The Sachs XTC 125 was the sports motorcycle of the Nuremberg company’s 125 cc range. It was built first as a two-stroke, with a naked XTC 125-N version, and later as a four-stroke whose engine also went into the X-Road 125.
Sachs XTC at a glance
| Maker | Sachs Bikes, Nuremberg |
|---|---|
| Model | XTC 125 |
| First version | two-stroke sports motorcycle, 125 cm³ |
| Naked version | XTC 125-N |
| Second version | four-stroke, successor to the two-stroke |
| Engine shared with | X-Road 125 |
| Smaller sister | XTC 50, a four-stroke 50 cm³ mokick |
| Shown after the rescue | XTC 125 unveiled at the Intermot fair |
| Company from 2008 | SFM GmbH |
The XTC has no Wikipedia page of its own; the sources describe it in the model list and the company history.
History of the Sachs XTC
The two-stroke XTC
Sachs Bikes was formed in 1995, when the Mannesmann-owned Fichtel & Sachs kept the motorcycle production in Nuremberg and sold the Hercules brand and its bicycles to the Dutch ATAG Cycle Group. The 125 cc XTC was the sports machine of its range: a two-stroke motorcycle of 125 cm³, sold alongside a naked version, the XTC 125-N.
A four-stroke successor
The two-stroke XTC 125 was later replaced by a four-stroke XTC 125, and that engine also powered the X-Road 125, a machine that mixed supermoto, naked bike and sports motorcycle. The same family included the XTC 50, a four-stroke 50 cm³ mokick, and the X-Road sat between the sports XTC and the roadster models of the range.
After the insolvency
Sachs Bikes became insolvent in June 2006. The administrator was able not only to keep the company trading but also to put it in a position to develop new models, and one of them was the new XTC 125, unveiled at the Intermot fair. A management buyout took the firm over on 1 January 2007, and in 2008 the company was renamed SFM GmbH.
Design and features
- Sports 125: the sporting model of the Sachs small-capacity range.
- Naked sister: the XTC 125-N without fairing.
- Two engine generations: two-stroke first, four-stroke later.
- Shared engine: the four-stroke XTC unit also powered the X-Road 125.
Sachs XTC versions
- XTC 125 (two-stroke): the original sports motorcycle.
- XTC 125-N: naked version of the two-stroke.
- XTC 125 (four-stroke): the successor, shown at Intermot.
- X-Road 125: supermoto, naked and sports mix on the same engine.
- XTC 50: the 50 cm³ four-stroke mokick of the family.
The rest of the 125 cc range is in Sachs 125, the small machines in Sachs 50, and the company’s scooters in Sachs Speedjet. More are in the Sachs collection.
Sources
- Sachs Bikes, German Wikipedia: XTC versions, X-Road 125, company history
- Sachs Motorcycles, English Wikipedia: XTC 125 at Intermot, insolvency and rescue
