Sherco
| Sherco | |
|---|---|
| legal form | Corporation |
| founding | 1998 |
| Seat |
Caldes de Montbui , Spain , Nîmes , France |
| management | Marc Teissier |
| Number of employees | approx. 60 (in Spain) |
| Branch | motorcycles |
| Website | http://www.sherco.com/ |
Sherco is a Franco-Spanish motorcycle manufacturer specializing in off-road motorcycles and trial motorcycles . In addition, the company founded by Marc Teissier and Andreu Codina is a producer of Enduro - and Supermoto -Bikes. In German-speaking countries, the company is mainly known for the Dakar Rally .
Company history
The company was founded in 1998 by Marc Teissier and has two production facilities, a factory in Caldes de Montbui, Spain, where the company's trial bikes are made, and a factory in Nîmes , France , where enduro and supermoto Bikes are manufactured.
The name Sherco was formed from the name originally used by the Spanish manufacturer Bultaco and Sherpa due to legal difficulties . The first Sherco motorcycle appeared in 1999, a two-stroke motorcycle with a displacement of 272 cc, 20 hp and a dry weight of 70 kg for trials. In 2005 the successful model was supplemented by a four-stroke engine with a displacement of 317 cm³. In the same year a four-stroke enduro with 449 cm³ displacement and electronic injection appeared. In 2007 a special edition was published, the "Cabestany Réplica", based on the Spanish trail world champion Albert Cabestany . In 2009, the Scorpa brand, also a manufacturer of trial motorcycles, went into liquidation. The French brand was incorporated into the Sherco company.
At the Dakar Rally 2009, the company became known to a wider audience through its first appearance in this competition. David Casteu drew attention to the brand by winning the first stage on a Sherco 4.5 at the 2010 Dakar Rally . Also in 2010 he was world champion with Sherco in the 450 cm³ off-road rallies class.
In 2011, Sherco achieved sales of around 11.3 million euros. The company employs 60 people in Spain and produces around 7,000 vehicles annually.
2018 model range
Sherco currently manufactures competition motorcycles in the trial class . The two-stroke motorcycles with a displacement of 125, 250 and 294 cm³ are delivered with a 6-speed gearbox and a dry weight of maximum 69 kg. In the enduro segment , Sherco also produces four-stroke motorcycles with 249, 304 and 449 cm³ displacement, which have a dry weight of 102 to 109 kg.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Company - Homepage Sherco - German .
- ^ Motorcycle catalog 2002, p. 237.
- ^ Motorcycle catalog 2005, p. 237.
- ↑ Motorcycle catalog 2005, p. 231.
- ↑ content: Sherco negocia trasladar su fábrica de motos de Francia a Barcelona .
- ↑ Motorcycle Catalog 2018, pp. 241, 244