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Who was your minder when you ride for Mecatecno?
Agustvas. He was a very strong man that worked out at the gymn a lot and he worked out at the gym with me and then go the competition with me
Do you remember riding in 1988 at the British World Trials round. The trial was held in a large chalk quarry?
Yes, I remember, I have seen some video of this
How did you feel about winning the Spanish World Championship round in 1987?
Buenno. This is not possible. I was lucky because 2 riders, Tarres and Bosis were out of time. I am very happy because I ride very good that day. I have many celebrations after you win. Straight after no, but in the week after I make a dinner together and drink
In 1988 you stay with Mecatecno?
Yes, I stay with Mecatecno and make only small changes to the bike
Where are your Dragonfly and Skywalker bikes now?
I don’t know, do not have any bikes. I just have pictures
Did you ever ride on the road or have you a road licence?
No, just trial
Did you ever ride motocross or enduro?
Not race, just practice, always trial
In 1989 you get 18th in the World. What were your thoughts at this time as you were about to leave Mecatecno?
At this time I have problems with my foot and it gives me problems in the trials. I did not ride every World Trial because of this
Did you ever work at the Els Xops factory?
Yes, sometimes we go together to work on the bike but we only work on my bike me me me me - ha ha
Why did you leave and join GasGas?
The project for GasGas was watercooling and it was a new bike and I like it. It is Paxau who make this bike and he is a friend with me and he speak with me and asked for me to go to GasGas. I was sad to leave Mecatecno. When I go from one company to another I think about making the people that I leave sad, but I am a profefssional and I have to remember this. They understand this when I leave
How was your time with GasGas?
It is the same always. The first of the year we start with the evolution of the bike and there were problems but at the finish of the year the bike is good. We start with one engine at the beginning of the year but halfway through the year we change the engine to watercooled
At the end of the year you leave GasGas and go to a
Alfer, why you leave?
Because Amos Bilboa arrive in GasGas. He is very good and upcoming and it is not possible for Gasgas to have 2 riders and GasGas tell me it is not possible to continue contract the next year, so I go to Alfer. Alfer approached me and I remember coming to an agreement with Francisco Almirall and with Motos Phillipe. Near my home there is a shop. They prepared the bike for Alfer. This place is near Vic. Albert Juvcanty work in this bike shop on my Alfer. I ride for the factory but the factory make the new bikes only. I ride with the factory for 2 years
What was good and bad about the Alfer?
The bike was ok but the engine was air cooled not watercooled. There was no evolution in the bike. This bike was always the same, no special parts. The bike was good, but no evolution. For the first year in 1990 I ride all of the World competitions but the next year I ride not all of them. It was too expensive for the factory and I was getting older so this affected my results. I was 29 or 30 years old. I was paid for results at Alfer and I also get a wage each month. It was always the same. Alfer have hope to make the production of the trial machine big. Alfer are a small company who make the enduro bikes. They hope it is possible to sell more trial bikes than enduro. This did not happen because of the evolution. Both the 1990 and the 1991 Alfer bike were the same, there was no evolution. After I leave Alfer I do not know what happened to my 2 bikes
Have you had any bad injuries?
In Germany I broke my foot and also damage my right arm
When I see photos and videos of you riding the trial you always have a very determined look on your face. Ha ha
It was a big effort for me and I try very hard
What do you do now?
I work in the shop of Paxau in Toreo. I work there now and make practice with Cabastany and when I don’t make practice I work on the bike in Toreo. Cabastany practice between his home in Tarragona and my home. When I no practice I work on the bike of Cabastany only with Paxau in Toreo. No other bikes. His bikes gets lots of love.
When you are not at work what do you do?
With the child. This takes a lot
Agustvas. He was a very strong man that worked out at the gymn a lot and he worked out at the gym with me and then go the competition with me
Do you remember riding in 1988 at the British World Trials round. The trial was held in a large chalk quarry?
Yes, I remember, I have seen some video of this
How did you feel about winning the Spanish World Championship round in 1987?
Buenno. This is not possible. I was lucky because 2 riders, Tarres and Bosis were out of time. I am very happy because I ride very good that day. I have many celebrations after you win. Straight after no, but in the week after I make a dinner together and drink
In 1988 you stay with Mecatecno?
Yes, I stay with Mecatecno and make only small changes to the bike
Where are your Dragonfly and Skywalker bikes now?
I don’t know, do not have any bikes. I just have pictures
Did you ever ride on the road or have you a road licence?
No, just trial
Did you ever ride motocross or enduro?
Not race, just practice, always trial
In 1989 you get 18th in the World. What were your thoughts at this time as you were about to leave Mecatecno?
At this time I have problems with my foot and it gives me problems in the trials. I did not ride every World Trial because of this
Did you ever work at the Els Xops factory?
Yes, sometimes we go together to work on the bike but we only work on my bike me me me me - ha ha
Why did you leave and join GasGas?
The project for GasGas was watercooling and it was a new bike and I like it. It is Paxau who make this bike and he is a friend with me and he speak with me and asked for me to go to GasGas. I was sad to leave Mecatecno. When I go from one company to another I think about making the people that I leave sad, but I am a profefssional and I have to remember this. They understand this when I leave
How was your time with GasGas?
It is the same always. The first of the year we start with the evolution of the bike and there were problems but at the finish of the year the bike is good. We start with one engine at the beginning of the year but halfway through the year we change the engine to watercooled
At the end of the year you leave GasGas and go to a
Alfer, why you leave?
Because Amos Bilboa arrive in GasGas. He is very good and upcoming and it is not possible for Gasgas to have 2 riders and GasGas tell me it is not possible to continue contract the next year, so I go to Alfer. Alfer approached me and I remember coming to an agreement with Francisco Almirall and with Motos Phillipe. Near my home there is a shop. They prepared the bike for Alfer. This place is near Vic. Albert Juvcanty work in this bike shop on my Alfer. I ride for the factory but the factory make the new bikes only. I ride with the factory for 2 years
What was good and bad about the Alfer?
The bike was ok but the engine was air cooled not watercooled. There was no evolution in the bike. This bike was always the same, no special parts. The bike was good, but no evolution. For the first year in 1990 I ride all of the World competitions but the next year I ride not all of them. It was too expensive for the factory and I was getting older so this affected my results. I was 29 or 30 years old. I was paid for results at Alfer and I also get a wage each month. It was always the same. Alfer have hope to make the production of the trial machine big. Alfer are a small company who make the enduro bikes. They hope it is possible to sell more trial bikes than enduro. This did not happen because of the evolution. Both the 1990 and the 1991 Alfer bike were the same, there was no evolution. After I leave Alfer I do not know what happened to my 2 bikes
Have you had any bad injuries?
In Germany I broke my foot and also damage my right arm
When I see photos and videos of you riding the trial you always have a very determined look on your face. Ha ha
It was a big effort for me and I try very hard
What do you do now?
I work in the shop of Paxau in Toreo. I work there now and make practice with Cabastany and when I don’t make practice I work on the bike in Toreo. Cabastany practice between his home in Tarragona and my home. When I no practice I work on the bike of Cabastany only with Paxau in Toreo. No other bikes. His bikes gets lots of love.
When you are not at work what do you do?
With the child. This takes a lot
LLUIS GALLACH ON THE MECATECNO DRAGONFLY
LLUIS GALLACH ON THE MECATECNO DRAGONFLY
LLUIS GALLACH ON THE MECATECNO DRAGONFLY