That sound never gets old. A big Bultaco thumbs up for your build. Love the way you chose a mix of M120 & M135 parts with an M121 aesthetic in keeping the right hand shift era alive. Remembering of course that '75 was the first year of Left shift models. 👍
At least you took it out. So many times you see a bike like that siting in someone’s shop never to ridden. It’s a shame to see that. Looked like a lot of fun, a little sketchy with limited suspension, too. Thanks for the video!
Nice I too owned a 250. Love that machine :). Funny story for ya. Use to ride on Saturday mornings. Love this hill leading into a land fill. Long story short while I was cresting the hill and setting off for a jump. They dug out the other side. Off in space I went 20 feet or so to the grown. Boom landed well but still crashed and burn. Bent forks a wee bit but got up and rode the bike home. Then off to the hospital I went. Have a good day.
I did that on a smaller scale at a motocross track on the Cape on a Rickman Zundapp 125. I'd never been to one before and I was cranking along off the track just checking out the area and whoosh, off I go into space after hitting the upper edge of a large berm perpendicularly from outside. From my angle it blended in perfectly and I didn't realize what it was until the bottom fell out and I was in space. Landed fine and just kinda pretended, 'sure, meant to do that'. Fun times!
Hi James, thanks for writing! I can't ride anymore, but I found a great home for the bike at a local off-road equipment shop where it is on display. Poor Pomeroy tried so hard and didn't quite reach the top echelon.
I owned a Pursang back in the 70's. Heavy but fast, and handed like nothing else...except maybe the old Maico. The old rule of thumb for the Bull was replace the fiberglass fenders, the fork seals and the rear shocks before you even rode it. Oh and buy a fiberglass repair kit for the gas tank. Otherwise, it was probably the closest to a "works" machine you could buy off the showroom. God, I miss those days.
Love that look and sound. I have since the first one I saw back in 71 at 11 years old. Haven't owned one yet, but I've made up my mind to sell some stuff that is bucket list stuff that is collecting dust and finally get a Pursang.
Two month ago I posted on here, well I finally did it! January 8 2018, I bought a 1971 Pursang M87 350. Gathering up a few goodies it needs and I'll be riding it soon. Thanks for being some of the final inspiration to get this done. Your bike looks and sounds great.
estuve a punto de comprar una bultaco pursang en 1981 y no era de cross era una enduro con sus luces y matricula pero cuando mi padre vio la moto lo arancaron me dijo noooo estas loco y al final me compre una derbi tt8 de 75cc no se lo que hubiera pasado si me hubiera comprado la bultaco ,que era en sus tiempos una maquina respetable saludooooos
Love em..have Sherpa s flat tracker, stock Sherpa S 200. M121 AHRMA racer, a 250 mk 4 Pursang I bought new in 1971 and still race it. My favorite but the 360 M121 is a close second. I live in Oregon, but spend the winter in AZ.....AHRMA 32K
Kieth, Great to hear from you! I'm amazed that you are still racing your Mk4. Makes me feel like a new guy! Or at least less like an old guy! Hope to cross paths one day . . . --pepper
Hi, Im down in Yuma Az riding in the desert with a bunch of guys all around 70 and riding hard I dont get on the computor very often, just got a 96 xr250r works great, Won 500 sportsman class NW champ this last season for AHRMA on M121 Bultaco. Just came from Buds Bultaco in Yuma....will race the m68 in early sportsman stock class this year against 1971 and earlier bikes...no sweat....Kieth
Kieth Crimin Hey Kieth! Love your comments, and have just a little bit of jealousy! Love to hear you are still racing your vintage bikes, and winning (you rascal!). Thanks so much for stopping by!
How much gas does that tank hold? It looks really tiny like 1 gallon. Very nice lines though, being so narrow like that looks great. Always wanted a vintage mx bike like a Bultaco or Maico but between my bad back and their short travel suspension, it's probably not a good idea haha. Always thought old twin shock bikes looked nicer than monoshock bikes, but in the real world riding long travel monoshock is so much better.
Fuckyou monoshocks are better,I could beat any Honda,Suzuki,Kawasaki, on the straights ,but their suspension would beat me on berms,jumps,whoops ,corners . Persangs had ALOT of balls but ,the suspension was old school .
Hey Joe. You want to know something...there is still a working Bultaco dealer here in New York south of Albany...Hugh's Bultaco. They have about any part you would want...a lot of them brand new, and if they don't have it they can probably guide you to some one that does but that is probably never. I heard they even have new bikes in crates yet i guess don't know if they sell them though.There is also Lynn Mobley in Nevada i think and yes Matt Hilgenburg at Speed and Sport in CA. Plus there are a lot of parts on E-Bay but most of the guys selling parts on E-Bay are those parts trolls that buy every vintage motorcycle they can get their greedy hands on, gut them like a dead fish, then try and sell every nut, bolt and washer separate for absolutely stupid high prices and many of the parts those guys sell are worthless, rusty, dirty junk and they don't know what it fits and don't even clean any of it. Then there is one guy that sand blasts everything...nuts, bolts, cranks, pistons, cylinders, bearings, etc. and sells them as "Rebuilt". Not such a great place to buy parts anymore but sometimes you have to.
Hasta la llegada de las japonesas, en Europa eran imbatibles. Una caja de velocidades a prueba de "bomba" y una mecánica casi artesanal........está unidad se oye bien "carburada" aunque personalmente le cortaría totalmente el ralentí.
Haurieu de corretgir absolutament que hi ha motos imbatibles. Bultaco era molt bona moto, però no més que una CZ, Husqvarna, Puch o Ktm, les quals han batut algúns cops a marques japonesses i sempre a marques espanyoles en el mundial de motocross.
Les motos espagnoles ça fait vraiment rêver. J'ai moi aussi partagé mes images de motos espagnoles anciennes prises à Barcelone au musée de la moto anciennes-collection.com/les-musees-et-expos/musee-moto-ancienne-barcelone/ si vous en avez d'autres je suis intéressée
Dude you are my new HERO...! B R A V O ...! I wish we were friends so I could beg you to let me take that sweet baby for a ride... I love the smell of Bel-Ray in the morning ....
That sound never gets old. A big Bultaco thumbs up for your build. Love the way you chose a mix of M120 & M135 parts with an M121 aesthetic in keeping the right hand shift era alive. Remembering of course that '75 was the first year of Left shift models. 👍
A little piece of classic spanish bike. Thanks for making this Bultaco live again
At least you took it out. So many times you see a bike like that siting in someone’s shop never to ridden. It’s a shame to see that.
Looked like a lot of fun, a little sketchy with limited suspension, too.
Thanks for the video!
Nice I too owned a 250. Love that machine :). Funny story for ya. Use to ride on Saturday mornings. Love this hill leading into a land fill. Long story short while I was cresting the hill and setting off for a jump. They dug out the other side. Off in space I went 20 feet or so to the grown. Boom landed well but still crashed and burn. Bent forks a wee bit but got up and rode the bike home. Then off to the hospital I went. Have a good day.
I did that on a smaller scale at a motocross track on the Cape on a Rickman Zundapp 125. I'd never been to one before and I was cranking along off the track just checking out the area and whoosh, off I go into space after hitting the upper edge of a large berm perpendicularly from outside. From my angle it blended in perfectly and I didn't realize what it was until the bottom fell out and I was in space. Landed fine and just kinda pretended, 'sure, meant to do that'. Fun times!
i wish we had terrain like this.. the restore was excellent, livin a dream
Hi James, thanks for writing!
I can't ride anymore, but I found a great home for the bike at a local off-road equipment shop where it is on display.
Poor Pomeroy tried so hard and didn't quite reach the top echelon.
I loved my Bultaco and owned it for 4 years and it never failed to start on first or second kick after 'tickling' the amal carb :)
Pursing was such a clean looking machine. Loved Bultacos and Montesas.
Probably the prettiest early and mid 70s MX bikes ever made. IMHO
I owned a Pursang back in the 70's. Heavy but fast, and handed like nothing else...except maybe the old Maico. The old rule of thumb for the Bull was replace the fiberglass fenders, the fork seals and the rear shocks before you even rode it. Oh and buy a fiberglass repair kit for the gas tank. Otherwise, it was probably the closest to a "works" machine you could buy off the showroom. God, I miss those days.
Love that look and sound. I have since the first one I saw back in 71 at 11 years old. Haven't owned one yet, but I've made up my mind to sell some stuff that is bucket list stuff that is collecting dust and finally get a Pursang.
Two month ago I posted on here, well I finally did it! January 8 2018, I bought a 1971 Pursang M87 350. Gathering up a few goodies it needs and I'll be riding it soon. Thanks for being some of the final inspiration to get this done. Your bike looks and sounds great.
Hey, be sure to post photos and/or video!
Magnifica restauracion, gracias desde Barcelona!
This is what I started racing when I was a little kid, Jim Pomeroy was my hero
Woo HOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
My dad owned Fergus & Griffin Bultaco/Hodaka in Monrovia, California in the 60's and early 70's.
Love this stuff! Nothing like a 2 stroke.
FULLY RESTORED MK 4 PURSANG WITH MATCHING CLOTHES......LOOKS GREAT
awesome ride and restoration job, congrats from Spain!
Beautiful restoration!
They hurt like hell when the bull kicks back
Mine is a ‘72 mk5. I love these bikes
what a beauty!! Congrats on that job!!
Beautiful :) One bike I always wanted to own but never have....... yet!
Had quite a few Sherpa's 250 & 350 though :)
Thanks for stopping by, Tarmac! I always wanted a Sherpa, but . . . no dough in those days.
Beautiful job! Yes, we know,,, they are slow. But they are good.
Good to see it being used.
estuve a punto de comprar una bultaco pursang en 1981 y no era de cross era una enduro con sus luces y matricula pero cuando mi padre vio la moto lo arancaron me dijo noooo estas loco y al final me compre una derbi tt8 de 75cc no se lo que hubiera pasado si me hubiera comprado la bultaco ,que era en sus tiempos una maquina respetable saludooooos
Magnífica máquina y eterna rival de Montesa Capra 250..
Love em..have Sherpa s flat tracker, stock Sherpa S 200. M121 AHRMA racer, a 250 mk 4 Pursang I bought new in 1971 and still race it. My favorite but the 360 M121 is a close second. I live in Oregon, but spend the winter in AZ.....AHRMA 32K
Kieth,
Great to hear from you! I'm amazed that you are still racing your Mk4. Makes me feel like a new guy! Or at least less like an old guy!
Hope to cross paths one day . . . --pepper
Hi, Im down in Yuma Az riding in the desert with a bunch of guys all around 70 and riding hard I dont get on the computor very often, just got a 96 xr250r works great, Won 500 sportsman class NW champ this last season for AHRMA on M121 Bultaco. Just came from Buds Bultaco in Yuma....will race the m68 in early sportsman stock class this year against 1971 and earlier bikes...no sweat....Kieth
Kieth Crimin Hey Kieth! Love your comments, and have just a little bit of jealousy! Love to hear you are still racing your vintage bikes, and winning (you rascal!). Thanks so much for stopping by!
donde tienes la camara en el pecho o en el casco?
Por cierto inccreible esa PURSANG
The Sang Gang. Just great bikes
I hear On Any Sunday Playing
god damn that was some work on the bike
Gorgeous bike. Where were you doing the test rides?
Had a 250. Learned to never let it run out of gas. Damn thing took off like a rocket and slammed into my 8 ft cyclone fence.
Bravo! bonita pursang!!!!
Gracias, Demetrio!
Nice job!
How much gas does that tank hold? It looks really tiny like 1 gallon. Very nice lines though, being so narrow like that looks great. Always wanted a vintage mx bike like a Bultaco or Maico but between my bad back and their short travel suspension, it's probably not a good idea haha. Always thought old twin shock bikes looked nicer than monoshock bikes, but in the real world riding long travel monoshock is so much better.
Fuckyou monoshocks are better,I could beat any Honda,Suzuki,Kawasaki, on the straights ,but their suspension would beat me on berms,jumps,whoops ,corners . Persangs had ALOT of balls but ,the suspension was old school .
Awesome!
I used Bean oil in my Greeves..best fragrance ever
That's Cool Jim!
Flat tracking?
Fabulous
I had one. nice bike to ride.
I am looking for a mk10 370 pursang
You might try Bruce Reynolds. He's in Vista, CA.
E-mail: breynolds28@sbcglobal.net
Where in the world did you get parts?
Hi Joe. I start with SpeedandSport.com. The owner (located near Sacramento) repaired my motor and did a great job.
Hey Joe. You want to know something...there is still a working Bultaco dealer here in New York south of Albany...Hugh's Bultaco. They have about any part you would want...a lot of them brand new, and if they don't have it they can probably guide you to some one that does but that is probably never. I heard they even have new bikes in crates yet i guess don't know if they sell them though.There is also Lynn Mobley in Nevada i think and yes Matt Hilgenburg at Speed and Sport in CA. Plus there are a lot of parts on E-Bay but most of the guys selling parts on E-Bay are those parts trolls that buy every vintage motorcycle they can get their greedy hands on, gut them like a dead fish, then try and sell every nut, bolt and washer separate for absolutely stupid high prices and many of the parts those guys sell are worthless, rusty, dirty junk and they don't know what it fits and don't even clean any of it. Then there is one guy that sand blasts everything...nuts, bolts, cranks, pistons, cylinders, bearings, etc. and sells them as "Rebuilt". Not such a great place to buy parts anymore but sometimes you have to.
I had that bike also the the 360
Hasta la llegada de las japonesas, en Europa eran imbatibles. Una caja de velocidades a prueba de "bomba" y una mecánica casi artesanal........está unidad se oye bien "carburada" aunque personalmente le cortaría totalmente el ralentí.
Haurieu de corretgir absolutament que hi ha motos imbatibles. Bultaco era molt bona moto, però no més que una CZ, Husqvarna, Puch o Ktm, les quals han batut algúns cops a marques japonesses i sempre a marques espanyoles en el mundial de motocross.
sweet! dont scratch it
Les motos espagnoles ça fait vraiment rêver. J'ai moi aussi partagé mes images de motos espagnoles anciennes prises à Barcelone au musée de la moto anciennes-collection.com/les-musees-et-expos/musee-moto-ancienne-barcelone/ si vous en avez d'autres je suis intéressée
Valers Anne, I have a nice photo of my Bultaco jumping from a ramp into water.
Hott Dogg !
Dude you are my new HERO...! B R A V O ...! I wish we were friends so I could beg you to let me take that sweet baby for a ride...
I love the smell of Bel-Ray in the morning ....
BAD!!! ASSSS!!!!!!!