Beschreibung:

The foundation of Bultaco was occasioned by the resignation of Francisco Xavier Bulto from Montesa, a company he had co-founded with Pedro Permanyer in 1945. The Montesa board wanted to withdraw from racing; Bulto disagreed and left in 1958, taking the racing department with him to set up Bultaco. By the spring of 1959 their first machine - the Tralla 101, a 125cc 2-stroke - was ready for production. In production machine racing, the 200cc Metralla sports roadster quickly became a force to be reckoned with, winning its class in the 1963 European Grand Prix d'Endurance series despite giving away 50cc to its rivals. By 1967 the Metralla was available as a full '250' and in that year's Diamond Jubilee TT in the Isle of Man secured a remarkable result in the production race when a team of race-kitted bikes entered by the importer for Southern Ireland, Harry Lindsay finished 1st and 2nd, Bill Smith leading Tommy Robb across the line with Kevin Cass in 6th place. The Bultaco Metralla Mk 2 was marketed as 'a wolf in sheep's clothing, a road racer that you can ride on the street.' The design was simple, the hand-built mechanicals reliable and tough, the handsome bike stark, stable, and fast. The Mk 2 single cylinder piston-port 2-stroke put out a quoted 27bhp at 8,700rpm which with its 5-speed close ratio gearbox (and enclosed rear drive chain) gave a genuine 100 mph. The bike offered here appears to be in great condition. After inside storage for some time, it will require mandatory safety checks before a buyer attempts to start and ride it.