The Bespoke Workshop

Backbone designs and manufactures a whole range of products for paramotors, the incomparable aircraft for the pleasure of flight and the discovery of new horizons. Since 1993, Thierry Simonet, a parachutist and paraglider pilot since 1984, has been working on the concept of a simple, lightweight, high-performance paramotor, and transportable in the trunk of a car, or the hold of an airplane.

In 1995, the first paramotor using a small-displacement engine, a 125cc, was released. centrifugal clutch, a fiberglass "bundle" cage, all fitting into a suitcase-sized bag. In 1996, while all the engines used came from the agricultural sector with displacements ranging from 200 to 430cc, used either directly or with belt drive, we worked with Massimo Rossetti of Vittorazi on a mini-motorcycle engine to create the first engine specifically designed for paramotoring: a 67cc with a centrifugal clutch, mechanical reduction gear, and liquid cooling. In 2000, again in collaboration with Massimo Rossetti, we released the first engine designed entirely for paramotors : the ROS 100. The range evolved and expanded with four other engine options, including the ROS 125 Light, which, often imitated, remains popular even today unrivaled in terms of weight/power/reliability ratio.