1956 MV Agusta 175 CSTL

Martin Moto hosts the The Modern Classics Ride-In in Boyertown, PA

MVs and Guzzis

 These Moto Guzzi V750 Ambassadors were introduced in the late 1960's and only produced for a few years.  This model had a custom paint job and slick, whitewall tires.
 This Ducati was sitting pretty, with it's classic 900SS Darmah black and gold paint scheme.

 British Beauts

 Quite a few people had classic British bikes.  I had never see an actual Vincent Black Shadow before, but you cannot mistake all the enameled black paint and accents.  This bike is really rare and was legendarily fast in 1949 when it was released, and even Hunter S. Thompson (in a Ducati review for Cycle World), said, "If you rode the Black Shadow at top speed for any length of time, you would almost certainly die."
 The most common British motorcycle people brought up to Martins was the Commando, produced only from about 1966-72.
 This beautifully restored Norton Commando sported a race fairing and custom-welded rear sets.
 This earlier Norton (perhaps a Jubilee?) looked like it was straight out of the early 50's.

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