Post Sale Update: This Frontera sold for $2,700 after 8 bids on eBay in Boise, Idaho. When Bultaco wanted to introduce the Frontera to American customers, they said it was “bred from the Pursang and the demands of the American Enduro experts.” The idea was that you’d get the off-road capabilities of the MX Pursang, but with a wide-ratio transmission …
1970 OSSA Stiletto 250
Post Listing Update: This Stiletto did not meet reserve despite 4 bids up to $5,500 on eBay in Carlsbad, California. Nowadays, the word “stiletto” typically refers to heels. But a stiletto is actually a thin dagger, and that’s why it shares a name with this slender OSSA MXer.
Original Owner with Race History – 1964 Bultaco TSS 125
Post Sale Update: This Bultaco racer sold for $14,141 after 16 bids on eBay in Coatesville, Pennsylvania. The seller (Bill Sharp) of this mothballed Bultaco racer originally bought it in March 1964, raced it for one season in Europe, and then put it in his garage. Now this TSS needs a new home.
Rare Project – 1978 Bultaco Streaker
Post Listing Update: The BIN was lowered to $6,000, but that still wasn’t enough to attract any action on this Bultaco Streaker. The Bultaco Streaker was a beautiful little cafe racer that was only produced for 3 years. Rumors suggest that just 28 were imported into the US before the EPA changed emissions regulations in 1979, effectively rendering this bike …
Restored Model 13 – 1964 Bultaco Mercurio
Post Listing Update: This Mercurio again did not meet reserve, this time despite 16 bids up to $3,601 on eBay. 4-7-19 Update: Almost a year later, this Mercurio is back up for sale. Nothing seems to have changed since bidding stalled out at $3,733 last time, but here’s your chance if you missed it in June. Find this Bultaco for …
Model 18 – 1968 Bultaco El Bandido
One of the rarer Bultacos ever made, the El Bandido 360 was an open class racer that could be ordered with either a 19″ or 21″ front wheel depending on your desire to compete in MX events or Scrambles. Either way, you’d get a beautiful bike with one of my favorite logos in motorcycling.
125cc Kit – 1982 Montesa Crono 75
Built between 1978 and 1984, the Crono was Montesa’s last road bike. It was offered in 75cc, 125cc, and 350cc displacements. The Crono was created in response to Bultaco’s introduction of the Streaker, and it even led to the creation of a racing series called La Copa Crono (Crono Cup).
Cycle World Cover Bike – ESMC’s “Desert Wolf” Harley Roadster
The Desert Wolf was one of three identical bikes constructed for an ambitious 2017 project which was the brainchild of El Solitario’s head honcho, David Borras. While you can read all about Borras’ and the El Sol crew’s Saharan adventure on said bikes in a full-length Cycleworld writeup — the issue’s feature/cover story — in a nutshell the idea was …
Model 13 – 1966 Bultaco Mercurio 175
Post Listing Update: This Mercurio did not meet reserve despite 8 bids up to $2,550 on eBay. The Bultaco Mercurio (Mercury) debuted in 1960 as a 125cc, though by ’64 it had grown to a 175 for the Model 13, a motorcycle that was exclusively sold as an export to the US.
Ending Soon – 1972 Ossa MAR 350
Post Listing Update: This MAR did not get any interest at the BIN of $7,500. Mick Andrews first started competing in trials events at the age of 15. Before Andrews turned 18, he was offered a seat on a factory racer for AJS, where he spent the next half-decade. In ‘66 the Elton, Derbyshire-born rider accepted an offer to ride …
1978 Bultaco Metralla GTS
10-3-2018 Update: Over 3 years later, Bob K notes that this bike is back up for sale with a huge discount. Find it still in Colorado Springs, Colorado here on Craigslist for $4,500 (the previous asking price was $7,500). Post Listing Update: This Metralla did not get any interest at the BIN of $7,500. The GTS was the end of …
Restored Model 8 – 1962 Bultaco Metralla 200
Post Listing Update: This Metralla did not meet the reserve despite 25 bids up to $4,600. 9-20-2018 Update: Though the VIN has been changed by one digit (to 802208), this bike is back up for sale 3 months later with bidding up to $4,200 with the reserve not yet met here on eBay. Post Listing Update: This Metralla did not …
Restored – 1970 Bultaco El Bandido Mk2
Post Sale Update: This Bultaco sold for $9,000 after 13 bids on eBay…to Bike-urious reader David N! In 1967, Bultaco introduced their first open class bike and gave it one of the best names and logos in the business. It was called the El Bandido (obviously, The Bandit), and it was available in scrambles and MX variants. The Mark 2 …
3 Beautiful Bultacos
A seller outside of Denver has a trio of Bultacos that he’s looking to sell as a set – plus he’s throwing in a dealership sign, too!
1971 OSSA Pioneer 250
Post Listing Update: This Pioneer did not meet reserve with 12 bids up to $1,875 on eBay. Ossa was a Spanish firm that offered a wide variety of dirt bikes to cover anything that an off-road enthusiast could want to do. The Pioneer was OSSA’s enduro bike, though realistically the pavement experience was limited to putting around in town. In …