The FIM Racing Motorbike Museum will formally open its doorways on February 18, giving race followers a brand new everlasting residence for among the most vital machines in bike racing historical past.
Positioned in Mies, Switzerland, on the former headquarters of the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme, the museum charts the evolution of bike competitors from the game’s earliest Grand Prix days by means of to right this moment’s extremely specialised World Championship equipment.
Jorge Viegas – FIM President
“The FIM Racing Motorbike Museum really is a exceptional assortment, and to stroll among the many reveals is to take a journey by means of the illustrious historical past of bike racing, from its childhood throughout to the current day. Rather more than only a show of traditional machines, the RMM offers guests a helpful and interactive perception into the heritage of the sports activities all of us love, serving to to develop a greater understanding of the feelings and innovation concerned.”
Each bike on show carries an authenticated racing pedigree. Highlights embrace the 1949 AJS Porcupine that Leslie Graham rode to the first-ever 500cc Grand Prix World Championship, Mike Hailwood’s beautiful 1967 Honda RC166 six-cylinder and Jonathan Rea’s 2016 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R from his second of six consecutive WorldSBK titles.
Off-road racing is equally effectively represented, with machines spanning rally, motocross, enduro and flat observe. Amongst them are Hubert Auriol’s Dakar Rally-winning 1981 BMW R80 G/S, Stefan Everts’ 2006 Yamaha YZ450F from his MX1 World Championship marketing campaign and the Zaeta DT450RS that carried Francesco Cecchini to the 2019 FIM Flat Observe World Championship.
The gathering additionally extends proper as much as the trendy period, with 2025 World Championship-winning bikes on show from Marc Márquez (MotoGP), Toprak Razgatlıoğlu (WorldSBK), Toni Bou (TrialGP), Daniel Sanders (World Rally-Raid), Josep Garcia (EnduroGP), Bartosz Zmarzlik (Speedway) and Romain Febvre (MXGP).
Quite than merely presenting bikes behind ropes, the museum is structured round three core themes — Heroes, Applied sciences and From Race to Highway. This method locations equal emphasis on the riders, the engineering breakthroughs and the best way racing innovation has filtered into manufacturing bikes over the a long time.
Past the exhibition halls, the venue additionally encompasses a Paddock Café, the place guests can calm down and watch racing on the large display screen, together with a Simulator Zone providing digital experiences in each motocross and circuit racing.
The FIM Racing Motorbike Museum is situated at Route de Suisse 11b, Mies, Switzerland, a brief practice journey from Geneva. Opening hours are 10:00 to 18:00, Wednesday by means of Sunday.
Take a look at the official web site right here:
https://www.fim-rmm.com/
Fabio Muner – FIM Advertising and Digital Director
“The FIM is proud to welcome you to the Racing Motorbike Museum – an immersive house the place ardour, efficiency and innovation come to life. Designed for devoted followers, seasoned consultants and curious newcomers alike, the museum invitations you to discover the wealthy historical past, placing magnificence and uncooked exhilaration of bike sport. Delivered to life with the assist of our twenty-seven trade companions, the Canton of Vaud and the Municipality of Mies, this undertaking goes past celebrating legendary champions and iconic machines. It additionally highlights trendy applied sciences and their impression on on a regular basis motorcyclist security.”
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