Restore or Reinvent? What a 1972 Ducati 750 Sport Teaches Us About Originality
A meticulously restored 1972 Ducati 750 Sport raises the question every classic owner eventually faces: how original should an old motorcycle really be?
Philippe Hänni |
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Restore or Reinvent? What a 1972 Ducati 750 Sport Teaches Us About Originality
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Around the World in 19 Days: Sam Sunderland’s Next Impossible Ride
On 5 September 2026, two-time Dakar winner Sam Sunderland will leave London on a Triumph Tiger and try to ride around the world in less than 19 days, 8 hours...
Philippe Hänni |
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Why Adventure Rallies Are Finally Designing Routes for Different Riders
The 2026 KTM Europe Adventure Rally is splitting the same adventure into Blue, Red and Black routes. It sounds like a small organisational detail. It may actually point to a...
Philippe Hänni |
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Can an App Put the Adventure Back Into Motorcycle Navigation?
Motorcycle navigation has become incredibly efficient. RoadQuest takes the opposite approach, adding stories, missions and hidden places. Can technology help riders get lost again?
Philippe Hänni |
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34 Summers at Gurnigel: How a Swiss Motorcycle Meeting Survives a Change of Guard
After 34 seasons, the team behind the legendary Gurnigel Töff-Träff is handing over the keys. The meeting stays — and that may be the most important part of the story.
Philippe Hänni |
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Seven Scramblers, Seven Eras: Triumph Originals 2026
Triumph Originals 2026 asks seven countries to reinterpret Scrambler history through the theme “Time Capsule”. The result is a useful lesson in how to build heritage without simply copying the...
Philippe Hänni |
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Steckborn 2026: Where Swiss Motorsport History Comes Back to Life
On 22–23 August 2026, historic motorcycles, sidecars and cars return to the road from Steckborn to Eichhölzli — not to chase a stopwatch, but to keep Swiss motorsport history moving.
Philippe Hänni |
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Hard Enduro Goes North: Why Forza Orza Matters
For the first time, the FIM Hard Enduro World Championship heads to Sweden. Forza Orza brings world-class hard enduro into the forests and rock of Dalarna from 20–22 August 2026.
Philippe Hänni |
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Indian Chief Vintage 2026: When Retro Motorcycles Start Looking Old Again
The 2026 Indian Chief Vintage does not merely hint at the past. It deliberately brings 1940s proportions back into a modern motorcycle — and that makes it an interesting test...
Phil |
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Why Historic Racing Motorcycles Still Belong on the Track
The Schottenring Historic Grand Prix returns on 15–16 August 2026. Its real value is not nostalgia: it is the chance to see old racing motorcycles doing the job they were...
Phil |
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Classic TT 2026: Why Historic Racing Is More Than Nostalgia
The Classic TT puts historic machinery back onto the Isle of Man Mountain Course with some of road racing’s biggest names. In 2026, six classes and a John McGuinness tribute...
Phil |
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The Norton Pavilion: Can Motorcycle Retail Keep Its Soul?
Norton’s new Foster + Partners retail concept treats motorcycles less like stock and more like objects worth staging. The interesting question is whether modern retail can strengthen heritage without turning...
Phil |
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Motorcycling Switzerland in August 2026: Roadworks and Routes to Watch
August is prime riding season in Switzerland — and also peak construction and holiday traffic. These are the roadworks and restrictions riders should know about before heading across the country...
Phil |
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Die FIVA World Motorcycle Rally kommt 2027 in die Schweiz
Nach einer viertägigen Feier historischer Motorräder in Südböhmen hat die FIVA bestätigt, dass ihre World Motorcycle Rally Ende August 2027 in die Schweizer Berge kommt.
Philippe Hänni |
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Horizons Unlimited Switzerland 2026: Wo sich Overland-Reisende treffen
Vom 20. bis 23. August 2026 trifft sich die Overland-Community in Meierskappel zu vier Tagen voller Reisegeschichten, Workshops, Ride-outs und praktischem Wissen.
Philippe Hänni |
