Motofestival: Motorcycle awards and a perfect start

Once again it was shown that Switzerland is a country of friends of the fun of life on two wheels. The new motorcycle event motofestival celebrated its successful premiere after a year's delay due to the pandemic and presented itself as a perfect start to the 2023 season. The organizer BERNEXPO counted over 40,000 admissions during the four days of the event.

Dominique Aegerter Motor Sportsman of the Year

Töff-Awards is the new name of the readers' choice format that TÖFF magazine, Motor Sport Schweiz and moto.ch have been conducting in Switzerland for a quarter of a century. The familiar categories have been clearly grouped together. Newly included are accessories, clothing and lubricants. The result of the vote was eagerly awaited "Motorsportsman of the year" expected. A clear majority of users voted for Dominique Aegerter. Exactly 2675 motorcyclists took part in the survey, which was conducted exclusively online for the first time. The election will also be held next year.

The winners motorcycle at a glance:

Tourer

1. BMW R 1250 RT (30.29 %)
2. Honda Gold Wing (17.08 %)
3. BMW K1600 models (11,79 %)

Sporty tourer

1. Ducati Multistrada V4 Pikes Peak (15.55 %)
2. Yamaha Tracer 9 models (9.55 %)
3. Moto Guzzi V100 Mandello (9.35 %)

Sportsman

1. Ducati Panigale V4 S / SP2 (22.54 %)
2. BMW S/M 1000 RR (16.94 %)
3. Yamaha YZF-R1 (9.59 %)

Travel enduros up to 1000 cc

1. Ducati Multistrada V2 S (13.23 %)
2. Yamaha Ténéré 700 (11.81 %)
3. Triumph Tiger 900 models (11.09 %)

Travel enduros over 1000 cc

1. BMW R 1250 GS (24.8 %)
2. Ducati Multistrada V4 S (17.99 %)
3. Triumph Tiger 1200 models (15.14 %)

Naked bikes up to 140 hp

1. Yamaha MT-09 / SP (11.17 %)
2. Suzuki GSX-8S (9.93 %)
3. Kawasaki Z900 / SE (9.77 %)

Naked bikes over 140 hp

1. Ducati Streetfighter V4 S / SP2 (16.04 %)
2. BMW M 1000 R (12.6 %)
3. KTM 1290 Super Duke R (12.19 %)

Neoclassics

1. Kawasaki Z900RS (18.88 %)
2. BMW R nineT models (12.24 %)
3. Yamaha XSR 900 (10.82 %)

Cruiser

1. Ducati Diavel V4 (18.53 %)
2. Triumph Rocket 3 R / GT (14.5 %)
3. Triumph Bonneville Bobber (12,13 %)

125s

1. KTM 125 Duke (23.5 %)
2. Aprilia SX 125 (9.78 %)
3. Yamaha MT-125 (9.53 %)

Scooter from 270 cc

1. Vespa GTS 300 Super (33.96 %)
2. Honda X-ADV (16.86 %)
3. Yamaha TMAX SP (14.61 %)

Electric from category A2

1. Energica Eva Ribelle (26.96)
2. Energica Experia (17.67 %)
3. Energica Ego (14.11 %)

The winners accessories, clothing, tires:

Tires

1. Michelin (23.94 %)
2. Pirelli (19.28 %)
3. Metzeler (18.43 %)

Motorcycle clothing

1. iXS (32,71 %)
2. Dainese (21.2 %)
3. Alpinestars (15.65 %)

Helmets

1. Shoei (31.51 %)
2. Schuberth (17.05 %)
3. HJC (13.64 %)

Lubricant

1. Motorex (64,79
2. Liqui Moly (11.64 %)
3. Castrol (10.79 %)

The most popular Swiss athletes

1. Dominique Aegerter (63.24 %)
2. Jeremy Seewer (9.75 %)
3. Lukas Maurer (6.85 %)

The second motofestival will take place from February 28 to March 3, 2024 at the same location.

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