Rieju will further develop GasGas enduros!
KTM took over 60 percent of GasGas last year, but it now appears that the enduro part falls into the hands of Rieju. Rieju is part of Torrot Electric Europa S.A. and located in Figueres, Spain.
An agreement has been reached between the two Catalan companies that facilitates the sale of the well-known Spanish enduro motorcycle platform, which will now be manufactured and marketed under the RIEJU brand. With this platform and under the flag of GasGas, TORROT ELECTRIC EUROPA, S.A. launched the range of 2017T models of 2 and 250 cc EC, XC and GP in 300 and added the Ranger model in 2019. During this period, TORROT ELECTRIC EUROPA, S.A. sold 4.500 units in more than 50 countries.
These models are designed to perform at the highest level in enduro and cross country competitions. The result is that riders such as Christophe Nambotin, Antoine Basset, Jonathan Barragán, Danny McCanney and Alex Snow have achieved international sporting successes such as the Enduro World Sub-Championship and the national championships of Spain, France and Italy, among others.
RIEJU, S.A. will produce the latest enduro models at its factory in Figueres and will start distributing them from June 2020. RIEJU, S.A. has been around for 75 years. It currently produces more than 12.000 motorcycles per year at its factory near Barcelona and exports 85% of its production to more than 40 countries. From this agreement and strengthening its position in the off-road sector, RIEJU, S.A. expanding its current range of engines with models with a larger cylinder capacity.
Photo: Rieju
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