Fantic Motor Caballero runs faster than expected

Fantic Motor Caballero – The “Caballero” runs faster than expected. The motorcycle from Fantic Motor, a company founded in 1968 in Barzago (Lecco), acquired in 2005 by an industrialist from Treviso and established in Casier (Treviso) and for two years supported by investments from the Venetian network of entrepreneurs "Venetwork", is meeting consensus on the international and Italian market better than the most optimistic expectations.

To the point that the group led by Alberto Baban decided to recapitalize the company with another two million, i.e. doubling the initial assets, entirely subscribed within the "club" now made up of 52 company captains. The CEO, Tiziano Busin, revealed that Fantic is working on a new 500 cc engine and will probably produce an advanced version of the motorcycle with a 900 cc BMW engine. "The expectations of reaching a turnover of 40 million by 2019 will undoubtedly be satisfied.” he said, recalling that at the time of Venetwork's entry, in 2014, the figure was 1,2 million. To support the appeal of consumers towards a motorcycle, which became an icon of the 70s and 80s for its light and aggressive off-road setting, usable even by those without a license thanks to a particularly high-performance 50 cc engine, it is the vintage feel but adapted to current and highly advanced technologies. When Venetwork decided to tackle the re-startup adventure, technicians and mechanics from the Aprilia lines were called in and the results were not lacking. Fantic's new challenge now combines motorbikes with the electric motors of "fat-bikes", bicycles with large wheels, which allow the coverage of mountain routes, even on dirt or snow-covered roads, with an autonomy of at least 50 km which reaches 200 on the plains.

In detail, Fantic Fat has a 417 watt hour motor, a German battery guaranteed for 30 months (but an accumulator to be produced at home is being studied) which can be completely recharged in three and a half hours while two are enough to reach 80%. The wide wheel allows you to easily overcome even the most common bumps in urban routes, from manholes to cobblestones, from sidewalks to tram rails. In two years the company went from 5 to 35 employees.