ric h Posted November 13 Report Share Posted November 13 https://www.btwice.eu/en/about-us Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorpaian Posted November 14 Report Share Posted November 14 That would be mega, if it happens! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisCH Posted November 14 Report Share Posted November 14 I would imagine the brand name is still for sale. The two guys who set this company up might enter the electric market but it would be odd to try to bring another ICE bike into the market right now. Sadly these small companies like OSSA cannot really survive in the modern world and pretty much all end up as a part of some large group. I would think Gasgas (who are part of PIERER Mobility AG and have KTM and Husky and other brands) probably has the intellectual property of the old OSSA engines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lotus54 Posted November 14 Report Share Posted November 14 Recently I heard they are moving along well with electric motorcycle. I have not heard about any petrol ones-either yes or no. My understand is OSSA was never merged with GasGas. They just had an agreement for joint manufacturing/distribution. When GasGas went under, OSSA was still ‘alive’ but of course didn’t have a place to build bikes or ship anything. I’m sure they didn’t have money, the reason for that joint venture in the first place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ERW Posted Tuesday at 02:07 AM Report Share Posted Tuesday at 02:07 AM I have a hunch that the electric trials bike market will soon be flooded with various makes and models. I hear that Yamaha has invested in EM to boost production. I think to bring an electric bike to market could be a tough thing for OSSA. I think they would be better off going the retro route and bring back copies of the old models, imagine a MAR with a modern clutch or a Phantom with a modern exhaust pipe. Capitalize on their past. No one can do that but OSSA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisCH Posted Tuesday at 09:54 AM Report Share Posted Tuesday at 09:54 AM The problem for OSSA or any other company in the same situation is whether or not they have the machine tools available to make the vehicle. An up to date OSSA with new improved parts is attractive but the investment needed just to make an engine is significant. If you made one it wouldn't sell much outside of the few enthusiasts that are willing to pay more than a modern bike just for nostalgia. Is the brand name worth anything? Hard to say. SAIC bought MG cars (and LDV vans) - possibly to make the "Chinese" element less obvious. The vans have dropped the LDV and are now branded SAIC. On the bike front Chinese brands are now becoming desirable and CF Moto are doing really well in the GP - no cheap rubbish jokes anymore, much as Japanese bikes are respected now but were "cheap junk" in the 1970s. Maybe Tenaci Wong will buy the OSSA brand name? Could work for them. In my view there is room for another electric bike at the correct price. They already have a good frame and cycle parts. China is the go-to place for electric vehicle technology. Sadly about to be hit by some big tarifs as the European and US car giants throw a temper tantrum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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