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Pere looks for his own signature. Pere worked for Montesa from 1960 until 1983 and the take over by Honda.
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There it is
2014 Esplugues Montesa factory tour with Pere Pi retrotrials.com
2014 Esplugues Montesa factory tour with Pere Pi retrotrials.com
Come with me. This is the competition department, where I worked all of those years.
It was called " DID" - “D” department, “I” investment and “D” development…
It was called " DID" - “D” department, “I” investment and “D” development…
2014 Esplugues Montesa factory tour with Pere Pi retrotrials.com
I look behind us again ,at the original security gate building. Were safe.
2014 Esplugues Montesa factory tour with Pere Pi retrotrials.com
A side view of the DID department.
In about 1965 Pere Permanyer created a department specifically for off road bikes as this area of business was becoming more and more important compared to the road race machines. At the head of the new department was Pere Pi. At this time he was called Pedro Pi but he has now adopted his Catalan name. Working along side Pere was the technical designer Jordi Ross, John Otto Céspedes and George Llaveria - development mechanics. This was the very beginning of Montesa's off road development. It was here that they made and tested all of the parts and machines that if successful would later be on the production line.
In this small area Pere and his team manufactured in 1967 the first Montesa motorcycle produced specifically for motocross named the Cappra.
In about 1965 Pere Permanyer created a department specifically for off road bikes as this area of business was becoming more and more important compared to the road race machines. At the head of the new department was Pere Pi. At this time he was called Pedro Pi but he has now adopted his Catalan name. Working along side Pere was the technical designer Jordi Ross, John Otto Céspedes and George Llaveria - development mechanics. This was the very beginning of Montesa's off road development. It was here that they made and tested all of the parts and machines that if successful would later be on the production line.
In this small area Pere and his team manufactured in 1967 the first Montesa motorcycle produced specifically for motocross named the Cappra.
2014 Esplugues Montesa factory tour with Pere Pi retrotrials.com
In between events Ulf Karlson was kept safe from groupies by living in this cage ;) ...........
Pere said this wasn't here before and is a new addition.
Pere said this wasn't here before and is a new addition.
2014 Esplugues Montesa factory tour with Pere Pi retrotrials.com