Great video Dave your videos take me back to some of the best of times spent with my dad. We spent every weekend at moto-x tracks in MD,PA and VA. Seeing these old bikes the way they looked lined up against me on the starting line brings back so many great memories. I raced a Yamaha,Honda,Maico and Ossa. I even raced a 340 Rokon once, man did I get a lot of looks when I pull started that thing at the line. Keep doing what you’re doing. Take care and ride safe.
My dad built two Bultaco short trackers for Dick Mann and Neil Keen in the early 60's. They were very controversial because of the compression releases on them. Brakes were outlawed on flat trackers at the time and the controversy was that compression releases were brakes. Anyway, both Dick and Neil had great success with those motorcycles. Dad worked at Lund's Cycle Sports in Decatur Il. It was THE place for flat trackers in the 60's.
I rode a Trackmaster Suzuki twin (X-6) on the Ascot half-mile. No brakes, just compression releases. WFO down the straights, pull the releases, shift down a gear and WFO! That thing was fast! There were many Bultaco 250s out there also but they didn't stand a chance against those of us on the twins (mostly TD-2s). Eventually the AMA realized how unfair it was and allowed the first-year pros to run 350/360 single 2-strokes against the twins.
I restored a M103 and very stupid sold it about 6 years ago and man I miss that bike! I had a lot of blood and sweat in that bike plus a lot of money and it ran very well and it took me a little while to learn to shift the right side shifter but I got very good and it was a fun bike to race.
These motorcycles these 250 bull tacos were awesome I had a friend that had one in 1970 in high school I had a Kawasaki 500 3-cylinder and that's 250 has so much power for a 250 I had a hard time blowing them away but I do it no problem but they were very very powerful well worth buying
Seems like even my '72 CS5 200 would run circles around that GTs...260 lbs, 22 hp and ton up with a sprocket. I'm thinking there's a fuel flow petcock issue you got there Dave. Too many bikes to sort. You sound healed up. I was in the ER myself last week with a tweaked knee from too much hanging off and 1000 miles in 4 days. Calf all un-swelled now. Heading out on one of my 5 Yammie twins. See ya and thanks. Oh yeah, AGATT please.
@@bullpencycles Oh, sorry I was commenting on the CS5 200 Yamaha They wouldn’t do anything close to the ton stock. I’m sure the Metralla would be right there.. Love those Mk2s.
Another great video Dave ! Yellow looks good on a sunny day in Fla .Woods riding has been real good in Maine this fall .looking forward to your next posting .
I was born in 1960 and caught motorcycle fever at the age of 8 and never lost it. I bought my first bike at 10, a Suzuki 50cc Gaucho with with 18” wheels. Grossly under powered two stroke. Eventually had to put a kit on it to keep up with my buddies who had Honda XR 75’s. My neighbors father had a Bultaco Pursang. Brand new and sparkling and it sounded great! Great memories.
Great video, beautiful bikes. I got a Pursang Mk 7 and a Metralla Mk 2. I picked up a Kit America chamber to put on my Metralla, my neighbors are going ro love me. Need to get your new tee.
Thanks Dave! Good luck with surgery. I am sure you will be healed up in time for the Olympics, Playoffs and Marathons. Thanks for video, looking forward to the Moto Barn video.
New subscriber here!! Awesome video...First I saw of a guy who loved Bulltacos was Steve the Welder from Arizona....Welderup!!...Those bikes were super cool before motocross was even though of being cool!! I live about a half hour from York near king of Prussia....
Also Gary Bailey,Jim Pompey & Kenny Zart used to come to our local track & watch us amateurs. Bultaco International was located in Va. Beach & us Honda boys used to hang out with those dudes. After Gary retired from Bultaco he opened the Lake Sugertree motocross track in Axtin Va with the help of Rodger DeCoster. Let me tell you how cool those guys were! You know the motocross rule-“If in doubt,Gas it”! WOO HOO!
Good to see the mark getting coverage on your channel Dave. More please. Would be a brave person to ride a stock M23 to 100mph.(always had my doubts). I have never been game to go over 60mph (even when I and the bike were quite a bit younger) Land speed here is Aust for bombed Bultaco 350 is just shy of 125mph on the salt. Think the works bikes were a bit special. P.S. El Tig and M23 should have the same gear lever also.
I plan to try that but some place where it might be legal so I dont get stopped. It's a dilemma to do a 100mph on a public road, then post a video showing it!
I had a 1969 MKII, great low end torque and could be very docile at low speeds. Twist the grip and it became a rocket. I had no trouble running away from the Hawk 250's and it was a dead heat with a 305. The aluminum head amplified the sound and the engine was scary loud at high revs. A current flat plane Mustang makes a similar sound.
Back in 75 I got a chance to party with Jim at a friends place in Va.Beach while we were watching “Your a Good Sport Charlie Brown”! What a hoot! Rest in peace brother!
Used to be a group called S.M.O.G. Spanish motorcycle owners group. This was interesting and I enjoyed the ride. Did the love of these bikes influence your Bullpen name?
Bultaco street bikes are cool! I raced a Pursang in the TTs as a first-year pro, but always wanted a Bultaco street bike. Sadly, I've never even seen one riding on the street.....
Sort of interesting but low on content. The Metrallas I rode - mark 2s I suppose - had a manual pump in the side cover to inject oil into the fuel tank. You then shook the bike to mix the oil. Sometimes when stopped at a traffic light they would start to run backwards but with a bit of throttle they would correct themselves.
My first real motorcycle was a '68 mk. 2 Metralla. The speedo said it would do 105 mph. Up to about 60 mph, it would out drag just about anything. One day I raced another Metralla and missed a shift with the throttle pegged. Only God knows what it revved to, but the flywheel exploded. A three inch chunk flew between the tank and my arm. It landed fifty feet away. The engine didn't blow, however. I got it fixed under warranty. That bike was a lot of fun. 240 lbs and, what looked like, an engine straight out of a Pursang.
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I was born on the Hangtown race track 1971 inducing labor with my mom by throwing her on the back of Bultaco Pursang and rolling through the whoops I have the Bultaco logo tattooed on the back of my head 👍
Jacqueline, I thought that it should have the Spanish pronunciation too, but I now realize that Bultaco was made in or around Barcelona, where they speak Catalan in preference over Spanish. Really, we’d need to ask someone from that part of Spain how a Catalonian would say it. It might be that Muh-tra-lah is correct.
That bike needs some carb work. A good Mikuni would do that bike wonders!! Even when you say that it comes back to life… it sounds pathetic. Please help that poor bike!!!
Great video Dave your videos take me back to some of the best of times spent with my dad. We spent every weekend at moto-x tracks in MD,PA and VA. Seeing these old bikes the way they looked lined up against me on the starting line brings back so many great memories. I raced a Yamaha,Honda,Maico and Ossa. I even raced a 340 Rokon once, man did I get a lot of looks when I pull started that thing at the line. Keep doing what you’re doing. Take care and ride safe.
ive only just seen this dave, not been online much and when i have its been working 🙂cheers, its really interesting to hear more about the history 🙂
My dad built two Bultaco short trackers for Dick Mann and Neil Keen in the early 60's. They were very controversial because of the compression releases on them.
Brakes were outlawed on flat trackers at the time and the controversy was that compression releases were brakes.
Anyway, both Dick and Neil had great success with those motorcycles.
Dad worked at Lund's Cycle Sports in Decatur Il. It was THE place for flat trackers in the 60's.
I rode a Trackmaster Suzuki twin (X-6) on the Ascot half-mile. No brakes, just compression releases. WFO down the straights, pull the releases, shift down a gear and WFO! That thing was fast! There were many Bultaco 250s out there also but they didn't stand a chance against those of us on the twins (mostly TD-2s). Eventually the AMA realized how unfair it was and allowed the first-year pros to run 350/360 single 2-strokes against the twins.
I restored a M103 and very stupid sold it about 6 years ago and man I miss that bike! I had a lot of blood and sweat in that bike plus a lot of money and it ran very well and it took me a little while to learn to shift the right side shifter but I got very good and it was a fun bike to race.
@@geebopbaluba1591 I have a 103 if you ever get to florida
Another good video, 2stroke street bikes, Brings back memories, Thanks, Pensacola,
As with others, I owned one. Clip ons, solo saddle, all tricked out. Sold it to a collector in Santa Barbara.
Wish I had kept it.
Good luck with the operation Dave, mobility is everything !
Thank you so much for that video Dave. The P O.V. video really brought back some great memories! I could smell the exhaust and feel the pull!
These motorcycles these 250 bull tacos were awesome I had a friend that had one in 1970 in high school I had a Kawasaki 500 3-cylinder and that's 250 has so much power for a 250 I had a hard time blowing them away but I do it no problem but they were very very powerful well worth buying
Seems like even my '72 CS5 200 would run circles around that GTs...260 lbs, 22 hp and ton up with a sprocket. I'm thinking there's a fuel flow petcock issue you got there Dave. Too many bikes to sort. You sound healed up. I was in the ER myself last week with a tweaked knee from too much hanging off and 1000 miles in 4 days. Calf all un-swelled now. Heading out on one of my 5 Yammie twins. See ya and thanks. Oh yeah, AGATT please.
Stock they were good for 85. The R5 350 on the other hand would do 100.
@@guylr7390 I think that was the stock GT. The GTS was claimed at 100mph with the 6th gear, But we have to fix it to find out. What is AGATT?
@@bullpencycles Oh, sorry I was commenting on the CS5 200 Yamaha
They wouldn’t do anything close to the ton stock. I’m sure the Metralla would be right there.. Love those Mk2s.
Another great video Dave ! Yellow looks good on a sunny day in Fla .Woods riding has been real good in Maine this fall .looking forward to your next posting .
I was born in 1960 and caught motorcycle fever at the age of 8 and never lost it. I bought my first bike at 10, a Suzuki 50cc Gaucho with with 18” wheels. Grossly under powered two stroke. Eventually had to put a kit on it to keep up with my buddies who had Honda XR 75’s. My neighbors father had a Bultaco Pursang. Brand new and sparkling and it sounded great! Great memories.
Great video, beautiful bikes. I got a Pursang Mk 7 and a Metralla Mk 2. I picked up a Kit America chamber to put on my Metralla, my neighbors are going ro love me. Need to get your new tee.
Cool. Thank you
Thanks Dave! Good luck with surgery. I am sure you will be healed up in time for the Olympics, Playoffs and Marathons. Thanks for video, looking forward to the Moto Barn video.
New subscriber here!! Awesome video...First I saw of a guy who loved Bulltacos was Steve the Welder from Arizona....Welderup!!...Those bikes were super cool before motocross was even though of being cool!! I live about a half hour from York near king of Prussia....
Also Gary Bailey,Jim Pompey & Kenny Zart used to come to our local track & watch us amateurs. Bultaco International was located in Va. Beach & us Honda boys used to hang out with those dudes. After Gary retired from Bultaco he opened the Lake Sugertree motocross track in Axtin Va with the help of Rodger DeCoster. Let me tell you how cool those guys were! You know the motocross rule-“If in doubt,Gas it”! WOO HOO!
Hi Dave, John here from Brockton Pa.
Great video -
I'm a
' twostrokeaholic '
from way back.
Great Stuff Dave. Looking forward to the next one.
I love the look of the older Bultaco motors. I always wanted to make a hard tail bobber out of one in a Triumph frame
Sounds like the main jet or f/a mix. Best of luck Dave with surgery!!
Good to see the mark getting coverage on your channel Dave. More please.
Would be a brave person to ride a stock M23 to 100mph.(always had my doubts). I have never been game to go over 60mph (even when I and the bike were quite a bit younger)
Land speed here is Aust for bombed Bultaco 350 is just shy of 125mph on the salt. Think the works bikes were a bit special.
P.S. El Tig and M23 should have the same gear lever also.
I plan to try that but some place where it might be legal so I dont get stopped. It's a dilemma to do a 100mph on a public road, then post a video showing it!
I had one of the first blue 250 Pursang’s brand new from Comerfords UK in 73, I loved it
thank you for the show.
I had a 1969 MKII, great low end torque and could be very docile at low speeds. Twist the grip and it became a rocket. I had no trouble running away from the Hawk 250's and it was a dead heat with a 305. The aluminum head amplified the sound and the engine was scary loud at high revs. A current flat plane Mustang makes a similar sound.
Back in 75 I got a chance to party with Jim at a friends place in Va.Beach while we were watching “Your a Good Sport Charlie Brown”! What a hoot! Rest in peace brother!
Might be fun to have a GTS with a 370. Damn the value lets just have some fun!
Always wanted a Metralla in the 60s
Seen one set up like a Cafe Racer! My dream bike!
Thanks Dave.
Used to be a group called
S.M.O.G. Spanish motorcycle owners group.
This was interesting and I enjoyed the ride.
Did the love of these bikes influence your Bullpen name?
SMOG is still around. And yes
Bultaco street bikes are cool!
I raced a Pursang in the TTs as a first-year pro, but always wanted a Bultaco street bike. Sadly, I've never even seen one riding on the street.....
Youve got some wierd stuff.I dont know alott about Bultacos and didnt realize that made street bikes.Love the blue and white Persang.
Good luck on your upcoming surgery. Worried me for a second until you told us it is to replace a joint in your foot. Take care bud.
Nice bikes lm a ossa guy but love all the Spanish bikes
We did a video on the Ossa Wildfire that you might like. th-cam.com/video/INrBGFNuimo/w-d-xo.html
Mk 2s in Canada came with clip on bars. Put a lot ofmiles on one. New Triumph allways broken. Mk2 was our shop bike at sonic motorcyles in toronto
I knew a guy that in the 70 s used to buy bultacos and use the engine for chain saw motors
Get well soon, Dave!
Thank you
they look really good with a tractor seat and a little bit taller handle bars to me.
Sort of interesting but low on content. The Metrallas I rode - mark 2s I suppose - had a manual pump in the side cover to inject oil into the fuel tank. You then shook the bike to mix the oil.
Sometimes when stopped at a traffic light they would start to run backwards but with a bit of throttle they would correct themselves.
My first real motorcycle was a '68 mk. 2 Metralla. The speedo said it would do 105 mph. Up to about 60 mph, it would out drag just about anything.
One day I raced another Metralla and missed a shift with the throttle pegged. Only God knows what it revved to, but the flywheel exploded. A three inch chunk flew between the tank and my arm. It landed fifty feet away. The engine didn't blow, however. I got it fixed under warranty.
That bike was a lot of fun. 240 lbs and, what looked like, an engine straight out of a Pursang.
I've had Sherpa's and one Pursang but Metralla don't come up for sale very often here in the UK so I've really missed out 😢
Can't give them away in Aust.
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Please let us know what the fix was, my guess is the float level or the screen in the petcock.
Those Bikes are So Bitchin!!! Thanks for sharing!!!!
I was born on the Hangtown race track 1971 inducing labor with my mom by throwing her on the back of Bultaco Pursang and rolling through the whoops
I have the Bultaco logo tattooed on the back of my head
👍
Are the El Tigre's made out of the 5,000 for each model of Metrallas?
Stop saying metralla! Aghhhhh!! Me-tra-ya 😂
Jacqueline,
I thought that it should have the Spanish pronunciation too, but I now realize that Bultaco was made in or around Barcelona, where they speak Catalan in preference over Spanish.
Really, we’d need to ask someone from that part of Spain how a Catalonian would say it. It might be that Muh-tra-lah is correct.
Petcock screen clogged with fiberglass shards?
Jay Leno called he wants to give you a blank check.
What's Leno's autograph on the check worth these days?
Dave, I think you either have a vacuum leak or that carb need to be going through.
Yeah, I went through it once some time ago, but gotta do that better this time. Funny, its only affecting top range.
@bullpencycles yeah,and because it only does it on the top end check that the float are set correctly
@@bullpencycles Fuel flow issue?
Pompey (damn spellcheck)
“Pomeroy”
@@chriscone2684 got you dude! My spell check kept jacking me. Jim was one cool dude! Great athlete too.
That bike needs some carb work. A good Mikuni would do that bike wonders!! Even when you say that it comes back to life… it sounds pathetic. Please help that poor bike!!!
you have a fuel supply problem
I could make a worser video, but it would take some tryin'
hold my beer.