displace only 500cc. It also has four camshafts and eight baby carburetors. This enabled the Moto Guzzi to reach earth-shattering speeds of 175 miles per hour, which was mind blowing at the time. Owing to high production costs, the Moto Guzzi was only produced between 1955 and 1957. However, the bike continued to make a name for itself on race tracks around the world for years afterwards, and is today a much-desired motorcycle among discerning collectors worldwide.
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