Acerbis' portfolio is being consistently expanded to include technical clothing and protective gear. Until then, the company had distributed products from Sidi Sport in the USA, among others.

With the founding of Acerbis USA, the company consolidated its presence in the world's most important motocross market.

Franco Acerbis teamed up with specialized engineers to found Forcella Italia, with the aim of becoming a leader not only in plastic components but also in high-end suspension technology (forks).

Acerbis manufactures the first shatterproof accessories such as lamp masks and tanks.

Acerbis recognizes the enormous potential of thermoplastics compared to the brittle fiberglass-reinforced plastic (FRP) commonly used at the time and begins its first in-house production of fenders for the Italian manufacturer SWM.

Franco Acerbi founded the Acerbis company in Albino (Bergamo) in northern Italy. He initially started out as an importer of the legendary plastic fenders designed by American Preston Petty.