Adventon Motor Museum

Our next destination is Middelbeers, a small three quarters of an hour drive away. The surroundings here are greener and more forested. Hidden among the trees is the Adventon Motorcycle Museum, a place where you can admire classic European motorcycles. Once Ad Vennix opens the gate, our eyes are drawn to a gigantic motorcycle, ingeniously built as a welcome greeting to you. Here, too, you cannot really speak of a museum in the classic sense. The yard features various sheds, and as Ad opens door after door, we move from one astonishment to another. Ad's museum houses about one hundred and fifty motorcycles. The production years of the models range from 1920 to 1965. Ad started his collection in 1958, primarily for practical reasons. During those years, the motorcycle was his only means of transportation. He regularly bought another motorcycle, from Adler to Zundapp. Ad worked as a mechanic for motor vehicles and machines and had the know-how to tinker with machines. His collection is fully focused on European brands, with some exceptional specimens: TWN, Tornax, Victoria, Simplex, Adler, DKW. Their condition is somewhere between showroom state and 'barn finds'. Technically perfect, optically, most proudly show their signs of use. The museum boasts a colorful collection of motorcycles in an incomparable no-nonsense style. Together with his son, Ad guides us from one treasure chamber to another. Without a flinch, a 1930 DKW is driven out that starts effortlessly on the first crank. Ad proudly mentions that he still regularly takes this motorcycle out on the road. Anyone wanting to relive European motorcycle history simply cannot pass by Adventon. True enthusiasts can easily spend a longer time wandering around here. You will also find a wealth of parts – which are for sale – alongside cabinets full of documentation.

Motoren & Toerisme