Thought I'd share a small but fun trip down to a local viewing of some Italian fun makers. I believe courtesy of DucShop and The Barber Museum over in Alabama brought the bikes and a few belong to private owners. Got to see some neat machines a few MV's and one Moto Morini and a pretty unique two stroke Bimota. I think my favorite was the 1959 Ducati Supersport lots of cool stuff on that one. The MODA site doesn't help much but I have included a list of bikes that were there below (please note I did not get photos of all of the bikes) also there is a short photo album linked below. I put pictures of the first SuperMono I saw last year at the Ducati museum in Bologna with the GP bikes as well as the Cucciolo in there. I came away from this event with the sudden urge to go find a 1098 with my name on it but sadly I must resist. Also didn't realize how large the Brutale was in person, I was considering one of those when I shopped around for my Monster glad I went with the S2R
Bikes that were there
1997 Bimota V-Due
The V-Due was Bimota's first attempt to design and manufacture a complete bike, both frame and motor. In their rush to release it, the motor was not fully developed and tested, ultimately leading to the recall of all the V-Due motorcycles.
1964 MV Agusta 500cc Grand Prix
Streamlinging or aerodynamics became an important component of the design of motorcycles starting in the 1950s. The shape of this MV Agusta was developed to mimic the aerodynamic principles found in the form of an egg.
1998 MV Agusta F4
The F4 Serie Oro Italian for "gold," is often considered one of the most beautiful motorcycles ever built. Only 300 motorcycles were manufactured, and all were swept up quickly by collectors and celebrities.
1964 Moto-Morini Settebello
The Settebello 1964 was Morini's sport model, vitually a production racer. The beautiful Settebello, Italian for "seven-diamonds," was capable of both speed and reliability and carved a great reputation for the Bologna company.
2002 MH900
This motorcycle is a replica design of the 1978 Isle of Man Tourist Tropy winning bike ridden by Mike Hailwood. The bike is a product of the Ducati design director Pierre Terblanche whose idea was to recreate race bikes of the 1970s.
1959 200 Supersport
In response to the market demand for a larger capacity motors. Ducati released the beautiful 200 Elite. This motorcycle was essentially the same bike as the 1958 Sport with a larger engine.
1994 SuperMono
Designed as a true race bike, the Supermono racer of the 1993-1995 is one of the best examples of the commitment to innovations and design. Never a production bike, Ducati states that only 30 bikes were made.(The one at this show is numbered 39 though ?)
2004 MV Agusta Burtale
The Brutal's aggressive lines and visual appearance are a departure from the elegant F4. The Brutale is a true "naked bike," the design makes no attempt to shield the engineering behind carbon fiber fairings.
2007 1098 Tricoloree S
The design of the 1098 S Tricoloree shaved some 40 pounds off the previous 999 model. Ducati dedicated themselves to developing the lightest possible bike.
D16 & another bike that belonged to Ducshop think it was a 916 but I could be mistaken
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v30/Batman50/DMF%20Pictures/Oh and here is the Hailwood bikes I got to see last year in Bologna-ville and the one I think the MH900 is modeled after.
