From 2023, Spain’s iconic motorcycle brand will join MotoGP for the first time in a deal that sees the Tech3 Factory Team turn GASGAS red and officially become the GASGAS Factory Racing Team. Pol Espargaro will lead the rider line-up, with his teammate set to be announced soon.

GASGAS found fame in Trials and Enduro before finding even more success in motocross, supercross and rally recently, with a comprehensive foundation of offroad production bikes. Now, after tasting the spoils and bringing home trophies in both Moto2 and Moto3 thanks to the GASGAS Aspar Team, the brand will join the pinnacle of motorcycle racing: MotoGP.

The iconic GASGAS red and white livery will represent the sixth brand in the premier class of motorcycle Grand Prix racing.

PIT BEIRER, GASGAS MOTORSPORTS DIRECTOR: “GASGAS is a winning brand. It has reached an incredible level of performance immediately in disciplines like MXGP, Supercross, Enduro and Rally where we have taken Grands Prix, Main Events, world titles and overall winners’ trophies. It’s a relatively new brand for us and we have new goals. We hope the fans that follow ‘the red’ will enjoy the story. Thanks to our strong partner, the ASPAR team, in Moto3 and Moto2 we have been able to see the GASGAS bikes right at the front of those categories. It would be great to see the same thing eventually in the hardest class of them all. I want to thank Hervé and the Tech3 factory racing team for keeping an open mind and really supporting this change to become the GASGAS Factory Racing Team. We think it’s exciting and different.”

HUBERT TRUNKENPOLZ, MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD, CMO: “Taking the GASGAS name bigger and wider than its roots in Trial has been really successful in a number of ways. After seeing what we could achieve in Moto3 and Moto2 the next question was whether we could take GASGAS to MotoGP and we’re thrilled that we can make this step. It’s a new journey and I know the brand will stand out right away. Importantly, the team, the riders, the management will help GASGAS make a splash in the premier class. That’s what we’re hoping for!”

HERVE PONCHARAL, TECH3 FACTORY RACING TEAM PRINCIPAL: “Since we joined the Pierer Mobility Group, I can tell you that it has been my happiest professional years in my life. Because, when you work with Stefan, when you work with Hubert, and when you work with Pit, of course, the target and the main thing is competition, but I also love to spend evenings with these gentlemen to talk about business, to talk about strategy, to see how our motorcycle industry is evolving. I’m really, really happy to be part of a European manufacturer and the European manufacturers all together are moving on; we can see every single Sunday on the MotoGP podium that they are more and more. To be a full factory GASGAS team is a big source of pride.

“If you remember well, a few years ago, there was a young man, a Moto2 World Champion, that joined the MotoGP class with Tech3. His name is Pol Espargaro. We had a great few years together when we started, we discovered the MotoGP class together, and I have always said that Pol is a real fighter, Pol was a key player in the Pierer Mobility KTM MotoGP programme, and I’m delighted to announce he is back in the family. We can’t wait to start working with him, and I think he will be a perfect ambassador for the GASGAS brand. So, this is like a fairytale; welcome back, Pol. This is also to Stefan, Hubert, and Pit to say more than me, but anyway, I’m over the moon and I think this GASGAS MotoGP project couldn’t start better than with Pol. So, this is fantastic news and I just can’t wait to be in November!

“I just feel happy, I just love challenges. This is why I’m here and racing is about challenges – industry, business challenges – and I’m very happy to be part of this new challenge.” he ends.

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GasGas sent their trusted mechanic on a trip through their Technical Accessories warehouse to grab everything needed to create a bike that delivers serious thrills on the asphalt. And the best part is, with just a little bit of mechanical know-how, GasGas say it’s super-easy to build your very own Supermoto!

In stock trim, the MC 450F is an awesome motocross machine. But GasGas say their curiosity got the better of them and they decided to fully transform one into a fully-fledged Supermoto. They began with the essentials – a specific wheelset and tires, stronger brakes, and shortened suspension, which are all readily available from the GASGAS Technical Accessories range. The final components were then added to make this a true Supermoto, another project bike completed!

Missed the flat track build? Check it out below.

Keen to build your own GASGAS project bike? Get started today with a trip to your local GASGAS dealer and explore all possibilities with their range of Technical Accessories.

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Heavily inspired by Justin Barcia’s AMA Supercross and Pro Motocross race-winning machine, GasGas have fitted many of the very same parts used by Troy Lee Designs/Red Bull/GASGAS Factory Racing to create what they say is one hell of a great performing, and cool looking, race replica. Just take a look at the full list of what’s included on the all-new MC 450F Troy Lee Designs motocross bike…

• Replica Troy Lee Designs/Red Bull/GASGAS Factory Racing graphics from the 2021 season
• A set of #51 decals for those who wish to go full Bam Bam in 2022
• Troy Lee Designs Factory Racing Seat
• Softer ODI Lock-On Grips
• Factory Racing Triple Clamps (anodized red)
• Factory Wheels (black)
• Dunlop tyres
• Black rear sprocket
• Gold chain
• Factory Start Device

• Semi-Floating Front Disc
• Front Brake Disc Guard
• Composite Skid Plate
• Frame Protection Kit (red)
• Hourmeter
• Map Select Switch
• Akrapovic “Slip-On Line” exhaust system
• Hinson Outer Clutch Cover
• Black Neken Fatbar with GASGAS bar pad
• Firmer suspension settings
  

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GasGas have unlocked a little more power from the compact MC 450F motor by adding a lightweight Akrapovič Slip-On Line exhaust system, giving significantly improved torque and an overall performance boost. Quick and easy changes in the power delivery can be made thanks to a handlebar mounted Map Select Switch.

For improved handling, the MC 450F Troy Lee Designs motocross bike features firmer WP XACT suspension settings, with the forks held in place by adjustable, red anodized Factory Racing Triple Clamps. For additional comfort, GasGas have fitted softer ODI Lock-On grips and installed a TLD Factory Racing seat cover, to keep you firmly in place while getting on the gas.

The machine comes fitted with their Factory Wheels, in black. Rock solid and super-cool looking, they’re fitted with Dunlop’s Geomax MX33 tyres. GasGas also bolted a Semi-floating Front Disc to the front wheel to improve braking performance with a Front Brake Disc guard keeping the disc safe and out of harm’s way.

Finally, finishing the bike off in style is an extended list of parts from the Technical Accessories range. From front to back, there’s a Factory Start Device, Neken handlebars, a Composite Skid Plate, Hinson Clutch Cover, a red Frame Protection Kit, a black Rear Sprocket, and a gold chain. Plus, to keep on top of service intervals, they have installed an Hour Meter, so you’ll never lose track of just how many hours you’ve spent on this awesome bike.

The MC 450F Troy Lee Designs will be available in limited numbers in Australia and New Zealand from March 2022.  For more information and to check out the full spec of the MC 450F Troy Lee Designs motocross bike, head here.

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