FANTIC HISTORY ( ABRIDGED !)
1968 Established by two former employees of Garelli ( Dutchman Henry Keppel and Italian Dr Mario Agrati ). Fantic the name is apparently a shortening of ‘ Fantastic ’.
1970 Fantic Caballero , a 50cc trailstyled bike a major hit 1973 Fantic Caballero 125 – a bigger version , powered by Minarelli
1981 125cc European Enduro Champions ( and 125cc ISDE champs ) with Gualtiero Brissoni
1985 / 86 / 88 World trials champions with Thierry Michaud ( plus 5x SSDT winners – 3x Thierry Michaud , 2x Steve Saunders ) 1995 Fantic production ceases 2017 Fantic brand acquired by the VeNetWork consortium ( immediately developing new 125 / 250 / 500 Caballeros , plus a range of E-mtbs )
2019 Fantic start a ‘ cooperation ’ with Yamaha that allows them to build a range of motocross and enduro models based on the Yamaha YZ / WR models
2019-23 Fantic wins 32 international titles including the 2022 Youth world enduro title with Harry Edmondson , 2022 & ‘ 23 Womens ’ world enduro title with Jane Daniels , and 2023 Junior world enduro title with Jed Etchells
2020 Fantic acquires Motor Minarelli from Yamaha
2022 Fantic compete in the Dakar Rally for the first time 2023 Fantic competes in MotoGP ’ s
Moto2 class , with one win
2024 Jane Daniels finishes first woman and 48th overall in the 2024 Dakar Rally on the works XEF 450 Rally
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