A Gallery of the 1,500-mile Great Malle Mountain Rally
Motorcyclists riding in the Great Malle Mountain Rally.
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Image Credit: Tom Kahler, courtesy of the Great Malle Mountain Rally. -
A Gallery of the 1,500-mile Great Malle Mountain Rally
Image Credit: Shane Benson, courtesy of the Great Malle Mountain Rally. The rally comprised 75 riders threading their way through Austria, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, Italy, France and Monaco.
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A Gallery of the 1,500-mile Great Malle Mountain Rally
Image Credit: Shane Benson, courtesy of the Great Malle Mountain Rally. For most riders, the rally redefines what they thought they were capable of on a motorbike.
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A Gallery of the 1,500-mile Great Malle Mountain Rally
Image Credit: Shane Benson, courtesy of the Great Malle Mountain Rally. The route involved traversing the notorious Stelvio Pass and its 60 hairpin switchbacks.
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A Gallery of the 1,500-mile Great Malle Mountain Rally
Image Credit: Shane Benson, courtesy of the Great Malle Mountain Rally. This was the first time Malle London has tackled continental Europe for a rally, and the challenge was bigger than ever before.
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A Gallery of the 1,500-mile Great Malle Mountain Rally
Image Credit: Tom Kahler, courtesy of the Great Malle Mountain Rally. A motorcyclist takes a break during the Great Malle Mountain Rally.
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A Gallery of the 1,500-mile Great Malle Mountain Rally
Image Credit: Tom Kahler, courtesy of the Great Malle Mountain Rally. Storybook backdrops are de rigueur during the 1,500-mile ride.
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A Gallery of the 1,500-mile Great Malle Mountain Rally
Image Credit: Shane Benson, courtesy of the Great Malle Mountain Rally. Malle originally started arranging these rallies for “inappropriate”’ motorcycles, encouraging riders to enter the wildest vintage bobbers, flat trackers, cruisers and cafe racers, all in the spirit of old-school adventure.
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A Gallery of the 1,500-mile Great Malle Mountain Rally
Image Credit: Shane Benson, courtesy of the Great Malle Mountain Rally. Lightweight and easy to maneuver at slow speeds, the Royal Enfield Interceptor 650 (seen here), instantly instils confidence on the many tight, 90-degree hairpins encountered during the rally.
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A Gallery of the 1,500-mile Great Malle Mountain Rally
Image Credit: Tom Kahler, courtesy of the Great Malle Mountain Rally. Arriving at the rally’s end in Monaco en masse.