6 Exclusive interview with Salva Garcia -
Minder to Tarres, Colomer and Bilbao
What introduced you to the minding ?
After my riding career I started to work at a motorcycle shop in Martorelles for 3 years. They were the Suzuki importers for Spain, with my uncle.
What is the name of this shop ?
Garcia Motos. I have here about 50 magazines. I spent a long time being the test rider for SOLOMOTO magazine. I wore the gear from Motos GARCIA shop.
What street was Garcia motorcycles on ?
The same street as Isern.
After my riding career I started to work at a motorcycle shop in Martorelles for 3 years. They were the Suzuki importers for Spain, with my uncle.
What is the name of this shop ?
Garcia Motos. I have here about 50 magazines. I spent a long time being the test rider for SOLOMOTO magazine. I wore the gear from Motos GARCIA shop.
What street was Garcia motorcycles on ?
The same street as Isern.
I was a motorcycle tester for Solo Moto magazine and also work at Garcia Motos for my uncle.
Solo Moto is one of the most popular motorcycle magazines in Spain.
Here are a few photos of Salva conducting Trial bike tests for Solo moto magazine.
1989 Mecatecno Skywalker , 1990 GasGas Delta 250 , Alfer Tx30.
1989 Mecatecno Skywalker , 1990 GasGas Delta 250 , Alfer Tx30.
1989 Fantic 309 ,1990 Beta Zero, 1989 Aprilia Climber
So you worked for your uncle. Were you good with the mechanics at this time?
No no no ...I sell only. One time Paxau telephone me and say to me “Salva, I have one dangerous pilot and I need one person to calm him down. You want this job to look after him and help him? “. I had just started a new relationship with the lady that was to be my wife so I had to think for a moment...so I think and the next week I go to Cantabrai and to the house of Amos and speak to his mother and father and Amos. I then make the minder for Amos. This was the first time Amos was with Gasgas on the white first water cooled bike. In 1991 and 1992 I was with Amos. 93 ,94,95, 96, 97 Jordi, 98, 99, 2000, 2001, 2002 Marc.
No no no ...I sell only. One time Paxau telephone me and say to me “Salva, I have one dangerous pilot and I need one person to calm him down. You want this job to look after him and help him? “. I had just started a new relationship with the lady that was to be my wife so I had to think for a moment...so I think and the next week I go to Cantabrai and to the house of Amos and speak to his mother and father and Amos. I then make the minder for Amos. This was the first time Amos was with Gasgas on the white first water cooled bike. In 1991 and 1992 I was with Amos. 93 ,94,95, 96, 97 Jordi, 98, 99, 2000, 2001, 2002 Marc.
A nice GasGas official photo of Amos on the GasGas
Salva with Amos Bilbao's 1991 250 Delta
Before this had you any experience with minding ?
No experience before ....but every good experience with Amos. Jordi saw me minding for Amos and he said to me ...come work with me.
No experience before ....but every good experience with Amos. Jordi saw me minding for Amos and he said to me ...come work with me.
Salva minding for Amos Bilbao in 1992 at the Irish World Trial - photo courtesy of Andy Perry