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This was accomplished on a 196cc Bultaco engined and Rickman framed machine 50cc’s smaller than the competition. As early as 1963, Don Rickman delivered a crippling blow to the agricultural British 2-strokes when he became the only British finisher and 3rd podium position at the British Grand Prix. RICKMAN BULTACO 250cc / Petite Metisse / 1965īritish brothers, Don and Derek Rickman as importers for Bultaco, and top motocross riders helped forge the Spanish companies way into the growing motocross market – circa early 1960’s. This machine was restored by Bob Benson, a Bultaco expert from Massachusetts and is quite rare. The Matador would open up an all new market for a dual-sport motorcycle. The machine used the premier Betor rebuildable suspension components, Akront rims, and had a peak horsepower of 23 hp. the bike appealed to many street riders that liked to ride both on and off-road.
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With a full compliment of street legal equipment – ie, horn, lights, etc. The machine was designed to compete in the International 6-Days Trials which was considered to be one of the toughest tests of a motorcycle and rider. In 1964 Bultaco introduced the Matador 200. A “Thumbs Up” would become part of the Bultaco logo. That same year, with other former members of the Montesa firm, he began tooling up for a new motorcycle which was announced early the following year as the Bultaco, a name suggested by Bulto’s friend – John Grace. He resigned his directorship after a board meeting voting to retire the factory from GP road racing in 1958.
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Mark IV Pursangs were made in this earlier “round case” design, and beginning with serial number M68-01884 used a “square cylinder” and flat sided, more squared off engine side covers.
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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. He not only became the first American to win on a Spanish bike, but also the youngest rider to win a World Championship 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. Nicknamed the “pelican (front) fender” and “box tail” bodywork designs, they were handsome yet fragile compared to Preston Petty’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.
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Named the Bultaco Pursang Metisse Mk1, some considered it a crude copy of the Rickman’s beautifully executed Petite Metisse. Most Pursangs were 250cc machines but 125, 360 and 370cc displacements were available over the span of the brand’s production, plus a works 400. Then in 1965 the first focused motocross bike was added, the Bultaco Pursang pur’-sang, meaning “pure blood.” The original Pursang was a 200cc Petite Metisse with a chassis developed by the Rickman Brothers in England. Among Bultaco’s first offerings were street bikes and scrambles machines like the Tralla and Sherpa S. The Bultaco logo was a “thumbs up” graphic popular to this day. Around 1959 Spaniard Senor Bulto launched a new brand of competition and performance street motorcycles and called them Bultacos.