#102 bultaco pursang frame serial number
#102 bultaco pursang frame pro

#102 bultaco pursang frame serial number

Mark IV Pursangs were made in this earlier вЂњround caseвЂќ design, and beginning with serial number M68-01884 used a вЂњsquare cylinderвЂќ and flat sided, more squared off engine side covers.

#102 bultaco pursang frame pro

Jim Pomeroy, champion motocrosser, made the name Pursang famous with his wins in AMA Pro Motocross, but also in the Spanish Motocross GP in 1973.В He not only became the first American to win on a Spanish bike, but also the youngest rider to win a World ChampionshipВ Motocross Grand Prix and the first rider to win this type of event in his debut race! Vintage motocross racing enthusiasts consider Pursangs among the best performers of the twin shock era.

Still noted for their style among collectors, Model 48 and its successor the Model 68 Pursangs made use of fiberglass for major body components.В Nicknamed the вЂњpelican (front) fenderвЂќ and вЂњbox tailвЂќ bodywork designs, they were handsome yet fragile compared to Preston PettyвЂ™s aftermarket parts which were common modifications after the first crash.

Though the Bultaco brand is still out there, and a lot of replica parts are available, actual factory production ceased around 1983. This bike has been completely restored and recently won a 'Highly. Named theВ Bultaco Pursang Metisse Mk1, some considered it a crude copy of the RickmanвЂ™s beautifully executed Petite Metisse.В Most Pursangs were 250cc machines but 125, 360 and 370cc displacements were available over the span of the brandвЂ™s production, plus a works 400. This superb Spanish 1979 Mark12 250 Bultaco Pursang is the property of Scottish dirt bike builder Andrew Craig from Stirling. Then in 1965 the first focused motocross bike was added, the Bultaco Pursang purвЂ™-sang, meaning вЂњpure blood.вЂќ The original Pursang was a 200cc Petite Metisse with a chassis developed by the Rickman Brothers in England. Among BultacoвЂ™s first offerings were street bikes and scrambles machines like the Tralla and Sherpa S. The Bultaco logo was a вЂњthumbs upвЂќ graphic popular to this day. Around 1959 Spaniard Senor Bulto launched a new brand of competition and performance street motorcycles and called them Bultacos.