Since Ossa just couldn’t withstand the pressure, they ceased operations. Shop the Largest Selection, Click to See Search eBay faster with PicClick. On top of this, a number of labor movements were hitting Spain, as well as a rise in costs. These now vintage Ossa dirt bikes would be used in endurance races, observed trials, and motocross events for years to come.īy the early 1980s, Japanese companies had begun taking over the vast majority of the dirt bike market. Other Ossa models include the Desert Phantom, Gripper, Mick Andrews Replica, Mountaineer, Phantom, Pioneer, Plonker, Super Pioneer, and the Six Day Replica. While the 175cc’s obviously became popular, it was the Ossa Stiletto 250 that had the most fans. Quite easily, Ossa won the first and second place prize, thus putting their name on the international motocross map. not finding the classic bike you are looking for try the search box at the top of the page. The best way to do that? Race international races.Īt the 24-Hours of Barcelona race in 1965, two new 175cc prototypes were put up against other Spanish rivals of Bultaco and Montesa, and were looked at as underdogs. Some of the most popular motorcycles for sale on this site.
He knew that Spain alone couldn’t keep the company afloat, so he decided to take the company global. Other models were soon released, but the highest production peak wouldn’t come until the 1960s, after Manuel Giro’s son Eduardo took over. About 14,000 of these red bikes were sold in just a few years. It had a 125cc engine and three-speed gearbox, and would ride at 47mph. The first of Ossa motorcycles was released in 1949. Ossa’s founder, Manuel Giro, and a few other engineers began designing and producing a motorcycle that would fit these high demands. After the Spanish Civil War destroyed much of the Spanish economy in the late 1930s, many Spaniards were in need of cheap transportation. Ossa, short for Orpheo Sincronic Sociedad Anónima, was a Spanish motorcycle manufacturer best known for lightweight two-stroke motorcycles.
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