A boy named António Pinto in 1981, who was only 22 years old, opened a motorcycle workshop, which specialized in modifyingenduro and off-road motorcycles.

To brothers Antonio and Jorge, they makes ours motorbikes. Antonio Jorge Pinto (AJP)

In 1987 AJPmotos was create and the first presented motorbike was called Ariana, equipped with a 125cc two-stroke engine by Casal, bearing the Antonio´s daughter´s name, who was born in the same year. It was made in a limited series of 25. Original technical solutions, which will be used in future models, were already presented.

In 1991 AJP started cooperation with PETROGAL (Portuguese Oil Company – Currently Galp Energy). The most important results was the development of Ajp Galp equipped with a 50cc two-stroke engine and a wide range of synthetic oils for two-stroke engines. And also testing unleaded gasoline.

Ajp participated in the National Enduro Championship with the Galp 50. They winning 5 titles between 1996 and 2000. Also Ajp participated in the National Baja Championship with victories in 1996, 1997, 1999.

2001 was an important year for AJP, because the presentation of the AJP PR4 with 125cc 4-stroke engine in whitch there was also a current innovation. PR4 125cc was the begining of Ajp´s export activity. The first bikes were shipped to European countries , such as France, Germany, United Kingdom.

In 2003 Ajp was moved to a new factory in Lousada. After in 2004 presented a new version of the PR4 with a 200cc and 4-stroke engine (and the same components as the original 125cc model).