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Since 1973, Acerbis Italia's continued drive for excellence has established the corporation as a world leader in the production of plastic components.

Founded on Franco Acerbis' vision of combining fine artisan craftsmanship with cutting edge technology, Acerbis provides the highest quality and most innovative solutions in the field.


Acerbis short history

In 1973 Franco Acerbis, fascinated by racing enduro bikes, signed on as a mechanic for the Italian enduro team and found himself on an airplane headed for the USA.

During his trip he met the likes of rising star, Steve McQueen, as well as plastics pioneer, Preston Petty. It was on this trip when the idea was born. On a loan from friends and family and with absolutely no English language skills, Franco hopped on another USA bound plane to sell Preston his proposal for importing Petty fenders into Italy. After three days, Franco had a contract for 12 months in his hand and was ready to get to work.

In his first year he imported 100 plastic fenders for distribution in Italy and southern Europe. By the third year he'd reached 40,000. When Preston discontinued production of plastic fenders Franco found himself at the head of the market with no product to deliver. This is when Acerbis began to produce their own products.

In 1979, the one-man enterprise grew into a small factory and production expanded to include rotation and vacuum molding. During the next decade Acerbis became a world leader in fuel tank production, revolutionizing the manufacturing process through the utilization of painted nylon PA6.

Countless victories by Acerbis product-users lead to the logical result of producing not only the “gear” for the bikes, but also letting the riders wear Acerbis products. With this additional line, beside the original motorcycle plastics, Acerbis offers the widest product range in off-road sport accessories.

Present Day

Since Franco Acerbis founded his one-man enterprise in 1973. Acerbis Corp has become a world leader in the production of motocross plastics. Acerbis` main focus is, and has always been, motocross racing. For those racers seeking the best performing and highest quality plastics Acerbis is the only choice.

In the realm of companies specializing in the production of original equipment components and accessories for moto, Acerbis has a role of primary importance. Appreciated all over the world for the quality, the line of OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturing) products now includes components for the most prestigious motorcycle manufactureres worldwide, but also many other industries and product applications.

Continual advancements in technology for the production of tanks and plastic components are put into place at Acerbis` “state of the art” Italian facility. Acerbis works in symbiosis with their clients throughout every aspect of the project: from design to the research for the best materials, from the realization of the prototypes to the industrialization of the product on a large scale.

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