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bikes, travel and
adventure. Touratech
produces many
of these items itself.
“We manufacture
around 80 percent
of our products inhouse,”
explains
Jochen Schanz,
who heads up production
and development
in the company.
Above all,
Herbert Schwarz
and Jochen Schanz
strongly believe in
the “Made in Germany”
label. What
cannot be made inhouse
is outsourced to German suppliers;
if that is not possible, to other
European suppliers. The two Touratech
bosses are not very impressed by imports
from the far east. The quality has
to be right, Jochen Schanz says. After
all, the products are used on tracks
and trails all over the world, and often
under pretty tough conditions. Motorcycle
manufacturers also appreciate
this commitment to quality. KTM fitted
the IMO as standard on the LC4 for
several years, and the cases for the
BMW R 1200 GS Adventure are made
in Niedereschach. A further alliance
has been formed with Kahedo. This
company from Bisingen, which has
specialized in luggage systems, pan-