{"id":5958,"date":"2017-07-30T22:40:35","date_gmt":"2017-07-30T20:40:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.benders.company\/?page_id=5958\/"},"modified":"2022-05-09T19:24:00","modified_gmt":"2022-05-09T17:24:00","slug":"story","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.benders.company\/en\/company\/story\/","title":{"rendered":"Company Story"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The roots of Benders Company. How it all began&#8230;<\/h2>\n\n\n<div id=\"metaslider-id-5950\" style=\"width: 100%; margin: 0 auto;\" class=\"ml-slider-3-104-0 metaslider metaslider-responsive metaslider-5950 ml-slider has-dots-nav ms-theme-default\" role=\"region\" aria-label=\"Benders Story EN\" data-height=\"480\" data-width=\"940\">\n    <div id=\"metaslider_container_5950\">\n        <ul id='metaslider_5950' class='rslides'>\n            <li aria-roledescription='slide' aria-labelledby='slide-0'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"744\" src=\"https:\/\/www.benders.company\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/1_vater-soehne-bild.jpg\" class=\"slider-5950 slide-5956 msDefaultImage\" alt=\"Benders Company Story\" rel=\"\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.benders.company\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/1_vater-soehne-bild.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.benders.company\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/1_vater-soehne-bild-400x291.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.benders.company\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/1_vater-soehne-bild-600x436.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.benders.company\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/1_vater-soehne-bild-375x272.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.benders.company\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/1_vater-soehne-bild-768x558.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\"><h3>The early days<\/h3>\n<p>Benders. Motorcycles. And the passion for customization \u2013 it\u2019s all in the blood of Raphael and Christian. The whole Bender family has always been enthusiastic about two wheel bikes. Whoever grows up in such an environment is bound to have played around with souped-up scooters in their youth.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n            <li style='display: none;' aria-roledescription='slide' aria-labelledby='slide-1'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.benders.company\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/2_erste-umbautem-Bild.jpg\" class=\"slider-5950 slide-5955 msDefaultImage\" alt=\"Benders Company Story\" rel=\"\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.benders.company\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/2_erste-umbautem-Bild.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.benders.company\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/2_erste-umbautem-Bild-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.benders.company\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/2_erste-umbautem-Bild-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.benders.company\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/2_erste-umbautem-Bild-373x280.jpg 373w, https:\/\/www.benders.company\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/2_erste-umbautem-Bild-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.benders.company\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/2_erste-umbautem-Bild-220x165.jpg 220w, https:\/\/www.benders.company\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/2_erste-umbautem-Bild-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.benders.company\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/2_erste-umbautem-Bild-460x345.jpg 460w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\"><h3>\"We\u2019ll just drop by at the Benders...\"<\/h3>\n<p>Already back in their school days, the two brothers started to work at the local Kawasaki dealer, fixing up motorcycles that had been demolished in accidents. From the money they earned in these early days, they made their first two-wheeled dreams come true \u2013 from the legendary Kawa Z 550\/650B to the sporty GPZ models \u2013 covering all engine capacities. Of course back then, four cylinders were a must-have. <\/p>\n<p>The garage of their house eventually became the meeting point for motorcycle enthusiasts from the entire district. \u201cWe\u2019ll just drop by at the Benders\u201d, was a phrase often heard in the streets of Karlsruhe in the 80\u2019s. The backyard was full of riders that got addicted to the motorcycles: with cigarettes in their mouths, girlfriends on the work bench, oil stains under the engines, and a wide grin on their faces \u2013 they were indeed having fun!<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n            <li style='display: none;' aria-roledescription='slide' aria-labelledby='slide-2'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.benders.company\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/3_sahara-Bild.jpg\" class=\"slider-5950 slide-5954 msDefaultImage\" alt=\"Benders Company Story\" rel=\"\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.benders.company\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/3_sahara-Bild.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.benders.company\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/3_sahara-Bild-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.benders.company\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/3_sahara-Bild-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.benders.company\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/3_sahara-Bild-373x280.jpg 373w, https:\/\/www.benders.company\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/3_sahara-Bild-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.benders.company\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/3_sahara-Bild-220x165.jpg 220w, https:\/\/www.benders.company\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/3_sahara-Bild-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.benders.company\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/3_sahara-Bild-460x345.jpg 460w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\"><h3>Material loves the test \u2013 the stress test for man and machine in the Sahara Desert<\/h3>\n<p>Ambitions grew ever bigger \u2013 and more international. Raphael and Christian explored large parts of North and West Africa on their monster Enduros, named XT or GS. The Sahara Desert provided for their playground for many months. Although their motorcycles still worked as smoothly as on day one, the two brothers decided to return to the origin of their passion: they decided to professionalize their hobby with real material. And that\u2019s how in May 2012 the Bender company got started. <\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n            <li style='display: none;' aria-roledescription='slide' aria-labelledby='slide-3'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.benders.company\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/4_kinderwagen-bild.jpg\" class=\"slider-5950 slide-5953 msDefaultImage\" alt=\"Benders Company Story\" rel=\"\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.benders.company\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/4_kinderwagen-bild.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.benders.company\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/4_kinderwagen-bild-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.benders.company\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/4_kinderwagen-bild-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.benders.company\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/4_kinderwagen-bild-373x280.jpg 373w, https:\/\/www.benders.company\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/4_kinderwagen-bild-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.benders.company\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/4_kinderwagen-bild-220x165.jpg 220w, https:\/\/www.benders.company\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/4_kinderwagen-bild-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.benders.company\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/4_kinderwagen-bild-460x345.jpg 460w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\"><h3>Time for four wheels ...<\/h3>\n<p>A big change shifted priorities: time for family life. And time to switch gears. The two wheelers got replaced by four wheelers \u2013push by a two-legged engine, which had plenty of time to focus on customizing strollers. <\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n            <li style='display: none;' aria-roledescription='slide' aria-labelledby='slide-4'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.benders.company\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/5_veterama-Bild.jpg\" class=\"slider-5950 slide-5952 msDefaultImage\" alt=\"Benders Company Story\" rel=\"\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.benders.company\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/5_veterama-Bild.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.benders.company\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/5_veterama-Bild-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.benders.company\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/5_veterama-Bild-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.benders.company\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/5_veterama-Bild-373x280.jpg 373w, https:\/\/www.benders.company\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/5_veterama-Bild-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.benders.company\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/5_veterama-Bild-220x165.jpg 220w, https:\/\/www.benders.company\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/5_veterama-Bild-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.benders.company\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/5_veterama-Bild-460x345.jpg 460w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\"><h3>Getting serious... <\/h3>\n<p>In May 2012, the Bender brothers returned to their original passion: They now got serious and turned their hobby into a profession: they started off with \"Benders Echte\" (\"Bender's real motorcycles\") in Ettlingen, near Karlsruhe. The small company\u2019s motto: maximum fun with high-quality material. The idea: To fashion authentic and tangible motor bikes that were not off the shelf. First remodels were based on older Yamaha models (XT\/SR\/XS\/TR1) \u2013 \"anything that\u2019s fun\".\nIn their extensive workshop, the two brothers designed, built and sold customized motor bikes with a style of their own \u2013 a mix of Tracker, Caf\u00e9 Racer, Bobber and Enduro. \nAt the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.veterama.de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Veterama<\/a> trade fair, Europe\u2019s largest market for vintage parts for old-timers, young-timers and classics enthusiasts, the Bender's received very positive feedback (still to their surprise at the time), which encouraged them to continue to professionalize their work.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n            <li style='display: none;' aria-roledescription='slide' aria-labelledby='slide-5'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.benders.company\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/6_2012-BildShop.jpg\" class=\"slider-5950 slide-5951 msDefaultImage\" alt=\"Benders Company Story\" rel=\"\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.benders.company\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/6_2012-BildShop.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.benders.company\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/6_2012-BildShop-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.benders.company\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/6_2012-BildShop-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.benders.company\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/6_2012-BildShop-373x280.jpg 373w, https:\/\/www.benders.company\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/6_2012-BildShop-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.benders.company\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/6_2012-BildShop-220x165.jpg 220w, https:\/\/www.benders.company\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/6_2012-BildShop-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.benders.company\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/6_2012-BildShop-460x345.jpg 460w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\"><h3>Benders Company finds a new home in the lively Rhein-Neckar region<\/h3>\n<p>So eventually in 2015, the \"Benders Company\" moved to Wiesloch, in midst the bustling Rhein-Neckar region: with a larger workshop \u2013 a stock of parts and merchandise along with an integrated caf\u00e9. Having settled in their new location, they now offer a wide range of services: from partial remodeling, repairing and servicing, to building complete bikes \u2013 either from new or on hand of used motor bikes. But always individually customized and always perfectly made to fit.\nFind out more about Benders Company \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.benders.company\/en\/company\/team\/\">Meet the team<\/a>.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The roots of Benders Company. 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