I keep saying - you and Ewan need to get at it again...get on that new 1300GS and do a DOWN UNDER adventure....great stuff as usual - keep them coming Charlie!!!!
Very refreshing to see these panniers made in a factory in in Germany. Cut bent welded assembled not just assembled. Big thumbs up on that in these global manufacturing times. Would have been so easy to get these made and shipped in from far off lands cheaply and still sell at the same price
Good to see all this engineered and made in Germany. I love my old vario cases for both long distance traveling as well as local commuting/grocery hauling. It's nice to see this high quality company taking on the continuation of the vario line for the next generation of GS bikes.
A lot of people hate on Touratech especially in the US where the prices are a bit higher, but the company has singlehandedly done more adventure riding than almost any other equipment manufacturer.
Crikey 20 yrs nearly! Seems like only a couple since I sat down with my mate and watched Long Way Around' & decided the GSA was the way for us, and never looked back, so thank you Charley. I'm excited to see what the 1300 Adventure looks like next year. we're ff over to Germany next July, for our first bike trip since covid, I think I might add this shop to our itinerary. Great look at an iconic company for us adventure riders. and always a pleasure to wach something with Charley in it. 👏👍👌🤘✌🖖🤙🍻
So delightfull to see you Charlie. Obviously read yo0ur books saw your movies and in o3-o4-05 with a little Gs started adventuring in Nort America. Quickly moved to a 1200 Gs. and toured all of America often two up coast to coast most years. Still can't wheelie like Boorman does. Stopped r iding 7 years a go after hitting a dear at 100KmH at 63. Now at 70 returning. Decided I'm no lomger afraid to die...but afraid of not living . Cheers and thank you for the inspiration
Why is it that when I see your videos, they always seem so close and familiar, yes I had the Touratech catalog, and yes I did look at that in the bathroom...
i use the Zega pro on my GS here in California. Touratech is hi dollar stuff, but also the highest quality. Im glad they already got the parts coming out on the 1300GS, i cannot wait to get this bike.
I was there in 2019 after my visit at the BMW Motorrad Days in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. Bought a new saddle - tested 3 of them - and I also bought a rainjacket . Did you eat at their restarant Charley ? They really serve good food. The woman who helped me there at Touratech was Ines Ruhl , she was fantastic 🤝
Nice one Charlie, they never made anything purposely for my '93 Tiger but I have been able to 'adapt' quite a few things from TT for it. It's not quite finished but hope to get the TÜV approval soon. It's just fantastic gear allround. Glad to see you back working wth Touratech and enjoying the ACT series.
Great look around the Touratech factory. I bought a Touratech engine protection plate for my Triumph Tiger 900 after looking around and nothing else comes close for protection, quality, fit and styling. Touratech are not expensive as you are paying for the best.
Also hope that Ewan and you will get back on the bike together and let us enjoy a new adventure. Despite the fact that it has been a while, they remain unforgettable stories that you have shown us.
When I see you walking about I see a world of injuries. I hope your coping well. Fascinating place! Maybe it’s time for a Long Way series where you and EMcG can pass the baton to a new generation, keeping as much of a part as you want/can give? Keep on trundling fella, you’re an inspiration 👍
Been using Touratech panniers and accessories 16 years or so. Expensive but worth it in my opinion. I dropped my KTM in Peru doing 60 mph and slid a long ways on my Zega Pro panniers. I replaced the plastic corner and it was good as new.
I recall seeing long way round with my Dad and Brothers when I was 6 years old, Thank you for sharing your passion and please we want to see more! Cheers
Thats a brilliant idea @lifesjourneyat50 , Charlie and Owen doing a circular tour of Oz, now that would be a show worth watching. Come on guys and Charlie, get it done.
Hi Charley, Unless I have missed a vlog you don't seem to have paid a visit or even mentioned your good friends at Ystradgynlais, Wales, I met you in the old Touratech shop in Ystradgynlais South Wales just before riding up on to Walters Arena,..Why don't you call over for a brew with your old friend and Legendary Paris-Dakar Winner Nick Plumb, I had a Quick chat with Nick last weekend, poor guy needs his spirit lifting, I doubt that he would want me to say this but he could certainly do with a little boost on your channel towards his struggling business, your time would not be wasted, perhaps you Nick and Simon could arrange a day in the dirt sometime before Christmas,..Hey Ho! ... Good to hear that Touratech HQ are looking after their employees in Germany. OAP Wales UK.
In Germany we we refer to them as Teuertech, meaning expensive tech. They are a pharmacy. Touratech filed for bankrupcy in 2017 and were taken over in 2018.
The equivalent of Hamleys toy store for the young at heart. The site has changed from 20 years ago. Not mentioned by Charley is that having spent much time in the throne room deciding on various absolute bike essentials, you can book a slot at the factory and they will fit them to your bike. The staff are great and all speak excellent English including the staff in the cafe. Just a shame the pound has lost value and U.K. insurance on a new bike is eye watering these days.
Hello, I ordered the throphy version, with double rear silencer. Is the ZEGA Evo aluminium pannier system matching with this silencer? Greetings from North Germany.
I have a signed poster from Both Charlie and Ewin for LWR has it been 20 years. Will they get the 1300 GS or the Pan American This time I hope they get the support team to just get a motor home
I used to live like 100m from this factory..and as a rtw rider, I thought to go here first to get all of my gear... But they were absolute snobs. So I ended up shipping my stuff in from all over the place. A shame really.
Charley, you are a Legend and I love you for the trips you have made and for your cool attitude BUT the guys who hired you for that video should have prepared you far better. Feel sorry for you mate.....
As such as its great tech its useless serious off roading. Imagine the cost of alight drop when the box is broken and central locking fooked! Bikes need to get back to basics and just make basic better as needed. Most of these just cruise the Kings Road and never see a spot of mud
Too bad their customer support is useless when it comes to dealing with items shared with vehicle manufacturers as oem. All I wanted was a lock/key for my KTM zega case and touratech was useless and ktm halfway useless. Touratech won't even try to help with information, just a "go ask KTM" when I asked if the standard zega lock/key will fit my 790/890 KTM zega top case.
Tourtech is soft aluminum garbage with cheap Chinese screws, Expect more expensive service times as mechanics have to battle with the crappy front/ rear brake reservoir “ protectors”
