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Schwarz conceived the IMO 200T for
his own use, but the same year another
100 units were built. “Wherever I went
with the thing, people kept asking me
if I could build them one.” That same
year, “Touratech Motorrad Ausrüstung”
– Touratech Motorcycle Equipment
– was formed. The company’s
name stands for TOUring, RAcing and
TECHnology. Pretty soon the coffee
table wasn’t big enough. The “office”
in the basement flat soon became a
shop. This too was soon bursting at
the seams. Herbert Schwarz’s “Touratech”
sideline is now his full-time job.
In 1996 the electronics engineer quit