I was very lucky to be invited to Switzerland for three weeks in August - and while it wasn't explicitly a motorcycle trip, there was plenty to photograph from a motorcyclists perspective.
I was able to get a couple day's worth of riding and photographing on a borrowed motorcycle, and boy did it make me appreciate my luggage setup on my own KLR650! More on that later...
Here are a few of the photographs, a sneak preview.
I had no idea that the Swiss made motorcycles. Here is a gorgeous 1934 Condor 850 sidecar.
Love the "motorcycle" icon on Switzerland's road signs.
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Vintage Husqvarna, vintage gear, vintage sideburns! This guy was racing with the modern enduro bikes.
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My girlfriend's grandfather checking out a Moto Guzzi at what looks to be an auction or motorcycle show.
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Somehow the Swiss license plate just looks right on this Steve McQueen edition Triumph Bonneville T100...
I was lucky to be loaned this BMW Ündersteer 1200. Not built for the Swiss twisties! I sure was happy to be on a bike though!
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The bike I wish I was riding!
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I was able to get a couple day's worth of riding and photographing on a borrowed motorcycle, and boy did it make me appreciate my luggage setup on my own KLR650! More on that later...
Here are a few of the photographs, a sneak preview.
I had no idea that the Swiss made motorcycles. Here is a gorgeous 1934 Condor 850 sidecar.
Love the "motorcycle" icon on Switzerland's road signs.
![](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-f4OsnyM2EQE/UFsxdREVEJI/AAAAAAAABXo/dSFDNcd2nIc/s1600/Motojournalism+Schweiz-1350303.jpg)
Vintage Husqvarna, vintage gear, vintage sideburns! This guy was racing with the modern enduro bikes.
![](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-llHX6aCi8sw/UFsxVFnlnmI/AAAAAAAABXI/juvR_qEYgdU/s1600/Motojournalism+Schweiz-0257.jpg)
My girlfriend's grandfather checking out a Moto Guzzi at what looks to be an auction or motorcycle show.
![](http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aAcSluY5JVE/UFsxel25ApI/AAAAAAAABXw/poVj-jfHLGA/s1600/Motojournalism+Schweiz-1350790.jpg)
Somehow the Swiss license plate just looks right on this Steve McQueen edition Triumph Bonneville T100...
I was lucky to be loaned this BMW Ündersteer 1200. Not built for the Swiss twisties! I sure was happy to be on a bike though!
![](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-QK5JaghjAZY/UFsxcb5l9XI/AAAAAAAABXg/DpfHQVnfFN8/s1600/Motojournalism+Schweiz-1350073.jpg)
The bike I wish I was riding!
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