The Last Friday Club #002 – Feierabend Ride Out | 31 July 2026
The Last Friday Club #002 — our second Feierabend Ride Out on 31 July 2026. An evening ride for riders who need no excuse to get on the bike.
Philippe Hänni |
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The Last Friday Club #002 – Feierabend Ride Out | 31 July 2026
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Moto Guzzi V7 Classic Buyer's Guide: Why Every Rider Should Own an Italian Motorcycle Once
A complete buyer's guide to the Moto Guzzi V7 Classic — the Italian motorcycle that every rider should experience at least once in their life.
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The Return of the Simple Motorcycle
Riders are turning back to simple motorcycles — fewer electronics, more feel, more fun. A look at why the simple bike is making a comeback.
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Can a Retro Motorcycle Be a Serious Adventure Bike?
Adventure motorcycles have become remarkably capable over the past two decades. They've also become remarkably complicated. Touchscreens have replaced paper maps, riding modes now number in the double digits and...
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Collector Watch – July 2026
Edition 01 Collector Watch is our monthly look at the motorcycles we believe are quietly becoming tomorrow's classics. Rather than chasing auction headlines, we focus on the Swiss used market...
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Rottweiler Motors Price Index – July 2026
Edition 01 The Rottweiler Motors Price Index is updated regularly to reflect the Swiss used motorcycle market. This first edition is based on motorcycles advertised on MotoScout24 during July 2026...
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Swiss Market Watch #001: Where CHF 5,000 Buys the Most Motorcycle
The Swiss used-motorcycle market can be a frustrating place for riders with a limited budget. Clean BMW Airheads have moved deep into collector territory. Original Yamaha SR500s are often priced...
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BMW Airhead R80 Buyer's Guide: The Boxer That Defined Adventure Riding
There are motorcycles that become popular. Then there are motorcycles that change an entire category. The BMW R80 belongs firmly in the second group. Long before the term adventure bike...
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Yamaha SR500 Buyer's Guide: Why This Legendary Single Is Still One of the Best Retro Motorcycles You Can Buy
Some motorcycles impress with technology. Others impress with horsepower. The Yamaha SR500 does neither. Yet almost fifty years after its introduction, it remains one of the most loved motorcycles ever...
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Triumph Bonneville Buyer's Guide: Why the Modern Bonneville Is Already a Classic
Few names carry as much weight in the motorcycle world as the Triumph Bonneville. For more than six decades, the Bonneville has represented everything riders love about British motorcycles: timeless...
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The Golden Age of Two-Strokes: 1960–1990
Few eras in motorcycling were as wild, innovative, and influential as the rise of the two-stroke engine. From the 1960s to the late 1980s, lightweight, high-revving two-stroke machines dominated racing,...
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After-Work Ride Out 2026 – Ride Together with Rottweiler Motors & No Broken Bones
Motorcycling is more than just a hobby – it’s about freedom, passion, and community. That’s exactly what Rottweiler Motors and No Broken Bones want to celebrate with the new After-Work Ride...
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The Evolution of the Motorcycle Frame: 1900–1980
The history of motorcycles is often told through engines — the thundering V-twin, the screaming inline-four, the precision of a single-cylinder thumper. But beneath every great engine lies an equally...
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Before Adventure Bikes: The Early Pioneers of Long-Distance Motorcycle Travel
Long before adventure motorcycles became a category — before GS models, rally bikes, GPS navigation, or aluminum panniers — a handful of fearless riders set out to cross continents on...
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Wartime Engineering: How WWII Transformed Motorcycle Development
The Second World War changed everything — borders, economies, technology, and the way people moved across the world. But one of its most enduring impacts can still be seen on...
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