A whole part of the history of motorcycles has disappeared.
At dawn on January 18, a fire broke out in the Top Mountain Motorcycle Museum in Hochgurgl, in the heart of Tyrol, in the Austrian Alps.
Mobilizing around a hundred firefighters, the fire unfortunately could not be contained.
According to eyewitness accounts, at 2 p.m. on Tuesday 18, the buildings, largely made of wood, were still burning.
None of the 230 or so machines housed in this museum could be saved.
It is an immeasurable loss for motorcycle enthusiasts and a testimony to the industrial and sporting adventure of the motorcycle sector forever gone.
Top Mountain
Created in 2016 by the renowned Scheiber family in the world of two-wheelers, this motorcycle mecca housed a leading collection representing more than 100 brands, from Brough Superior to Zundapp, including BMW, Ducati, Indian, Monet & Goyon, Moto Guzzi, MV Agusta, Royal Enfield, Triumph and Yamaha. Most of the machines tell of the golden age of the fifties and sixties but there were also some nuggets from the early twentieth century such as the Indian V Twin Bj from 1912. This museum also housed a few cars including several models of the Porsche brand. , 911 and 356.
