Fantic Motor 200 of 1982Fantic Chopper Moped, 1972Fantic TX 150, 2009Fantic Caballero TZ 300, 2012
Fantic Motor began in 1968 by manufacturing and exporting enduro motorcycles, mini-bikes and go-karts. Today they continue in the same genre, though the names have changed to dual-sport and motard (supermoto), and they have returned to the US market in 2016, as Fantic USA Inc. Fantic launched in 2015 also new models of electric bikes, the Fat Bike.[1] and has now a complete line of eMTB and commuter electric bikes.
Fantic began exporting to the United Kingdom in 1972, as part of a wave of manufacturers who took advantage of "sixteener laws," legislation that forbade sixteen-year-old motorcyclists from riding motorcycles up to 250 cc, as they had been used to. As a result, European and Japananese manufacturers exported their sporty and lightweight below-50cc engines, which had been common in Europe, to England also. Fantic produced a "sensational chopper moped" and a TI ("Tourismo Internazionale)," both of which became very popular quickly,[2] with the reputation of being some of the fastest mopeds on the market, going as fast as 70 mph.[3]
From the 1970s until the early 1980s, Fantic produced a series of 50cc mopeds called Fantic Motor Lei.[4] The Fantic Motor motorcycles were first imported into the U.K. in 1972 by Barron Eurotrade Ltd whose headquarters were based at 51 High Street Hornchurch, Essex. The idea of forming the company and importing the Fantic came about because one of the founders saw the 50cc 'Chopper' model publicised in an American motorcycle magazine that his brother in law sent him from the States. The U.K. market of learner riders had several other makes of what were classed as Mopeds, (Motor and Pedals), but the Fantic T.I. quickly gained popularity with the rapid growth of a dealer network. The six speed gearbox was a strong selling point, and the perky Italian Minarelli 49cc engine proved to be very reliable. Stories of the T.I. model reaching 70 mph were an exaggeration, as only just over 50-55 mph could be achieved, and in the right conditions. The 125cc Chopper model could top 80 mph, as Terence Shea found when the model was first demonstrated to him at the Fantic factory in Barzago , Italy. He test rode the new 125cc chopper model, reaching a top speed 130 km/h (81 mph). The chopper model was the original inspiration which the new U.K. importer saw as very special and distinct for a niche market, and fame grew. Part of the original marketing and advertising included a Fantic 125cc chopper model being given to comedian Dick Emery. There were many photos of Dick Emery with Terry Shea and Frank Harris of the U.K. importer, and one was blown up very large which showed Terence Shea standing next to the 'bike with his hand on the handlebars with Dick Emery sitting on it. Another popular model was the 125cc Caballero was for on/off-road, which was for a different sector of the market. The market for these types of Mopeds only lasted a handful of years. The official U.K. importers glossy studio photograph of the 125cc Chopper model was taken in London, and Terence Shea and Frank Harris of the Barron Eurotrade importer was taken from Hornchurch to London on a trailer towed by car. There was confusion in central London as to which turn to take at one particular junction on the way to the studio, which resulted in the trailer having to be unhooked and physically turned around in the narrow road and extremely busy area for the correct journey to the studio to be continued, much to the amusement of onlookers.
^"Fantic Fat Bike 2015 - Official Video Preview". mxlynx.blogspot.com. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
^Skelton, Richard (2007). Funky Mopeds!: The 1970s Sports Moped Phenomenon. MBI Publishing. ISBN978-1-84584-078-5. pp. 5–10.
^De Burton, Simon (25 January 2002). "Twist 'n' go; Power wasn't their best feature but sports mopeds had Seventies style in abundance". The Evening Standard.
^"MOPED OF THE DAY | FANTIC MOTOR LEI". Houston Mopeds & Custom Builds | Moped Rich. 13 August 2019. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
^"Yamaha and Fantic Expand Strategic Partnership: Fantic To Buy Minarelli". 13 October 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
^"Berapa Milyar Duit Yang Dikucurkan Fantic Motor Sebagai Sponsor Tim Moto2 VR46 Tahun Depan ?".
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This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This article s tone or style may not reflect the encyclopedic tone used on Wikipedia See Wikipedia s guide to writing better articles for suggestions September 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Fantic Motor news newspapers books scholar JSTOR September 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message Learn how and when to remove this template message Fantic Motor is an Italian manufacturer of motorcycles Fantic MotorFounded1968 55 years ago 1968 FounderMario AgratiHenry Keppel HesselinkHeadquartersCasier ItalyProductsmotorcyclesParentVeNetWorkSubsidiariesMotori MinarelliBottecchiaWebsitehttp www fanticmotor it Contents 1 History 2 Racing 2 1 Grand Prix motorcycle 2 2 Moto2 sponsorship 2 2 1 Race results 2 2 2 By season 3 See also 4 Notes 5 External linksHistory edit nbsp Fantic Motor 200 of 1982 nbsp Fantic Chopper Moped 1972 nbsp Fantic TX 150 2009 nbsp Fantic Caballero TZ 300 2012Fantic Motor began in 1968 by manufacturing and exporting enduro motorcycles mini bikes and go karts Today they continue in the same genre though the names have changed to dual sport and motard supermoto and they have returned to the US market in 2016 as Fantic USA Inc Fantic launched in 2015 also new models of electric bikes the Fat Bike 1 and has now a complete line of eMTB and commuter electric bikes Fantic began exporting to the United Kingdom in 1972 as part of a wave of manufacturers who took advantage of sixteener laws legislation that forbade sixteen year old motorcyclists from riding motorcycles up to 250 cc as they had been used to As a result European and Japananese manufacturers exported their sporty and lightweight below 50cc engines which had been common in Europe to England also Fantic produced a sensational chopper moped and a TI Tourismo Internazionale both of which became very popular quickly 2 with the reputation of being some of the fastest mopeds on the market going as fast as 70 mph 3 From the 1970s until the early 1980s Fantic produced a series of 50cc mopeds called Fantic Motor Lei 4 The Fantic Motor motorcycles were first imported into the U K in 1972 by Barron Eurotrade Ltd whose headquarters were based at 51 High Street Hornchurch Essex The idea of forming the company and importing the Fantic came about because one of the founders saw the 50cc Chopper model publicised in an American motorcycle magazine that his brother in law sent him from the States The U K market of learner riders had several other makes of what were classed as Mopeds Motor and Pedals but the Fantic T I quickly gained popularity with the rapid growth of a dealer network The six speed gearbox was a strong selling point and the perky Italian Minarelli 49cc engine proved to be very reliable Stories of the T I model reaching 70 mph were an exaggeration as only just over 50 55 mph could be achieved and in the right conditions The 125cc Chopper model could top 80 mph as Terence Shea found when the model was first demonstrated to him at the Fantic factory in Barzago Italy He test rode the new 125cc chopper model reaching a top speed 130 km h 81 mph The chopper model was the original inspiration which the new U K importer saw as very special and distinct for a niche market and fame grew Part of the original marketing and advertising included a Fantic 125cc chopper model being given to comedian Dick Emery There were many photos of Dick Emery with Terry Shea and Frank Harris of the U K importer and one was blown up very large which showed Terence Shea standing next to the bike with his hand on the handlebars with Dick Emery sitting on it Another popular model was the 125cc Caballero was for on off road which was for a different sector of the market The market for these types of Mopeds only lasted a handful of years The official U K importers glossy studio photograph of the 125cc Chopper model was taken in London and Terence Shea and Frank Harris of the Barron Eurotrade importer was taken from Hornchurch to London on a trailer towed by car There was confusion in central London as to which turn to take at one particular junction on the way to the studio which resulted in the trailer having to be unhooked and physically turned around in the narrow road and extremely busy area for the correct journey to the studio to be continued much to the amusement of onlookers In the 1980s Fantic enjoyed success in the Observed trials world championships taking three titles as well as seven wins at the prestigious Scottish Six Days Trial In October 2020 Fantic bought Minarelli from Yamaha 5 Racing editFantic Racing2023 nameFantic RacingBaseItalyRider s Moto2 9 Mattia Casadei13 Celestino ViettiMotorcycleKalex Moto2Riders Championships Grand Prix motorcycle edit In the 2005 season Fantic competed in the 250cc championship with a team called Scuderia Fantic Motor GP Moto2 sponsorship edit In the 2023 season Fantic Motor competes in the Moto2 world championship but is the main sponsor of the VR46 Racing Team with its two riders Celestino Vietti and Borja Gomez 6 Race results edit Year Class Team name Bike Riders Races Wins Podiums Poles F laps Points Pos 2023 Moto2 Fantic Moto2 nbsp Celestino Vietti 15 1 2 2 1 106 6th nbsp Borja Gomez 14 0 0 0 0 0 27th nbsp Mattia Casadei 4 0 0 0 0 0 39th nbsp Lorenzo Baldassarri 1 0 0 0 0 0 42nd By season edit key Races in bold indicate pole position races in italics indicate fastest lap Year Motorcycle Tyres Riders 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Points RC Points TC Points MC2023 POR ARG AME SPA FRA ITA GER NED GBR AUT CAT RSM IND JPN INA AUS THA MAL QAT VALKalex Moto2 Dunlop nbsp Celestino Vietti 11 13 9P Ret 4 5 10 10 12 1 10 2P F DNS Ret Ret 106 6th 106 9th 402 5 1st nbsp Borja Gomez 17 21 20 19 23 17 DNS Ret Ret 16 20 18 16 24 0 27th nbsp Mattia Casadei 26 24 Ret 21 0 39th nbsp Lorenzo Baldassarri 23 0 42nd See also edit nbsp Italy portal nbsp Companies portalList of Italian companies List of motorcycle manufacturersNotes edit Fantic Fat Bike 2015 Official Video Preview mxlynx blogspot com Retrieved 4 May 2017 Skelton Richard 2007 Funky Mopeds The 1970s Sports Moped Phenomenon MBI Publishing ISBN 978 1 84584 078 5 pp 5 10 De Burton Simon 25 January 2002 Twist n go Power wasn t their best feature but sports mopeds had Seventies style in abundance The Evening Standard MOPED OF THE DAY FANTIC MOTOR LEI Houston Mopeds amp Custom Builds Moped Rich 13 August 2019 Retrieved 9 April 2022 Yamaha and Fantic Expand Strategic Partnership Fantic To Buy Minarelli 13 October 2020 Retrieved 18 October 2020 Berapa Milyar Duit Yang Dikucurkan Fantic Motor Sebagai Sponsor Tim Moto2 VR46 Tahun Depan 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