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Created on February 23, 2026

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The exhibition consists of own pieces and loans from other collectors - TOP Mountain Motorcycle Museum Timmelsjoch

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Alpine view - TOP Mountain Motorcycle Museum Timmelsjoch

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Bercley 5HP (1906) - - TOP Mountain Motorcycle Museum Timmelsjoch

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BMW R47 (1928) - In front of the extensive motorcycle collection - TOP Mountain Motorcycle Museum Timmelsjoch

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Cyclone Model 7 (1914) - Lots of wood in the exhibition - TOP Mountain Motorcycle Museum Timmelsjoch

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Cyclone Model 7 (1914) - unusual color for the time of its creation - TOP Mountain Motorcycle Museum Timmelsjoch

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Cyclone Model 7 (1913) - Detail on the rear wheel - TOP Mountain Motorcycle Museum Timmelsjoch

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Wilkinson Touring Motor Cycle (1913) - A rolling armchair - TOP Mountain Motorcycle Museum Timmelsjoch

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KTM LC8 (2003) - - TOP Mountain Motorcycle Museum Timmelsjoch

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NSU RK 500 (1949) - The supercharged engine is said to have produced 98 hp - TOP Mountain Motorcycle Museum Timmelsjoch

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NSU RK 500 (1949) - Fiberglass is still a long way off - TOP Mountain Motorcycle Museum Timmelsjoch

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NSU RK 500 (1949) - Handmade aluminum - TOP Mountain Motorcycle Museum Timmelsjoch

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BMW display - TOP Mountain Motorcycle Museum Timmelsjoch

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Porsche 930 3.3 Turbo (1985) - There are also some cars on the Timmelsjoch - TOP Mountain Motorcycle Museum Timmelsjoch

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Porsche 959 (1986) - TOP Mountain Motorcycle Museum Timmelsjoch

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Porsche 959 (1986) - - TOP Mountain Motorcycle Museum Timmelsjoch

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Puch Volksmodell (1938) - Many motorcycles and some cars - TOP Mountain Motorcycle Museum Timmelsjoch

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Carl Schmid prototype (1923) - TOP Mountain Motorcycle Museum Timmelsjoch

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Riedel Imme R100 (1949) - The motorcycle from Immenstadt has only one wheel bearing on one side and a single engine crankshaft bearingJPG - TOP Mountain Motorcycle Museum Timmelsjoch

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The burned-down hall was rebuilt in record time - TOP Mountain Motorcycle Museum Timmelsjoch

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Of course, winter sports are also a theme on the Timmelsjoch - TOP Mountain Motorcycle Museum Timmelsjoch

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Norton Manx Aero (1960) - Aluminum should serve aerodynamics - TOP Mountain Motorcycle Museum Timmelsjoch

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Impression - TOP Mountain Motorcycle Museum Timmelsjoch

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Wooler Touring Model (1919) - Longitudinal twin-cylinder boxer like a Douglas or Helios - TOP Mountain Motorcycle Museum Timmelsjoch

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Moto Ferrari (1959) - The motorcycles have nothing to do with the car manufacturer - TOP Mountain Motorcycle Museum Timmelsjoch

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Moto Ferrari (1959) - The company only existed for a few years - TOP Mountain Motorcycle Museum Timmelsjoch

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Maserati 125 (1958) - TOP Mountain Motorcycle Museum Timmelsjoch

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Red-glowing Italian motorcycles - TOP Mountain Motorcycle Museum Timmelsjoch

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Cyclone - TOP Mountain Motorcycle Museum Timmelsjoch

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Motorcycles are also presented in a kind of steep wall curve - TOP Mountain Motorcycle Museum Timmelsjoch

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Beautifully made, dynamic display - TOP Mountain Motorcycle Museum Timmelsjoch

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Brough Superior SS80 (1927) - TOP Mountain Motorcycle Museum Timmelsjoch

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Wooler Touring Model (1919) - In the spotlight - TOP Mountain Motorcycle Museum Timmelsjoch

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Puch Volksmodell (1938) - Puch was once the largest motorcycle manufacturer in Austria - TOP Mountain Motorcycle Museum Timmelsjoch

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Norton Café Racer (1964) - TOP Mountain Motorcycle Museum Timmelsjoch

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Shadow play - TOP Mountain Motorcycle Museum Timmelsjoch

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NSU RK 500 (1949) - Padding for the rider's breastbone when he flattened himself behind the fairing - TOP Mountain Motorcycle Museum Timmelsjoch

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Detail of an NSU - TOP Mountain Motorcycle Museum Timmelsjoch

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Lever for air and ignition timing - TOP Mountain Motorcycle Museum Timmelsjoch

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Helbelchen to keep the engine happy - TOP Mountain Motorcycle Museum Timmelsjoch

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Instead of a rear swing arm, there was a suspended bicycle saddle - TOP Mountain Motorcycle Museum Timmelsjoch

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Both the exhaust and the brakes are delicate - TOP Mountain Motorcycle Museum Timmelsjoch

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Why keep it simple when you can make it complicated? Spring under tension - TOP Mountain Motorcycle Museum Timmelsjoch

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Impression - TOP Mountain Motorcycle Museum Timmelsjoch

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Chrome orgy on an old Harley-Davidson - TOP Mountain Motorcycle Museum Timmelsjoch

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Focus on top speed - TOP Mountain Motorcycle Museum Timmelsjoch

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Custom bike of more recent date - TOP Mountain Motorcycle Museum Timmelsjoch

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Everyone has their own computer screen, top speed in focus - TOP Mountain Motorcycle Museum Timmelsjoch

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The Top Speed team in focus before the shoot - TOP Mountain Motorcycle Museum Timmelsjoch

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Bercley 5HP (1906) - - TOP Mountain Motorcycle Museum Timmelsjoch

BMW R47 (1928) - Vor der umfangreichen Motorradsammlung - TOP Mountain Motorcycle Museum Timmelsjoch

Cyclone Model 7 (1914) - Viel Holz in der Ausstellung - TOP Mountain Motorcycle Museum Timmelsjoch

Cyclone Model 7 (1914) - ungewöhnliche Farbe für die Zeit der Entstehung - TOP Mountain Motorcycle Museum Timmelsjoch

Cyclone Model 7 (1913) - Detail am Hinterrad - TOP Mountain Motorcycle Museum Timmelsjoch

Wilkinson Touring Motor Cycle (1913) - Ein rollender Sessel - TOP Mountain Motorcycle Museum Timmelsjoch

Summary

The Timmelsjoch road connects the Ötztal valley via the 2,474-metre-high Timmelsjoch with the Passeiertal valley in South Tyrol. At 2,175 meters above sea level, for once this is not a museum for alpinists or mountaineers, but one for motorcycle enthusiasts. Around 550 historic and modern two-wheelers and around 40 four-wheeled vehicles are on display on an exhibition area of around 4,500 square meters.

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The Timmelsjoch road connects the Ötztal valley via the 2,474-metre-high Timmelsjoch with the Passeiertal valley in South Tyrol. At 2,175 meters above sea level, for once this is not a museum for alpinists or mountaineers, but one for motorcycle enthusiasts. Around 550 historic and modern two-wheelers and around 40 four-wheeled vehicles are presented on an exhibition area of around 4,500 square meters. "Where else, if not here?" laugh the two builders and twin brothers Attila and Alban Scheiber from Hochgurgl. They were practically born with a passion for motorcycling - from their father Alban Scheiber Senior, a former professional racing driver and tourism pioneer.

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Bercley 5HP (1906) - - TOP Mountain Motorcycle Museum Timmelsjoch

BMW R47 (1928) - Vor der umfangreichen Motorradsammlung - TOP Mountain Motorcycle Museum Timmelsjoch

Cyclone Model 7 (1914) - Viel Holz in der Ausstellung - TOP Mountain Motorcycle Museum Timmelsjoch

Cyclone Model 7 (1914) - ungewöhnliche Farbe für die Zeit der Entstehung - TOP Mountain Motorcycle Museum Timmelsjoch

Cyclone Model 7 (1913) - Detail am Hinterrad - TOP Mountain Motorcycle Museum Timmelsjoch

Wilkinson Touring Motor Cycle (1913) - Ein rollender Sessel - TOP Mountain Motorcycle Museum Timmelsjoch

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