#1973 bultaco pursang mk6 throttle serial number#
#1973 bultaco pursang mk6 throttle pro#

#1973 bultaco pursang mk6 throttle serial number#

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.

#1973 bultaco pursang mk6 throttle pro#

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. 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.