The Incredible Bultaco Metralla Mk 2 - A True Giant - Wahoo! TBT 35
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 4 ก.พ. 2025
- This little gem of a bike was a true giant of its time. An amazing example of Spanish engineering and hand built craftsmanship of its time. Wahoo! TBT 35 Baxtercycle.com
The most beutifull bike ever! A true hero!
Like a piece of fine jewelry. I could look at this bike for hours...would love to have rode it. Wahoo!
@@forgottenmotorcycles so do I :)
Perfect Fuzzy! Brings back memories.
My brothers buddy had a Bultaco in 1970. Only motorcycle name that had any impact, back then other than Rupp! Love throw back thursdays.
Right on
I love the paint scheme black & silver wow.
She is a beauty!
Had one in my youth, it was a very fast bike, but very prone to mechanical issues. That oil pump on the toolboxes is not original, oil was pre-mixed with gasoline , not injected.
Amazing bike to look at, would love to ride one. Wahoo!
I rode one exactly like it in Spetses Island, Greece. . . it took me 2 months the convince the owner to allow me to ride it . . . What a Beautiful little ride !
The bike is a true work of art. I envy anyone that has ever rode one. Wahoo!
My father-in-law just dropped one of these off at my house last night! It has the kit America cafe racer tank and seat. Really cool little bike. I'm looking forward to playing with it a little before I try to sell it for him. He said he is too old to mess with mixing fuel and kick starting anymore...
Dang nice bike!
Had a 1969 Metralla when I lived iin Spain. Racing cyl / piston / head and fairing. For the street!
Like riding a bolt of lightning.
I envy you, my friend. Wahoo!
Great video!
I got a bike from the same year, also made in Barcelona. The small switch box on the left side of the handlebar is the lights control (not for turn blinkers, of course), horn and switch off/grounding button. Upper part from left to right: horn, front and rear lights (on/off), off switch (red one). The switch closer to your thumb controls the head lamp.
This one you got here I think it was the worlds fastest motorbike of the moment.
Thanks for sharing!
It was an amazing bike. Really had a presents even though small is size. Wahoo!
I used to do trials riding on a Bultaco 150 back in 1977. Great memories 👍
Really wish I had more experience with Bultaco. They seem like excellent motorcycles.
@@forgottenmotorcycles yea great fun machines and like you I loved that smell and the sounds from two stroke expansion chamber exhausts!
I have the product literature on this bike and the 175. It totally defied the claimed "27 horsepower" in its day, the piston-port 2-stroke engine has power across the entire rev range; no flat spots or peakiness on these when they're running correctly.
Would love to hear one running. I may have to work on that!
had Bulaco's my whole life. My best a M68 Pursang
Hot dang!
I had a 1969 Metralla and it was everything they say it was, good handling, smooth and powerful, but able to plonk around at low speed barely ticking over, then lift the front wheel in 2nd gear roll on. I outran the local Honda 305's no problem. Nothing could stick with it on the twisties.
Very nice!
The item on the right side just beneath the seat is to pump oil to the gas tank for 2 stroke mix. The tank on a Metrellia is steel. The majority of the dirt bikes were fiberglass
Thanks!
My first new bike.
Very nice 🙂
I remember those.
Beautiful!
I street raced against one of these while I was attending the University of Florida in 1967. I was on a new Suzuki X-6 Hustler and should have easily dusted the Bultaco. Not the case! That Bultaco was very quick and my memory tells me it was kind of a draw. I had never heard of the Metralla before then but it left it's imprint on me.
I'm envious. Would love to have heard this one running, let alone get to race one. I grew up with 2-strokes but never anything as nice as this. Very small bike built like a Swiss watch. Can see why it imprinted on you. Wahoo!
@@forgottenmotorcycles I still own one
You pumped oil into the gas tank so man strokes per unit of gas. We had one as a shop bike in 67. I rode it a lot as my new T100R was always broken. QD rear wheel enclosed chain I think about 220 lbs dry
It's an amazing looking bike. Would love to have rode it. Wahoo!
I think was pronounced 'Metrahla'?? Light,good handling,unique sound.
I'm sure you're right. This bike was amazing to look at, like fine jewelry. Would love to have rode it. Wahoo!
They had a funny quirk, a poor stop and bad clutch management the motor would run backwards. Only happened to me once (getting booze at a drive through) but I had heard of it so I knew what had happened. One of my favourite bikes. It's handling was simply superb, it would crank over and never say 'enough'. Sold it to become a responsible student (I needed money for books). Sad. Send money stat!
Nice, love hearing things like this. Wahoo!
Modern motorcycles have not personality, now are not designed with passion. I have one " bultaco metralla 62" so in Spain BULTACO model motorcycles is not difficulty finding if you have 50 of 100 green bills. In France there are many models, even in Germany you can find 70'S trial, Before everything was better, the past was better... I don't like the present and the future bores me. Regards from Spain.
This beautiful motorcycle is built like a piece of fine jewelry. Very well done. Wahoo!