The Motorcycle Manufacturer that started in a barn

Bultaco Pursang, Montesa Cappra, and Ossa Stiletto are still some of the most beautiful motocross bikes ever made.

When I was 11 or 12 years old, I acquired an old Bultaco dirtbike. It was in pieces. My mother was concerned, my dad said “don’t worry, he’ll never get it running.” Imagine their surprise after a few days when they heard it start up! I had to get on it with a milk crate. I would jump off of it just before I stopped because my legs wouldn’t touch the ground! Good times!

I raced an M120 250cc Pursang (Pomerory replica) at Saddleback Park, Escape Country, Carlsbad and more from 1974 to 1977. The torque on that bike was insane. I got the holeshot MANY times and won a lot of trophies. I eventually met Jim Pomeroy in the early 2000's and even loaned him my restored M120 when he came down from Yakima WA which is where he lived until he died (8/6/2006). He raced my bike at the "Tribute to the Spanish Motorcycle" at sears point in 2002. I dearly loved my M120... and still do. God Bless you Jim Pomeroy, we miss you too.

Neither the logo nor the name are goofy....before I knew anything about motorcycles, I heard the name, saw the logo and was completely in awe. Best name ever.

I was 14 my dad and i went and looked at a Bultaco 1974 360. He test rode it and came back and said it was too fast for me. I never got to ride it 😢 . He then bought me a 1973 Husqvarna CR250 instead. My brother had a 1973 CR 125 with a 175 top end. In 1977 my brother and I both got a Suzuki RM250 from the Suzuki school of motocross, used. I was a RM Suzuki fan the rest of my riding and racing career. Having 8 different year models until 2000, Switched to KTMs for off-road trail/ Desert racing. Then had a few RMZ45Os last one being a 2014. Owned and sold over 100 different motorcycles,you name and i had one. But ALWAYS REGRETTED NOT GETTING THAT 1974 BULTACO 360. Im now 63 and still want one. I'm jus say'n, Flodaddy.

The Astro is still one of the sexiest motorcycles ever made

I think the "thumbs up" logo is spot on. Quality motorcycle for its time.

In ‘68 I got my first ‘new’ bike , a 100cc Lobito. Changed my life forever.

Still can’t believe no one’s tried to revive Bultaco. Especially in light of Royal Enfield and Triumphs success in classic revivalism. Especially in a burgeoning enduro/scrambler market.

I rode a 1967 Bultaco Matador, handed down from my father. He later imported 2 Banditos one for me and one for himself.

I owned and raced Bultaco's. From Pursang's to an Alpina to a Sherpa T and I loved everyone of them. One thing I noticed watching this was how instantly recognizable these bikes were. Even the 50's-60's bikes. They not only did the job well, to me they had an appealing look. I also owned an Astro, far and away one of my most favorite bikes. I wish you would have included them. Senor Bulto you have a very special place in my heart.

I had a friend in high school who had a Bultaco street bike. I owned a BSA 650 at the time and my friend asked me if I wanted to take his Bultaco for a ride. That ride was one of the best memories of my motorcycle riding years. Not only was his bike absolutely beautiful but I had never ridden a bike that handled that well! This little Bultaco was just plain magic!

Grew up in Mexico riding a puch 250. Always went to the races and saw the new 125 bultacos five of them and saw them win first thru fifth. They all won by half a lap plus. Everyone had to have one. Several years later and high school and university behind me, living in Connecticut USA got my first pursing.rode dirt for several years. Most of my friends rode Spanish bikes such as OSsa’s and Montesa. Bought a suzuki dealership, Allentown suzuki, in Allentown pa and got into motocross during the decoster era and took on Maico. Became the largest Maico dealer east of the Mississip and raced for ten years. Also sold the Montesa 250 VR verkonen replica.great bikes. Still have my Maico 1979, which my younger friend riding finished third t Unadilla against modern bikes. Still miss my bultaco.

In 1975 I bought a new Bultaco Alpina 250 at the age of 17 with the money I worked for during the summer during that summer. In my eyes it was the most beautiful thing I've ever seen. I would love to find one again.

When I was 15, which was 1969, I helped my Dad one summer work on his old wooden boat. He generously rewarded me with something a little out of character. That reward was a "65" 200cc Matador. This bike was a Type I, the first year of production of what became a renowned Enduro model. It was a four speed with a not always seen but original and desirable 21 inch wheel. Some say the 200cc's were homolgation specials for euro competition. There were gobs of open spaces which included a defunct railroad line here in Baltimore County. That striped out track bed became essentially a super highway for Duncan ,Jack and myself to go everywhere and trail ride. No drivers license needed. Dad taught me quite a lot about mechanical things, he was a ME. In the end I could tear that bike down and fix anything, although finances were sometimes short. I was a very skinny kid and would throw that bike around aggressively. Senior year of high school, a badly broken arm eventually encured Moms wrath and that bike got back shelved and replaced two years later with bar tending at the beach,surfing, girls, work career etc. The bike was always stored in the garage at my late parents home. Today 55 years later I still own it and I never seized it. Three years ago a comprehensive mechanical restoration by Hughs Bultaco and a magnificent restoration tank paint job by Brain at J&B Moto, in Pennsylvania. The bike is again in super condition and me and Duncan with his Type II Matador are loving the classic dirt bike scene . Most definitely a shout out to Steve our host at the three day October SMOG rally west of Albany, NY. So very good to tell this story.....loved Bart's video,well done

I was 15 years old ( now 67) when a local guy started a Bultaco and Ducati. dealership named Speed & Sport. It lasted around 5 years, then folded up. The Japanese Four were here too, and they were all bigger than Speed & Sport. We had the Metralla 250 street, the Pursang 250 dirt, and the Lobito Mk 4. A lifelong friend for 50 years had a Lobito Mk 4, and up to today, brags about the bike. Trinidad & Tobago. West Indies.

I had a Bultaco Frontera back in the day and would give my left kidney for one now. As a side note, Pursang (Pur Sang) means pure blood, in Catalan, the spoken dialect in Barcelona. A rather fitting name for it, being the first purpose built dirt bike. Their road bike, Tralla (pronounced tralya) is short for metralla, spanish for shrapnell. Dont quote me on this but i had been told once that due to steel shortages after the civil war, factories resorted to finding and using scrap metal for their foundries, and there was an abundance of this in shrapnell fragments left everywhere after years of conflict. If so a poignant but stoic testament to their will to resurge out of the ashes of war tiumphantly. Greetings from Mallorca!

Great to see americans appreciate the sheer beauty and quality of one of our most beloved bike company ever. Thanks from a spaniard, man.

I helped my dad rebuild a Bultaco 2stroke when i was 6. Loved that bike, shame he sold it.

There was a short revival in 1999 with a new trials bike, which very shortly after became Sherco, which is very successful in trials today. Thanks for the video Bart, good to hear the story of old Bulto!