70s paint jobs

[themoudie]

this is another favourite, a Bultaco Montjuic 24 hours race bike.



It's got lovely lines, imho.

GC

Boot on your foot this time GC!

I have to say that's "Una tentación muy bonita, delgada,!" 

Have you read Mick Walkers book about the Spanish factories during this era?

Gringo!

[guest7]

I haven't read that book of his, but on the weekend I was perusing his "Cafe Racers of the 1960s".

I first saw a picture of the Bultaco racer in Cathcart's book "track secrets of championship road racers". It was in teh section on Dave Degens where he talked about riding at Montjuic. There was a picture of a 360 Bultaco being worked on and it made a lasting impression, it just looked 'right'.

Anohter lovely bike from that era was the Tompkinson and Mead B50 endurance bike, but getting hold of good pictures of that bike is hard... it's the forgotten British race bike. Here's one picture:



Talking of 24 hours and Dave Degens, I read something the other day about a Welsh rider in the Montjuic 24hours (in the same year that the Dresda won it) who had to do a 12 hour stint after his team-mate was injured... 12 hours 

GC

[guest40]

I had the Pioneer 250 before this one... love the colour scheme on the newer one tho.



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MMMM  OSSA... look hard its well camouflaged

[themoudie]

Oi, Kurt!

"Those were the days my friend!"  Mary Hopkins.

Having now taken a cold shower, re-adjusted the eyeballs and tried to settle ..........

Testosterone is really rather good stuff! Now where was I afore getting all flustered, hot and bothered? Ah, yes, this is the reference for Mick Walkers book, that I referred to in an earlier part of this thread GC:

Spanish Postwar Motor Cycles (Osprey Collector's Library) (Hardcover)
by Mick Walker (Author) ISBN 0-85045-705-X

Please don't ask why this book now has a crazy price on it's head, I don't know, and Waterstones were flogging them off at £4-99 when I bought mine a 'few years ago'!

Toodle pip, Bill.

[themoudie]

Another taster! But completely 'off thread'!

Bultaco

Cheery bye, Bill.

[guest7]

Interesting, but is it real? looks a tad 'photoshopped' to me



GC