When asked if Malle London is a luggage company, apparel brand, or event organizer, founders Robert Nightingale and Jonny Cazzola simply answer “Yes.” The British outfit not only manufactures some of the most handsome bike gear on the planet, but they’re also famous for events like the Malle Mile and the Great Malle Rally.
They’ve just added the Malle Canyon to their repertoire—a four-day romp in and around the White Sand Mountains, a stone’s throw from Lisbon, Portugal. Surrounded by the limestone walls of the canyon, scores of motorcycle enthusiasts pitched up for Malle’s first event outside of the UK.
Choosing Portugal as the destination for their first out-of-country festival was a calculated move by Malle. Jonny’s been living in Lisbon for the past five years, and was brimming with excitement for the Canyon when we ran into him at the Lisbon Motorcycle Film Festival.…