Bike museum Timmelsjoch/Passo Rombo

[sfcpiet]

The recently opened museum has burnt to the ground... lots of lovely classics gone forever.

Glad I had the opportunity to visit on the way to Breganze 2019.

piet

 

[Haggis]

This place Piet? Damn, I was also there in 2019, but didn't go in, due to time pressure. That is a loss for sure. I wanted to go back one day.

 

[sfcpiet]

Yep. Well worth the visit!

Bikes were very nicely displayed, not your usual rows and rows of dusty (s)crap metal.

piet

 

[sideshow]

that is so sad, all going well , we were planning on going there this coming summer. Hope no one was hurt

 

[sideshow]

Oltre 200 moto in cenere: incendio al museo sul Passo del Rombo

Le fiamme sono divampate nell’edificio in legno, nella notte del 18 gennaio, e non hanno lasciato scampo alle moto esposte al museo più alto d’Europa. Oltre 200 le moto storiche andate in cenere

www.motociclismo.it

 

[LJ-2]

Tragic,yes went on the way home from the 70th with Sir Syd.

 

[pf1]

It wasn't me, even though the coffee was extortionate.

 

[LJ-2]

It wasn't me, even though the coffee was extortionate.

It was, it is all I had!

 

[Sir Sidney Ruffdiamond]

The museum lacked a Laverda for our 10 euros a pop but that’s another one saved dud I not pay for you Lemon

 

[LJ-2]

The museum lacked a Laverda for our 10 euros a pop but that’s another one saved dud I not pay for you Lemon

Ha ha yes, that's why I only had a coffee

 

[Sir Sidney Ruffdiamond]

Sadly wood has its disadvantages

 

[Haggis]

The museum lacked a Laverda for our 10 euros a pop but that’s another one saved dud I not pay for you Lemon

Maybe not lacking...

 

[pf1]

I have to admit it was a beautiful building.

 

[andre g]

Sorry to read this,
it was a nice museum. Had a look there when Incame back from Breganze 2019, never seen so many Brough Bikes.
What a loss.

 

[Sir Sidney Ruffdiamond]

Sorry to read this,
it was a nice museum. Had a look there when Incame back from Breganze 2019, never seen so many Brough Bikes.
What a loss.

You know I can’t remember seeing the Laverda - Lemon ?

 

[Haggis]

Does anyone know how it operated? Did the museum buy/own the bikes, or act as temporary custodians for private individual owners?

 

[LJ-2]

You know I can’t remember seeing the Laverda - Lemon ?

I think we did see a couple.Most remembered was the Fiat pick up with the MV on the back.

 

[Love..rda]

Unbelivable how such modern building burns in so easy way. Very sad.

 

[andre g]

Some impressions how nice the bikes were presented ( Photos from Classic-motorrad.de)
You also see a lot of wood was used ....

Sad story

 

[sfcpiet]

Does anyone know how it operated? Did the museum buy/own the bikes, or act as temporary custodians for private individual owners?

Own collection plus lots of temporary exhibits from all over Europe. IIrc, the museum collection started off with H-D and Indian, when space ran out, the museum was built.

The pass is usually closed at this time of year, would be quite difficult to get up there by normal means. Electrical or heating malfunction? The toll booths were incorporated into the building, maybe somebody forgot to switch their footwarmers off...

piet