GasGas
Gas Gas Motos S. A. is a Spanish motorcycle manufacturer. Gas gas mainly produces machines for the competition trial and enduro racing. The company has its headquarters in Salt at Girona and about 350 employees.
The product range includes off-road motorcycles for the disciplines of Trial, Motocross, Enduro, Supermoto and quads. 2005 the market share in Europe at the trial motorcycles and 40.8% in two-stroke enduro motorcycles was 28.8 %.
History
1971, the Bultaco factory driver Narcis Casas and Josep M. Pibernat with 600 U.S. dollars a motorcycle and accessories trade for the Trial sport. The acquired through Casas in sports experiences eventually flowed 1985 in the construction of the trial motorcycle Halley 327 a. 1986 could be achieved with this machine a 14th place in the World Cup. 1990 presented to the GT model. For the first time a Deltabox and an upside down fork was used in a trial machine. This model has been used successfully in competitive sports and was a bestseller. 1992 began then with the production of models for the Enduro sport. And 250 cc two-stroke - first this motorcycles in the 125 cc classes were. From 1993 to 1996 continued to a TM engines before then transition to self-developed engines. In 1996, Paul Edmondson, the first Enduro World Championship title for the work. 1999 and 2003, followed by other titles. In 2001, we completed a new production building by 14000-16000 motorcycles are produced annually. In 2002, the first enduro motorcycle in front of you with an electronic fuel injection system.