Exciting announcement from TRS Motorcycles UK

 

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Steve Saunders is pleased to announce that with immediate effect he will be the UK distributor for the new to the market TRS brand of trials machines and will operate under the name of TRS Motorcycles UK.

Well respected in the trials world with his SXS trials schools, Steve also offers experience days for those new to the sport as well as accessory and workshop facilities. He is Team manager and mentor to Ross Danby and Becky Cook who are both currently riding on the British and World circuit respectively.

Marc Arano & Steve Saunders

Marc Arano & Steve Saunders

As a 10 time British Champion, factory rider of many marques and runner up of the 1986 World Trials Championship, Steve gave his thoughts on the new venture ..
“I’m extremely pleased to be working with Jordi Tarres and Marc Arano following our earlier successful collaboration, Jordi’s continual strive for innovation in the development of the trials machine has always impressed me along with his fine attention to detail.”

“Having been consulted throughout the design phase of the project and taking factory visits with Jordi and Marc to discuss progression, I am delighted with the outcome.

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L to R .. Josep Borrell, Jordi Tarres, Marc Arano, Pablo Delgado.

It is a visually stunning machine, produced to exacting standards that will initially be offered in 250, 280 and 300cc engine sizes. This will give riders the choice to select a machine that will perform at all levels of the sport including the premier classes; the brand offers a good mix of looks, mechanical ability and reliability that is vital in this modern era of trials.”

Jordi Tarres

Jordi Tarres

Steve goes on to explain, ” Any new venture requires core financial stability and this is foremost in the TRS company vision; they have independent business interests already generating large turnover and profit which affords them to invest and develop the TRS brand. Amongst their portfolio is a large motor industry logistics company along with the revamped motorcycle accessories and clothing brand Hebo that will be familiar to enthusiasts. This business model will offer potential purchasers the confidence to buy into a brand that is aimed at giving long-term stability and support to customers as well as competition success.”

The commitment to the trials and motorsport world shown by the continued interests of Steve, Jordi (left) and Marc along with the input from other proven international trials figures will undoubtedly make the future of the TRS bike a success in the sport. Having over 50 years combined experience in top level trials riding and development expertise alongside secure organizational and financial backing will enable TRS to launch the new bike and establish this brand as a leader in the market place.

To register your interest and be updated on the UK release dates please email Steve at trsmotorcyclesuk@gmail.com

Web .. http://www.trsmotorcyclesuk.com

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TRS and TR3B

TRS has defined together with TR3B, the parameters of their collaboration regarding the distribution of the new trial motorcycle in the French market.

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TRS and Philipe Barletier (TR3B), have designed the parameters, concerning the launch of the nextcoming trial motorcycle designed by Jordi Tarrés.

TR3B, is a company managing actually a wide portfolio of brands linked to trial and enduro, leaded by the former French champion Philipe Berlatier, who has followed the creation of the new TRS since its real beginning, holding a close relationship and a strong presence in the racing field through his company TR3B.

Philipe Barletier visited the new facilities of TRS Motorcycles in Manresa (provine of Barcelona) late January and had the opportunity to test the prototype that the brand has ready since the beginning of this year.

These parameters have been the first brick placed by TRS on a more comercial sense right after a year and a half of pure technical developement.

Mail:   info@trsmotorcycles.com    Site:     www.trsmotorcycles.com

Hebo acquired

Hebo, the mythical Catalan brand, manufacturer of textile products and accessories for the motorcycle industry, has been acquired by an industrial group based in Barcelona.

Hebo, whose main activity has been for over twenty years the design, production and distribution of all kind of products for bikes, considered as well the market leader on this segment, will receive the necessary financial and structural resources to execute a business plan that will allow to complete the international consolidation and grouth of the company.

Sources from Hebo have confirmed, that the new owners of the company agree 100% with the content of this business plan in all its terms, the development of new products and projects on one side, and its general philosophy, based on enhancing the initial values ​​of the Brand when it was born already years ago.

The acquisition of Hebo´s production unit, has become a reality thanks to the initiative of Ricardo Novel, a business man from Barcelona who currently participates several companies directly linked to logistics, spare parts and other industrial processes always in relation to the automotive industry, the same man who saw on TRS Motorcycles the opportunity of continuing his plans to support the construction of a solid and innovative industrial tissue in Barcelona and that right after having put a first step on the 2 wheels market six months ago with the support of Jordi Tarrés, has decided to strenght this decision with the acquisition of other companies such as Hebo.

Hebo will keep the production facilities in the province of Gerona, from where all the areas of the company will be managed.

Mail:   info@hebo.com

Site:    www.hebo.com

Jordi Tarres Interview

Jordi Tarrés: “¿The most? Getting friends all over the world”

I used to stole my brothers bike because there were no resources enough at home, so I started to do with my bicycle the things he was doing with his bike.

“Nowadays Toni Bou can do really incredhible things we could have never imagine before, there has been a huge change”

Jordi Tarres and a small selection of his trophy collection

Jordi Tarres and a small selection of his trophy collection

 

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He is a real trial legend still alive. Jordi Tarrés, seven times world champion and one of the riders that became a revolution with his imposible turns and moves whilst being stop on his bike, has received us at his house in Rellinars. Jordi was born 47 years ago on that village in whose mountains he started practicing trial and today we can count on his museum more than 800 awards. He has as well brought his office there were he works to develope and to create together with a team of engineers his new motorcycles brand TRS.

“I´ve been lucky to be allways linked to trial, mi passion, first through Gas Gas, then as a manager of Adam Raga, with whom we beated the world championship, and then just creating my own team – Spea Tarrés Team-. Today I work on my own brand, TRS , really happy and motiovated”.

“He used to travel and to sleep on his van”

Jordi explains that when he was a rider “I lived all kind of experiences, from travelling and sleeping on my van at my real beginnings getting the support from everyone, to travel on a higher and profesional level together with a mechanics and a motorhome manager and lot more resources. Ihave very good memories from all the different times, specially when I was travelling to Japan where I always could feel people really appreciated me. I was even asked to go to live there… ¿The best? The friends I made all over the world.

About my awards “the ones I like the most, those I got at my real beginnings because I could not imagine it was real. Specially the one in 1981 and my first world championship in 1987 emulating a swis cow bell, absolutely different to the other ones.

He used to “stole” his brothers bike

Jordi Tarrés started with his bicycle due to a lack of resources at home to buy a motorcycle, so he had to steal his brothers bike: “I always liked bikes, but there were no resources to buy one, so I started using my bicycle to do what the rest of my friends were doing on theyr bikes. I even managed to become european champion on “trialsin” which helped me to jump into the motorycles world due to the common aspects on both.

“There has been a huge change on trial”

Starting on a bycicle allowed Jordi to improvise and create technics that never existed before on a motorcycle, reason by which he made a real revolution on trial. Since that time, Trial, “has changed a lot. I made my small revolution in terms of riding style,  but today the motorcycles have really improved, those are lighter and are better equiped;  and in terms of technics style, today Toni Bou can do things we could never imagine before, a real change and evolution.

He still likes to go around his house and village with his bike, aroundthose same mountains where he started years ago. “today I can still do certain turns but my physycal shape is not supporting me much (smiles). I have som back pains and this does not help much J

¿Any advice for riders today? “yes, it means it to try if you realise you have skills, at least about myself, it deserved to try and to make out of trial my live style. It is just perfect t olive thanks to trial”.

 

Begoña Villarrubia

Journalist.

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TRS Motorcycles UK will be distributing the exciting new range of trials machinery that is presently being designed and tested under the supervision of 7 times World Champion Jordi Tarres.

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