
OSSA Explorer
Years: 2016 – 2016
OSSA helped define Spain’s off-road identity with light, crisp two-strokes that prized balance and traction over brute force. Trials success—especially with Mick Andrews—made the brand synonymous with finesse: bikes that float over rocks and pivot on a dime. Enduro and desert racers valued nimble frames and engines that pulled cleanly from low rpm. Economic turbulence and competition eventually shuttered operations, though a 2010s revival briefly rekindled the magic before merging into larger groups. Historically, OSSA’s imprint is durable: modern trials geometry and the Spanish school of technical riding owe much to its pursuit of control and feel, proving that the fastest way through rough ground is often the smoothest.