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Grosse Eröffnungsfeier des „neuen“ Harley-Davidson Zürich Flagship-Store

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Bütikofer Harley-Davidson Zürich feiert am Samstag, 23. September – Sonntag, 24. September das Grand Opening des neuen Standortes ZÜRICH, 12. September 2023 – Bütikofer Harley-Davidson Zürich, so lautet der offizielle Name des neuesten Harley-Davidson Standortes der Schweiz. An der Riedgrabenstrasse 1 in Rümlang wird zwar schon seit Anfang Juni in den neuen Räumlichkeiten beraten, geschraubt …

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Test of the Harley Davidson Fat Bob: A powerhouse

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The Harley-Davidson Fat Bob anno 2023 is a real powerhouse. This is not only the powerful engine, but also the impressive 2-1-2 exhaust system, two powerful dual disc brakes in front, the upside-down fork and two fat tires for ultra-strong grip. Add to that a modern masculine look that appeals to young riders. Chugging around comfortably isn't quite the thing ...

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Cool & crazy helmet designs

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In my search for cool helmet designs, I found what I was looking for at the American manufacturer Icon. Inspired by Marvel comics, action and horror movies, Icon offers countless exquisite helmet models in its current collection that are anything but ordinary and boring. The dumbest thing you can actually do is walk into a motorcycle apparel store unprepared and hope to ...

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Motorcycle sales decline again in Switzerland

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The Corona pandemic and new legislation allowing 16-year-olds to buy motorcycles drove record motorcycle sales in Switzerland in 2020-2021. Now, sales figures are falling again, including some brands falling below important thresholds. Complaining in Switzerland despite a sales boom is a kind of widespread disease. One sees even in the very best times only ever first ...

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Swiss motorcycle import company KSR Swiss GmbH gets a new managing director

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Jakob "Jack" Bruderer (62) wants to step down after two decades at the helm of KSR Swiss GmbH and is handing over the reins to Sales Manager Florian Blattner (30). The company name KSR Swiss GmbH may not be particularly familiar to many motorcyclists. The brands that this Thurgau-based company imports to us in Switzerland are all the more so: Royal Enfield, Brixton, ...

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Harley-Davidson presents its new models 2023

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For 120 years, Harley-Davidson has been manufacturing the most sought-after motorcycles. The company is now ringing in its anniversary year with the unveiling of its motorcycle program for 2023. This includes the CVO Road Glide Limited Anniversary and six other limited edition models that score with exclusive 120th Anniversary paint schemes and 120th Anniversary features. Also included in the portfolio are the comprehensively ...

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Test of the Harley-Davidson Sportster S

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On chilly and rainy days at the end of September, I was allowed to test the new Harley-Davidson Sportster S. A cutting-edge, almost futuristic design, the fully electronic display with extensive menu and three effective riding modes for rain, dry road and sport speak for the future orientation of this model. Young riders and Harley beginners will find it a real joy. The new Sportster ...

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Highlights and impressions from the European Bike Week

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80,000 people and 50,000 motorcycles traveled to Lake Faak at the beginning of September to enjoy the Harley-Davidson lifestyle to the fullest. Here are some impressions of the European Bike Week. Faak am See, September 14, 2022 - For the 23rd time, Harley-Davidson celebrated Europe's largest motorcycle festival on the sunny southern side of the Alps in the Austrian province of Carinthia: From 6 ...

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Triumph Bonneville Bobber in test: bike with heart

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Reliable, powerful, taut and typically British stiff: These are probably the characteristics that would accurately describe this British power warhorse and yet, there is much more. The test of the Triumph Bobber is like a voyage of discovery of a motorcycle. What's exciting about this story is not the horsepower and the other bare numbers, which anyone can find at Triumph's ...

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Harley-Davidson creates a hot eye-catcher: El Diablo!

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Harley-Davidson has brought a new eye-catcher on the market, a really hot part! It is called "El Diablo". To the look of the new model, respectively to its devilish play of colors, one can only congratulate. Harley-Davidson writes us about the new model today as follows: Once again Harley-Davidson® puts one of its icons in a new light: The new Low Rider™ El Diablo ...

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Festival pictures, Rock the Ring

High-profile stars at Rock the Ring, June 16-18, 2022

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In mid-June, music and festival fans can look forward to an absolute highlight. Rock the Ring" will once again take place in Hinwil, Zurich. For three days, stars and rock legends will do the honors and heat up the attending audience mightily. Nothing stands in the way of the 7th edition of the rock festival in the Zurich Oberland. In a few days ...

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Motofestival 2022 is postponed

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The Motofestival 2022 will be postponed by one year to 2023. The planning uncertainties in connection with the various Corona measures and their expected relaxation are to blame. The worldwide Corona pandemic has left deep marks in the event industry, also in the motorcycle sector. Not only has the previous motorcycle show "Swiss-Moto" in Zurich been abandoned and replaced by the new format "Motofestival" ...

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The Fury lives

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We tested the Honda Fury in 2013 and praised it. Rarely enough do the Japanese venture into the American domain of "choppers". Although the Fury appealed, it fell out of the range in German-speaking Europe, but I rediscovered it. In 2013, I was able to test the Honda Fury and featured it in a big report in our ...

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Who or what is Wottan?

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I've never heard the name "Wottan" before? How's that working out for you? But in fact, the Spanish motorcycle brand with its flagship "GP 2" is one of the winners in the Swiss motorcycle market 2021. From there, one or the other might have already encountered the brand. Wottan Motor is a Spanish motorcycle and scooter manufacturer in the province of Valencia ...

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Beauty in red

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Harley-Davidson announces 8 new models, including the revised CVO models for 2022, as there are: CVO Street Glide, CVO Road Glide, CVO Road Glide Limited and CVO Tri Glide. Among them, the beautiful CVO Road Glide Limited stands out, so we'll briefly introduce it here. CVO stands for "Custom Vehicle Operations", under which Harley "in strictly limited ...

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Harley-Davidson from development to revolution

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Harley-Davidson announces the international presentation "From Evolution to Revolution" on July 13, 2021. After the new "Pan America", the American motorcycle manufacturer wants to present another completely new bike. Harley-Davidson has an existential problem. In Switzerland alone, the traditional American brand has lost around 40% in sales in the past 7 years and thus also ...

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Novelty: event agenda for bikers

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Biker creates a calendar about national and international bike events and motorcycle events and introduces a new section for this purpose. Here interested bikers can find bike events of their brands or bike events in their region and country. Organizers who would like to organize an event and publicize it can do so through our portal by contacting ...

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Corona massively increases sales of motorcycles

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What we have heard more often from the bicycle industry, from which the booming e-bike business in particular has benefited, also applies to the motorcycle industry: The Corona Year 2020 helped the motorcycle industry to unimagined heights. Actually, this is not understandable. Why is the motorcycle industry booming because of Corona? Many people who wanted to avoid public transportation switched to bicycles and thus to the ...

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Big Dog is back!

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The American Easyrider and Chooper brand Big Dog is back! Shortly after the onset of the global economic crisis, which began in 2008, the brand disappeared from the picture surface. But now it has been back for a few short years with four great models. It's been a few years since then when I realized my first printed issue. Even back then, ...

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Corona buries motorcycle magazines

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Established magazines are now also falling victim to the worldwide Corona pandemic. With the insolvency of Huber Verlag, various motorcycle magazines such as Bikers News, etc. went under. The publishing world has been struggling for years with massive losses in the millions and billions. On the one hand, increasing digitization has led to more and more advertising customers moving to Google and ...

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Kolja Rebstock takes over management positions at Harley-Davidson

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At the beginning of 2021, Harley-Davidson welcomes a new employee: Kolja Rebstock has been appointed Regional Vice President EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) and Managing Director of the DACH region (Germany, Austria and Switzerland). Rebstock looks back on more than 25 years of experience in the automotive industry. He initially worked in development and subsequently in various ...

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HD LiveWire: Takes some getting used to

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When you think of Harley Davidson, you think of loud machines, you think of rockers, you think of cool guys in leather gear, you think of drinking binges, you think of rocker gang brawls, you think of cool rides, you think of endless expanses, you think of freedom, you think of buddies and always the roar of the machines and the chugging already audible from afar and ...

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Lazareth LM 847: monster with Maserati engine

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France is not necessarily known as a country of motorcycle builders, all the more unusual and unique is the battleship Lazareth LM 847 of the French vehicle manufacturer. The 4.7-liter Maserat V8 engine with 470 hp is visually and acoustically impressive. You have to look twice when you see the Lazareth LM 847 for the first time, its sight is already very unusual, the sound ...

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Goodbye to the Yamaha VMAX

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The last gasp of a monster!
The VMAX is the relic of its time. The 80s were full of innovation and creativity. The first PCs came on the market, the Walkman was invented, new technologies conquered everyday life and new machines had also changed the motorcycle scene, whether with the new travel enduros such as the Yamaha Ténéré leaning on the Paris-Dakar Rally, which had its peak in the mid-80s or whether with a powerhouse like the unique VMAX from the house of Yamaha.

Motorcycle sales in Switzerland off to a good start

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The sales figures for the Swiss motorcycle industry have been known for some time. The figures are encouragingly good. Almost 15% more sales in the first three months than in the same period a year earlier raise hopes of a very good year for importers and dealers. In the following table we have presented the figures of the main motorcycle brands ...

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In 2014, 8% more motorcycles were sold in Switzerland

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If you look at the statistics of motosuisse, the association of Swiss manufacturers, wholesalers and importers of motorcycles and scooters, of the past year, you are amazed at the sales made. For motorcycles, sales in Switzerland increased by about 8%, which is more than decent and spread optimism among dealers and importers ...

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Ducati lowers prices

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The Italian motorcycle manufacturer Ducati has also implemented the change in the foreign exchange market after the lifting of the minimum Swiss franc exchange rate for the euro by the Swiss National Bank and the changes in the real price situation for customers on its model range and currently grants until revoked a euro bonus, which varies depending on the model between 10-14%. Ducati has also ...

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Harley-Davidson grants currency compensation premiums effective immediately

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Harley-Davidson in Switzerland first waited to see how the foreign exchange situation would develop after the "franc shock" - the Swiss National Bank unexpectedly lifted the minimum exchange rate of 1.20 for the euro in mid-January. Now Harley-Davidson grants as of Feb. 10, 2015 currency compensation premiums between 5% and 20% depending on the model. With this, Harley-Davidson is passing on their currency gains to their ...

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BMW introduces the Euro Advantage premium

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Bayerische Motoren Werke, BMW for short, is also reducing prices and adjusting the previous prices to the current foreign exchange situation as of January 16, 2015 by means of a "Euro Advantage Premium". The price reductions vary between CHF 900.00 and CHF 3,400.00 or 7% and 13% depending on the model. The following overview should give clarity to the "Biker" users. Model Price Euro ...

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Yamaha Switzerland grants €xtra bonus

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Of course, Yamaha has also recognized the signs of the times and grants customers euro currency discounts due to the massive movements on the foreign exchange market in January 2015. The Swiss Yamaha importer, Hostettler AG in Sursee, has been granting a €xtra bonus with price reductions of up to 17% since February 2, 2015, retroactive to January 1, 2015. The free Yamaha Swiss warranty remains despite the price adjustment ...

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Kawasaki launches the Burnout Bonus

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Now Kawasaki is following suit. No sooner did the news from Honda reach us yesterday than the good news from Kawasaki flutters into our house today: partly massive savings for customers in Switzerland thanks to the fall in the euro exchange rate. The concept is the same, but the marketing people are being creative with the term: Kawasaki is talking about a "burnout" bonus, meaning ...

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Honda gives euro discount and lowers prices

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It was less than a month ago when the Swiss National Bank, to everyone's complete surprise and contrary to its own statements made just a short time before, lifted the minimum exchange rate of CHF 1.20 and left the foreign exchange rate to the free market, thus causing the biggest price plunge in the history of the Swiss stock exchange and the Swiss Market ...

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Harley-Davidson V-Rod Muscle: A powerful designer piece

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The Harley-Davidson V-Rod Muscle is a premium styled cruiser bike that will appeal to bikers and non-bikers alike, thanks to its look. Beneath the pretty exterior lies impressive power and cutting-edge technology, with comfort features à la Harley to sweeten the biking experience. Text: Rolf Fleckenstein ¦ Images: Bruno Fleckenstein, Harley-Davidson The look is breathtaking: powerful, stylish, cool, that's ...

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Triumph Thunderbird Storm: Agile and powerful like a whale in the sea

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Its biggest drawback is probably the lack of awareness and the existing image of Triumph. Many a biker would switch to this Triumph if he knew what to expect from it, because its powerful cruiser sound and impressive cornering are truly to fall in love with. Text: Rolf Fleckenstein, Pictures: Bruno Fleckenstein, Triumph It takes a bit of a run-up to get used to ...

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Motorcycle fashion: bikers can be so sexy

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With the shooting of current motorcycle fashion we present you on the one hand high quality biker fashion that looks really great. On the other hand, we show you products that really protect you as a biker and different manufacturers, each of which demands a different budget. Take a look for yourself!... This article is currently only available in the printed version, issue 2/2013. If you are interested in this article, ...

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BMW S 1000 RR - Caution: Real race feeling

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The BMW S 1000 RR is one of the most powerful supersport bikes in the world, standing out from its competitors above all in terms of technology and looks. With its legendary power and safety technology, it lures the rider to the limit and conveys real racing feelings. Even the sight of a supersport bike in everyday traffic gets the heart rate up, especially when ...

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Honda VT 1300 CX: Easy Rider Feelings

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With the VT 1300 CX, Honda has achieved a small piece of cabinet. American easy rider flair packed with the latest technology and elegant design from Japan fits perfectly into the Swiss landscape. However, if Honda wants to win over the chopper bikers in the long term, the Japanese manufacturer will have to step it up a few notches. Text: Rolf Fleckenstein, Pictures: Bruno Fleckenstein What should ...

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Ducati Diavel: Like riding a cat of prey

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Spirited, powerful and stylish are probably the most accurate attributes that succinctly describe the Ducati Diavel. But under the bulky body slumbers not only massive power but also admirable high-end technology. Its look is challenging, its design brawny and dynamic, already visually signaled the Diavel flawlessly "I have power and am not an Opamobil!". The design of the "devilish" ...

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Motorcycle clothing: a hot look makes sexy

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A professional motorcycle clothing should not only protect well, but it may also look good. For the men, we found the "Black Hawk" jacket made of cowhide leather in a classic look, which not only looks great, but also has a removable thermal vest, soft protectors on the shoulders and elbows and an optional back protector. For the women we have the ...

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Roof Desmo Elico: Two in one

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Who hasn't experienced this: in good weather you want to wear an open-face jet helmet and in bad weather you want to wear a full-face helmet. As an ideal solution for this, the French manufacturer Roof offers flip-up helmets, whose chin section, unlike its competitors, can be folded back by 180 degrees, making them visually and aerodynamically unobtrusive. The high comfort ...

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