sim n rabasa i singla headquarters barcelona spain products motorcycles scooters mopeds recreations vehicles parent piaggio website www.derbi.com derbi is a manufacturer of motorcycles scooters mopeds and recreational all terrain vehicles produced by nacional motor s.a.u. a spanish subsidiary of piaggio & co. spa . contents 1 history 2 modern history 3 the derbi name 4 past models 5 current models 6 references 7 external links history edit derbi s origins began with a little bicycle workshop in the village of mollet near barcelona founded in 1922 by sim n rabasa i singla . 1 the focus remained the repair and hire of bicycles until may 1944 when singla formed a limited liability company named bicycletas rabasa with the aim of moving into manufacturing bicycles . 1 the venture proved very successful and in 1946 supported by its profits work began on a motorised version . 1 more moped than motorcycle this first model the 48cc srs included plunger rear suspension and a motorcycle type gas tank and exhaust system . 1 the srs proved so successful it prompted a change in the companies direction and on november 7 1950 the company changed its name to the nacional motor sa . 1 just prior to this at that summer s barcelona trade fair the company unveiled its first real motorcycle the derbi 250 . 1 1972 derbi 50 cc derbi successfully competed in grand prix motorcycle racing winning 50cc world championships in 1969 1970 and 1972 . when the 50cc class was increased to an 80cc displacement in 1984 derbi would claim four consecutive world championships between 1986 and 1989 before the class was discontinued in grand prix competition . the firm also experienced racing success in 125cc grand prix competitions winning world championships in 1971 1972 1988 2008 and 2010 . the derbi rsa 125 earned 405 points in the constructor s championship in the 125cc class . the 405 points in 2010 are second only to aprilia which earned 410 points in 2007 . citation needed modern history edit a 2005 model derbi gp1 scooter unlike ossa bultaco and montesa derbi successfully met the challenges that followed the spanish transition to democracy and spain s entry into the european community . sime rabasa i signla died in 1988 but the company remained independent until 2001 when it was bought out by the piaggio group . the derbi name edit the name derbi is an acknowledgement of the company s history and is an amalgamation from the catalan phrase derivats de bicicletes derivatives of bicycles . 1 past models edit pedal mopeds derbi variant sl derbi variant sle derbi variant tt derbi variant sport derbi ds50 derbi diablo c5 derbi rd50 derbi laguna derbi laguna sport road derbi gpr 125 2t scooters derbi manhattan derbi hunter derbi predator derbi paddock current models edit sport moped derbi gpr 50 derbi mulhac n 659 road derbi gpr 50 derbi gpr 50 nude derbi gpr 125 4t 4v derbi cross city 125 derbi etx 150 supermoto derbi senda 50 derbi senda x race x treme 50 derbi senda 125 4t sm derbi mulhac n 659 scrambler derbi mulhac n 125 derbi mulhac n caf 125 scooters atlantis boulevard gp1 bullet references edit a b c d e f g walker mick 1986 . spanish post war road and racing motorcycles . london osprey publishing ltd. isbn 0 85045 705 x. external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to derbi . official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title derbi & oldid 735053130 categories derbimoped manufacturersmotorcycle manufacturers of spainpiaggio groupspanish brandshidden categories all articles with unsourced statementsarticles with unsourced statements from january 2012commons category with local link same as on wikidata navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version in other projects wikimedia commons languages catal deutschespa olfran aisgalegobahasa indonesiaitalianolumbaartnederlands norsk bokm lpolskiportugu ssuomisvenska edit links this page was last modified on 18 august 2016 at 09 49 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view