Mosko Moto
Mosko was founded in 2013 when Mosko founders Pete Day and Andrew Bryden left their corporate jobs to make moto gear. The partnership combines decades of design and manufacturing experience for some of the world’s leading outdoor brands, with first-hand experience riding dualsport bikes through some of the remotest corners of the globe.
The brand, Mosko Moto, is an abbreviation of “Mosquito Coast” (aka “La Moskitia”), a remote and sparsely-traveled region in Eastern Honduras and Nicaragua. A few years ago Pete was wandering around La Moskitia on his bike when he crashed in an isolated section near the Nicaragua border. It was a “twist of fate” moment, because he returned to the U.S. to recover in White Salmon, and that’s where he and Andrew – then the lead bag designer at DaKine – hatched a plan to start Mosko. A year later, after countless hours of thinking, talking, cutting, sewing, riding, and revising, Pete returned to the Mosquito Coast with prototypes in hand to retrieve his bike and ride it out to Panama.
Every aspect of the designs, as well as the entire process of building our business, is detailed online in real-time via the Mosko blog & Advrider thread. By publishing rather than protecting this information, they collect direct and unbiased feedback from hundreds of dualsport riders around the world before their designs are finalized.
Mosko Moto only sells direct to rider – no dealers, no distributors – which eliminates a costly distribution step and enables Mosko Moto to use premium materials without making the product too expensive. Motorsport retailers typically markup a product by 50-100% over the manufacturer’s original price. By selling direct, they can deliver that added value to the rider through premium features, top-shelf materials, and highly competitive prices.
Because they only sell direct, Mosko Moto relies on word-of-mouth marketing to build the brand. So please spread the word, and join Mosko Moto in the product development process at the links below:
Industry Profile
Mosko Blog
Advrider
Visit Mosko Moto in White Salmon at 363 East Jewett Blvd where they have recently opened up a showroom.