Using one of only three surviving J.A. Prestwich V8 aircraft engines to power a motorcycle is a crazy idea, but Czech toolmaker Pavel Malaník has done it.
At 4400cc and nearly two and a half metres long, the rider's feet almost touch the vibrating valve rockers as it’s being ridden at speeds up to 130 km/h.
It’s a beast of a bike.
“This engine has maximum power already at 1000 revolutions per minute, Pavel told Retrobike.
“Therefore, it is not necessary to use first gear. I can start without problems in second gear and reach a maximum speed of 130 kilometres per hour.
“It is a completely different style of driving compared to modern-day motorcycles where a lot of actions are automated. Here everything is manual and needs to be
