The first Alfer prototype appeared in 1980 but the first production bike was in 1982. Alfer was created by Francesc Almirall and Ramon Fernández taking part of their names for the brand name. AL (Almirall) + FER (Fernández)
Francesc Almirall was the co‑founder, main financier, and strategic driving force behind Alfer Motorcycles. A wealthy Catalan businessman, he owned a large ceramic‑tile manufacturing complex in Sant Cugat and created FAMOTO (Francisco Almirall MOTO).
Ramón Fernández was a prolific motorcycle designer and co-founder of Alfer.
The TX300 was the only Trials bike that Alfer offered and it was in production from 1988 to 1992. It used a Villa 258cc (74mm x 60mm), two stroke engine and 6 speed gearbox. Although air cooled, there are reports that in 1992, the Spanish engineer Martin Clerch designed a water cooled engine for the TX300 but it never went into production.
The TX300 used Marzocchi suspension, front and rear, with 35mm inverted shocks at the front and a PRS2 monoshock at the rear.
This rare TX300 is on display in the David Sala Collection at Sales de Llierca, Catalonia.
Alfer motorcycles achieved notable results in the Spanish Enduro Championships winning the 125cc title in 1986 (Jordi Girona) and the 80cc title in 1989 with Pedro Pérez.
Production ceased in 2011 but the brand name was bought and resurrected in 2012 for the production of electric motorcycles but that is another story.
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