From the International Motorcycle Show at Javits

© 2014 Tigh Loughhead

Droves of Ducs and Garrisons of Guzzis at the 2014 IMOC Rally

After a late-night wedding after-party last night, and an early brunch, I headed over to Hamilton Rod and Gun Club in Sturbridge, Mass. for the 2104 IMOC Rally, one of the largest gatherings of exclusively Italian motorcycles on the East Coast.

 Ducati Section

 There were hundreds of bikes, and my phone was losing power, so I only snapped a few pics of the coolest Ducs I saw, like this racing 1984 Ducati TT1 from CT.
 There were three or four Darmahs parked around the grounds, looking slick with the signature black and gold paint scheme.
 Another Ducati Darmah.
 I believe this was a 1985 Ducati 1000MHR (Mike Hallwood Replica) without the race fairings, but I'm not entirely sure.
 One of the fewer newer bikes I shot, this beautiful GT100 was gorgeous and clean.
 I've actually never been to a rally before exhibiting more than one of probably my favorite replica bike of all time, the 2002 MH900E Mike Hallwood 900 Evoluzione.
 Only 2,000 of these bikes were ever produced in the world, and there were two, maybe three that showed up at IMOC this year.
 Another stunning black Ducati GT.
 This bike was an older 1963 250cc Ducati Scrambler
 Another even older 1959 Ducati Elite 200.
 This 1971 Ducati 450 Desmo Racer was in pristine condition...
 Another view of the shining crome.
 This was a 1966 Ducati 250 MK3.
 And the other side.
There were more Guzzis at IMOC in 2014 than I've ever seen in my life, like this 1955 Moto Guzzi Air One Tourismo.
...and this 1984 Moto Guzzi V690


 An older Guzzi Le Mans.
 This was a newer, tricolore Moto Guzzi V11 Copa Italia.
 A green, Moto Guzzi V11 Sport
 There was a whole section for Moto Guzzi Californias..
 ...and Moto Guzzi Ambassadors,
and Moto Guzzi El Dorados.
 This El Dorado was fully equipped as a 70's police bike.





 Moto Guzzi  Jackal and a V11 Bassa

MV Agusta

This was a pretty old MV Agusta from 1965, an MV125GTL
 I think this was a MV Agusta 70's SuperSport.
 A much newer MV Agusta F$ with quite a lot of carbon fiber

 Laverda 

 This was a cool 1970 Laverda American Eagles 750S
 A touring Laverda RGS1000
 Cafe Racer style Laverda 750SF.

Other Italians

 This was a 1995 Bimota XB11 from New Hampshire
 ...and a 100 Bimota SB8R
  This Bimota wa a 2000 VDue from CT.
 I missed a bunch of Aprilias, but not this RS250 Racing Replica
 This was a Bennelli Tornado Tre Limited Edition
 This Harley Davidson was actually manufactured in Italy in 1960, when the company purchased a 50% stake in Aermacchi.
I'm not sure how this bike was a Italian, but it was a cool old two stroke Honda.
 Finally, in the parking lot was sitting this strange contraption.
 It looked like someone had mounted a dune buggy front-end on a Harley drivetrain.
 The owner had apparently toured all the way over the west coast, though I couldn't find the owner to get an explanation.
 A really bizarre vehicle.
© 2014 Tigh Loughhead