Italian Motorcycle Owners Club

South Africa

meetings & events

IMOC meets the FIRST Thursday of every month at 7:00pm at the Crankhandle Club ,Riebeek Street, Wynberg, Cape Town. To be notified of upcoming events, join our Facebook Group - Italian Motorycle Owners Club or request that you are placed on our email list.

IMOC also hosts a motorcycle social every SECOND Wednesday of the month at 7pm alternately at the Wynberg Club, 37 Wolfe Street, Wynberg, Cape Town and at the Harley Davidson Club of Cape Town, Cantebury Street, Cape Town. This is by invitation, so please Email Us!

Any Italian Motorcycle owner or interested person is welcome to attend an introductory meeting and thereafter apply for membership. The Club has organized functions and runs from time to time and is involved with two significant events on the annual biking calendar, the annual motorcycle charity Toy Run®  and the Beaver Rally

PROVISIONAL EVENTS CALENDAR

(subject to change, please check with us)

Italian Motorcycle National Gathering

WHAT:  1st National "Gathering" of Italian Motorcycles

WHEN : Friday 20 to 22 May 2011  

WHERE: NA Smit Resort Oudtshoorn, Western Cape, South Africa

All Italian Motorcycle enthusiasts are welcome to attend the first National Gathering of Italian Motorcycles & riders, at the NA Smit resort in Oudtshoorn over the weekend of the 20 to 22 May 2011. This is not a club-specific event and is being organised independently of the Italian Motorcycle Owners Club (www.imoc.co.za), although all IMOC members and anyone else with an Italian motorcycle countrywide are welcome to attend.

The event itself is FREE - there is no entry fee. However, their own accommodation cost & the Saturday braai at the resort is to the account of those attending. There are a number of fun events planned for the weekend including several out rides...or attendees can just chill and chat to fellow Italian motorcycle riders and enthusiasts.

The idea of the event is based on the ‘gathering of the families’, alluding to the Italian tradition of big family gatherings. The ‘family’ in this case being the families of Italian motorcycle marques such as Moto Guzzi, Ducati, Aprilia, Laverda, MV Agusta and others. “We would love to see every Italian motorcycle in South Africa eventually attend this annual event” says organiser Ian Tichart. Ian, based in Cape Town and a long-time member of IMOC, has a passion for all things motorcycle, and for Italian motorcycles in particular. He recently bought a Moto Guzzi Griso 8V 1200 which arrived directly from the Italian factory on the shores of Lake Como.

So whatever you are riding, as long as it’s Italian, make sure you make your way along the various interesting on and off-road riding routes to the NA Smit Resort in Oudtshoorn for the first National ‘Gathering’.

All bookings for accommodation & the Saturday evening Braai must be made DIRECTLY with the resort Tel: +27 44 272 2313 or email manager@nasmit.co.za Book as "Italian Motorcycle Weekend"  For info on the event itself or SPONSORSHIP opportunities, email thegathering@eversonscider.com The backup vehicle from Cape Town sponsored by Everson's Cider - www.eversonscider.com Support Bikerz Gazette www.bikerzgazette.co.za - the "by the bikers for the bikers" magazine

Ian Tichart organiser of the first National Gathering of Italian Motorcycles stands beside his Moto Guzzi Griso 8V 1200 with his Moto Guzzi California in the background. Future 'Classics' indeed! 

11-13 November 2011 - Beaver Rally www.beaverrally.co.za  - Join the Beaver Rally Facebook Group to stay informed

27 November 2011 - Toy Run - www.toyrun.co.za

Join our Toy Run Facebook Group to stay informed