January 19th, 2023.




- MOTOREX is the new original equipment supplier for all Fantic production motorcycles and the officiallubricant partner for all Fantic racing activities

- The iconic Italian brand with roots in motocross, enduro, and trials relies on lubricants from the Swissspecialist for its entire model range

- The comprehensive range of lubricants from MOTOREX covers all requirements of the Fantic range,from two-stroke motocross and enduro models to four-stroke rally bikes


Fantic Motor now relies exclusively on engine and transmission oils from Langenthal for its complete model rangeand all racing activities. In addition, the iconic Italian brand will recommend the high-quality products from theextensive MOTOREX MOTO LINE product range to its customers, for all maintenance and care usage. The newpartnership benefits from the extremely diverse range of lubricants offered by the Swiss specialists. With productiontwo-stroke and four-stroke bikes, road motorcycles, motocross, and rally bikes, as well as racing teams inmotocross, enduro, and Moto2 world championships, Fantic and its official race teams will place a wide variety ofdemands on the oils.

EDI FISCHER, CHAIRMAN OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD OF MOTOREX: "Based on a strong tradition, Fantic is one of the fastest growing brands today and has always been characterisedby a spirit of innovation and passion - just like MOTOREX. Together we want to write a success story and are veryexcited about this new partnership."

RONALD KABELLA, DIRECTOR POWERSPORTS OF MOTOREX:  "Fantic is another interesting partner joining the large MOTOREX family. With its roots in enduro sport, trials andmotocross, the brand is an excellent fit for MOTOREX, as are its ambitious plans to expand the product range. Weare looking forward to the cooperation and to contributing our experience and know-how gained from more than100 years of MOTOREX history."

Fantic, now based in Santa Maria di Sala in the Veneto region of northern Italy, was founded in 1968 and quicklyenjoyed great sales success with small, smartly designed machines. Their scrambler look inspired many customersto go off-road and Fantic soon introduced its first enduro motorcycle. In 1974, the first "real" racing bike wasproduced – the 125cc Fantic CR. The bikes, which at that time still came from Lombardy, proved their abilities incountless enduro competitions. Then, in the mid-1980s, Fantic's great era in trials sport began. The brand wonthree world championship titles as well as the legendary Scottish Six Days Trial seven times and rose to becomethe world market leader in trials motorcycles.

Today, the manufacturer is represented in the MX2 motocross class with the Fantic Factory Team Maddii. TheFantic Factory Team E50 Racing competes in the Enduro World Championship in the E1 and E3 classes, amongothers. The brand was already represented together with MOTOREX in the Dakar Moto Rally, which has justended. Among others, Dakar veteran Franco Picco, at 66 the oldest participant in the 2023 edition, successfullycrossed the Arabian desert on a rally machine based on the Fantic XEF 450 Factory. In road racing, Fantic will startwith a team in the Moto2 World Championship in 2023.


KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER FROM MOTORSPORT: MOTOREX WITH A SUCCESSFUL MOTORSPORTHISTORY AND MORE THAN 140 WM TITLES TO DATE
MOTOREX is one of the most successful brands in international motorsport. Together with its partners, thecompany has won more than 140 world championship titles in various categories - from motocross, supercross,enduro and rally raid to road racing disciplines such as MotoGP, Moto2 and Moto3 as well as the Superbike WorldChampionship (WSBK) and the IDM. Regardless of the category, the experts at MOTOREX develop innovativehigh-performance lubricants for top performance and maximum reliability in their in-house laboratory in Langenthal.Traditionally, the transfer of knowledge from motorsport directly benefits MOTOREX's products.


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Pictured: Mariano Roman, CEO Fantic Motor (left), and Ronald Kabella, Director Powersports MOTOREX AG