bultaco sherpa T 250

Quique

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Those romantic past times... you probably know but let me tell you two stories.
Bultaco was focused on competition. The motorcycle that they were selling out to the public in a given year was the same motorcycle that was running and competing as a prototype the year before. They tested changes directly in competition. If you had no access to a prototype, you could always buy the motorcycle of the last year and compete with it. It was a very good bike anyway.
Montesa was doing very well in championships but they were creative testing motorcycles. In order to test and publicize the new Montesa Impala 175 cc, they organize a trip with three prototypes from South Africa to Spain. The motorcycles behaved well, the publicity was good, and they decided to produce the Impala out to the public. It was the year 1962. That was called the Impala Operation.
Those wonderful years....
 
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