page 7 Francisco Paya and the 1987 JP 325 Trial
A front mudguard in this shape is very rare. I've never seen one other than on this bike. This was made by Acerbis and is in amazing condition and still bright white.
Just a few dirty fingerprints under the tank. No mud because it has never been ridden.
One of the reasons for the disappearance of the JP was the lack of auxiliary industry in Spain such as decent modern front forks. Much of the JP was imported from Italy and it made the cost very expensive. To be profitable they had to buy large quantities and of course they were not in a position to do this.
Some more close up pictures. I tried to get every angle, otherwise I'd be kicking myself now :)
The other reason that JP failed and died was that Fransesc was engaged in the sale and repair of motorcycles. This was a business that his father had founded in 1948. He was therefore pulled in one direction and the other and was not able to put in the time and concentrate on the develop of the JP. He also had a family to support.
In any case Fransesc's fulfilled his dream to design and create his own motorcycle and make them available for sale. It was even better when people wanted to buy them. He is very happy with the JP legacy left behind and that his name is associated with the Catalan motorcycle industry.
Fransesc has a tendency to like the unusual but of course you've already learnt this, in this report with the bikes he chose to ride in the trial.
In any case Fransesc's fulfilled his dream to design and create his own motorcycle and make them available for sale. It was even better when people wanted to buy them. He is very happy with the JP legacy left behind and that his name is associated with the Catalan motorcycle industry.
Fransesc has a tendency to like the unusual but of course you've already learnt this, in this report with the bikes he chose to ride in the trial.
After Villa engines in Italy went bust they left a lot of motorcycle manufacturers without any engines. GasGas, namely Josep Pibernat jumped on the opportunity and designed the GasGas engine heavily on the Villa unit. Here is the first GasGas made engine. This was 1987.
You can see that this engine was made by GasGas as the Villa engine has an oil filler to the right hand side of the large round section on the casing you are looking at.
You can see that this engine was made by GasGas as the Villa engine has an oil filler to the right hand side of the large round section on the casing you are looking at.
Along with the brakes, the front forks were imported from Italy and pushed the price up. There was the Spanish company Ideal, who made forks, but the Marzocchi's were thought much better.