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niers, tank bags and seats for motorcycles,
is located close by in Swabia.
One advantage valued by Herbert
Schwarz is that, “Things can be discussed
much better face to face. Quite
a few innovative solutions first saw the
light of day in discussions of this kind.”
As a general rule, experience is an important
element in the development of
new products, and there is plenty of
that at the company’s headquarters in
Niedereschach. Like Herbert Schwarz,
many of the staff have a close relationship
with bike riding and travel.
But knowledge brought in from outside
also plays an important role. Jutta
Kleinschmidt and Michael Griep were
at the Dakar rally with an IMO 100R
back in 1994.
In 2002 Touratech’s own team set off
on the legendary desert tour. Frenchman
Gilles Algay here took place 26
in the overall rankings, while Michael
Griep was only three behind him in