Author Topic: My Bullfghter..not a streetfighter (Read 1751 times)

754 · « **on:** May 13, 2013, 10:13:15 PM »

Got this today...long..long time in the works....1970..should run..

LesterPiglet · « **Reply #1 on:** May 14, 2013, 03:43:29 AM »

Interesting. What size is it?

MoMo · « **Reply #2 on:** May 14, 2013, 03:50:58 AM »

Very nice

I worked in a Bultaco shop back in the day, Sherpas, Alpinas Pursangs--all good bikes. Remember the commercial, "so that's a Matador"? How much did you have to give for that sweet looking bike?...Larry

Stev-o · « **Reply #3 on:** May 14, 2013, 04:56:28 AM »

Cool bike Frank. What year? Those old Bul's are getting valuable down here.

754 · « **Reply #4 on:** May 14, 2013, 06:57:04 AM »

It is a 1970 Matador 250. It came from my buddies estate, he passed on about 6 yrs ago.. I ended up inheriting it....sort of bittersweet..

Stev-o · « **Reply #5 on:** May 14, 2013, 07:13:33 AM »

He would want you to have it

simon#42 · « **Reply #6 on:** May 14, 2013, 10:22:02 AM »

looks like a good bike has gone to a good home .

scottly · « **Reply #7 on:** May 14, 2013, 07:38:27 PM »

The father of a couple of friends of mine had a Bultaco just like that, back in the day. Joe, who was my age, rode a Sachs in the local MX races, and Lee, his older brother,(and later my sister's boyfriend) rode a Bultaco 125 flat-track bike. I rode the flat-tracker once. It had been heavily massaged; radical porting, stuffed crank etc. Lee warned me to keep the rpms up, or it would load up. Sure enough, it got loaded up, and then it suddenly cleaned out, and pulled the front wheel straight up! That bike had a wicked power band!

78 k550 · « **Reply #8 on:** May 14, 2013, 07:55:05 PM »

Bull's are great.
Nice looking bike.
I have 6 of them. Let me know if you need any parts?
Love those Akron rims.
The back spark arrestor is very hard to find. I have one like that on the Sherpa T.
Would love to see what the air box looks like I have one I have no idea to what it fits.

Paul

754 · « **Reply #9 on:** May 14, 2013, 09:40:40 PM »

It has a mikuni on it..i built that adaptor about 15 years ago....
The gas cap wont come out,and steering damper is stuck. I think i have to put gas in through the fuel line, then turn tank upside down to wet the prongs, and hope it comes off.

MoMo · « **Reply #10 on:** May 15, 2013, 03:57:34 AM »

Quote from: 754 on May 14, 2013, 09:40:40 PM

It has a mikuni on it..i built that adaptor about 15 years ago....

The gas cap wont come out,and steering damper is stuck. I think i have to put gas in through the fuel line, then turn tank upside down to wet the prongs, and hope it comes off.

Try a heat gun on a very low setting to loosen the cap. Bittersweet story but it is in good hands now...Larry

754 · « **Reply #11 on:** May 15, 2013, 07:24:12 AM »

The cap turns, but the lugs inside, seem to be stuck on the tank. They turn a bit, but not enough to release.

78 k550 · « **Reply #12 on:** May 15, 2013, 07:09:30 PM »

or a squirt some PB Blaster in through the cap and let it seep in.
I think all my caps have gas tanks to them. Not sure if I have any others.

Paul

754 · « **Reply #13 on:** May 15, 2013, 10:49:31 PM »

I am getting it ready to race hope it runs..

Looks a bit different, more coming off..

78 k550 · « **Reply #14 on:** May 16, 2013, 04:27:56 PM »

Nice.
I think I have a chain guard like that in my stash.

Paul

78 k550 · « **Reply #15 on:** May 16, 2013, 04:29:24 PM »

Quote from: 754 on May 14, 2013, 09:40:40 PM

It has a mikuni on it..i built that adaptor about 15 years ago....
The gas cap wont come out,and steering damper is stuck. I think i have to put gas in through the fuel line, then turn tank upside down to wet the prongs, and hope it comes off.

Does it have the original airbox since it got changed over to a mikuni?

Paul

754 · « **Reply #16 on:** May 16, 2013, 09:23:36 PM »

It has a rubber boot off the carb, going to I think a box that comes up to an opening in the seat pan.

78 k550 · « **Reply #17 on:** May 16, 2013, 10:49:41 PM »

Ok, thank's Frank.

Paul

LesterPiglet · « **Reply #18 on:** May 19, 2013, 08:03:04 PM »

I like those olde style dirt bikes. They sure raise an eyebrow.

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