Following the appearance on the stage of Milan’s first Salon de la Ossa prototype TR 280i will start a full evolution and development work before it went into production a bike that has been a real revolution. Two years later, Ossa Factory has chosen EICMA in Milan again to present a new prototype that will mark a before and after in the form of the Enduro. The Enduro 250i/300i Ossa born with the work experience of recent years and provides a number of developments to get a bike light and manageable with a brilliant engine.
This is a bike that provides a series of new developments that make a difference and keep Ossa Factory’s philosophy: to offer the market a technologically advanced product with a long series of advantages both in terms of performance and behavior, as in a of vital importance as the possibility of adapting the character of the Ossa Enduro 250i/300i to the demands, conditions and driving styles of their users.
The new Enduro Ossa 250i/300i which retrieves the denomination of an icon of the 70, stands out among other things by a bold design and an extremely compact form. Among its most relevant features to shine its revolutionary 2-stroke engine with a dual-injection, the perimeter frame and the new situation of the air filter housing, among other features.
Revolution:
As at the time the 280i TR Ossa revolutionized the world of trial, the new Enduro 250i/300i is presented with the same spirit but with the advantage that the team has accumulated Ossa Factory in the last two years a valuable experience. In the new Enduro 250i/300i divisible frame, made of chrome molybdenum, has a perimeter structure and the fuel tank is not part of the structure, but has been placed in a low position and advanced, with the particularity that, inside, it has placed the air filter box. So this is enveloped and protected by the casing of the fuel tank itself.
The suspensions are the highest level of Ohlins, Ossa firm which maintains an interesting collaboration Factory. Highlights the location of the rear shock absorber located on the right side, allowing additional space available to accommodate part of the journey type exhaust muffler. This unique cushioning system works with a variable progressivity rods and rocker mounted on a tubular structure. The inverted front fork is 48 mm bars. Braking is entrusted to a disk array of the latest generation of 260 mm. front and 220 mm. behind with Brembo brake calipers.
Engine:
Two-stroke single cylinder with one-piece crankcase and change removable cassette, the engine of the new 250 Enduro Ossa has a revolutionary dual injection system developed in collaboration with the signing Kokusan and electronic exhaust valve assisted by the the injection ECU itself. One injector is located in the crankcase and the other in the chamber of the cylinder, which is unusual because usually is usually placed in the butt. This totally new system allows a long series of combinations in the set-up and management in the character of this revolutionary Enduro Ossa 250i/300i. Its electric starter is very innovative because of its simplicity and notable for the absence of gears, which contributes to the lightness and simplicity of a set that will be below 100 kg. of weight.
Design:
An aggressive and modern design for a functional and compact bike, follow the line of the Ossa TR 280i that will follow making a difference with this new 250 Enduro prototype of which was presented at the EICMA in Milan. A scenario that is part of the Ossa Factory history and reflects the international vocation of the Catalan brand. Two years of work and about two million euros invested.
The Ossa 250 Enduro is for the company’s clover something more than a new release. This is a very important step for the brand that fulfills one of his first proposals after the return of the brand in the year 2009: to consolidate its dirt bike (TR280i) develop a model of trial-excursion (Ossa Explorer) and Finally, throw the Enduro motorcycle in the living room featuring EICMA in Milan.
The development of the Ossa 250 Enduro has been carried out by the Ossa team working on the project since late 2010 with the goal of having a pre-series of 20 units for importers in early 2013. The first production, which will take place on the premises of Ossa in Girona, about 2,000 bikes will be started to manufacture and distribute in June 2013. The total investment in this release reached the two million euros.
As has been done with their models of trial and road OSSA distribute its international Enduro through importers. The planned annual production in different models of engines. It will be once the project is fully developed, when Ossa will propose to participate in national and international competitions Enduro, from season 2012-2013.
Text and photos: Befurious & Ossa
