Pro Italia Motorcycles will be participating in the Robb Report's Salon MotoGP, held in the grand ballroom of the Portola Plaza Hotel in Monterey on Saturday, July 9th. (click here for a map) This event will feature displays of the finest in exotic motorcycles, vintage racebikes and cars.

This event will feature a motorcycle auction and displays showcasing the classic and intriguing; Brough Superior, The 'John Edgar Lightning" Land Speed Record Vincent, 1993 Cagiva US GP winner raced by John Kocinski, 1941 'Von Dutch' Condor, Britten #8 and the downright sick Kenny Roberts' Proton MotoGP racer. For a current list of motorcycles to be auctioned, click here.

Pro Italia will have a booth at this event with the Pro Italia Event Store (Order cool stuff at the event and we'll ship your purchases directly to your home. No hassle.), lots of products available and if they have not been all sold already, an MV Tamburini, Ducati 999R and Ducati Multistrada S. In addition, customs willing and the creek don't rise, a 2005 NCR Millona R.

If all that wasn't enough, there will also be a cocktail bar.

Stop by and tell us the newsletter sent ye. While your at it, let us know when you'll be bringing your Proton and your Ducati 851/888 Luchinelli Corsa by the shop. Do it!

A heap more stuff, with even more to follow in the next newsletter. As per the usual, have notice of the latest online items available and other event delivered to your friendly neighborhood in-box by signing up for the Pro Italia Newsletter.

What PI readers were hipped to last week:

Aprilia chain guard - carbon fibre - sale price - SOLD!
Power Commander III - Moto Guzzi V11 Le Mans - sale price
Ducati Evolution gloves by Dianese - sale price

New arrivals in our showroom: Minichamps!
Top quality, super cool collectible models.
Minichamps Valentino Rossi Honda RC211V - 1:12 scale
Minichamps Valentino Rossi Yamaha YZR-M1 - 1:12 scale

Ducati Performance billet pressure plate - blue
Ducati Performance billet clutch cover - "New Style"
Paulimoto billet clutch pressure plate. This one is a old favorite, and now it comes in black!

STM slipper clutch - MV Agusta F4 1000
STM clutch maintenance tool
Ducati Corse emblem - sealed and raised - back in stock. A broken record, we know. But these things come and go very quickly.

Ducati Daytona leather jacket
Ducati 9" sticker - Blk/Sliver/Wht or Blk/Gold/Wht
Italian flag - 4" diagonal - one per pack
Italian flag - 2 and 1/8" diagonal - two per pack
Ducati logoed bikini swimsuit
Ducati Old Style ladies tank top - black or sand

Suzi Perry has a review of Ducati's S2R up over at the Telegraph UK site, in the Motoring section. It's a registration needed site. If you don't wish to register you can try bugmenot.

Steve Munro over at Loud Bike has been a busy, busy dude lately. Luckily for us, he's found some time to post a few stories from Vintage Ducati Racing land.

Dig 'em here.