So I decided I wanted to build a bike to take part in some local races. “Mainly endurance racers, but I also love the dirt track genre. “Clearly, my passion is races bikes,” he continues. That’s ‘sideways’ in Italian, for those in the know. I have called it ‘Di Traverso,’” he smiles. “There’s no big story – I got it new from the local Mash dealer’s showroom. But with China’s economic track record and custom builds like this, you can bet your sweet Renminbi it won’t be like that for too much longer. OK, so the words ‘Chinese Motorcycle’ doesn’t exactly get your heart racing, at least not yet. For those who haven’t heard, the Mash brand is one of Europe’s most popular new-school Chinese brands. Looks like our MBE ‘things to do’ list just gained an extra tick box.īut enough travel bragging. “Right now, I’m busy finishing a Ducati racer prototype that I will present at the Verona bike show in January,” he says, smiling. Here’s his latest.Īs with many bike builders in Europe, December is ‘getting ready for the MBE show’ time. And if there’s one thing that Pepo Rosell is good at, it’s ‘sell your granny to the abattoir to get one’ racers. Yes, they stick to what they know, but they are so damn good at what they know you just don’t care. Well, in my mind, Spain’s XTR Pepo is more than a little like AC/DC. You feel a little tinge of excitement when you hear that they have released something new. Is it just me, or are customisers a lot like rock bands? You have your favourites.
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