Wasn't that a European Championship Tim?
P.S. Maico did win a world championship. The 250 in 1957THREAD HIJACK ALERT 8)
Did Bultaco ever win the World Trials Title .Shitloads Iain starting with Sammy Miller in 1968. After that they had.....
Imagine what would happen to the Bultaco market if the king of one make hoarders, Anthony Suttor decided to sell his 100 plus Bultaco's? I shudder when I think of that shearing shed chocka block full to the brim with row after row of Bullies gathering dust. I've heard that his farm is up for sale so I'd imagine that the collection will see daylight more sooner than later.He's kept them too long.. The price and demand for 70's mxers is declining while the 80's stuff is booming and on the rise, particularly pre 90 bikes.
Anthony close to missing the boat for max value,plus sell that many there wont bee 100 buyers so value will be less
He's kept them too long.. while the 80's stuff is booming and on the rise, particularly pre 90 bikes.I agree (to a point). While Anthony's got some good desirable stuff like M 11 Metisses, Banditos, Metrallas, Sherpa T's and all shapes and sizes of Pursangs, he's also got a lot of blah stuff like Alpinas, Lobitos and other less desirable oddballs. While the market for pre 75 racers might have flat lined or declined the market for much of the other stuff has bottomed out. Anthony'll have a hard time selling much of his stash.
The price and demand for 70's mxers is decliningI think you're pretty right when the scene is looked at in an overall sense but I've noticed that some pre 75 and in particular pre 65 bikes have maintained their value or in some cases have increased in value. The pre 65 market was in rapid decline a few years ago but over the last couple of years the value of a good Mk3 Metisse, Cheney or even a decent BSA B44 has gone up appreciably. In the pre 75/78 era, interesting or rare bikes have maintained their value.....Yamaha YZ-A/B, RH74/75 Suzuki's, '74 400/440 Maico, BSA B50 and oddball rarities like Harley Davidson 250MX and the like can still get good money while good Spanish pre 75 250 or open classers have kept a decent market value. The resurgence of the pre 75 and pre 65 classes in recent times has halted much of the drop in value although common bikes such as MX Yamahas, TM Suzukis and Honda Elsinores have dropped about 30% in value over the last few years. A lot of the decline in bike value is more a reflection of the economy than of the decline of the classes but it's a fact that as the aging baby boomers leave the sport, younger racers won't want to ride their bikes. The next couple of years are going to be very interesting as far as bike values rising or declining.
I almost forgot, Radar turns up with a 360 Bully.Radar's got one of everything in his Aladin's cave!
Radar's got one of everything in his Aladin's cave!He's even rebuilding my old Mk 4 Triumph Metisse....the little bloke's got his fingers in a lot of pies ;D.
I still have this 360 but the 125 in the photo is long gone but still in Vic. I have a 125 Mk8 project and 2 Mk6 350 projects.
Stan.(http://i991.photobucket.com/albums/af39/gf079/Bultacos.jpg) (http://s991.photobucket.com/user/gf079/media/Bultacos.jpg.html)
Thats a lot of Keepers dave!! I sent a 360 to Bachus marsh some years agoNo Bazza thats a lot of wasted money.
You probably need a tank sticker to know what youre looking at.
(http://i1357.photobucket.com/albums/q747/Slakewell1/Scan0012_zpsa96364f8.jpg)
Gary actually won the 2nd MR MX in 75, Trevor won in 74.. But yeah they were good bikes back then and look great restored.(http://i1357.photobucket.com/albums/q747/Slakewell1/Scan0012_zpsa96364f8.jpg)
Nice photo of Gary Flood. He won the 1st Mr MX and 1st Mountain Man MX on Bultacos. Then switched to KTM in 1976.
(http://i914.photobucket.com/albums/ac346/albrid-3/Bernie2.jpg) (http://s914.photobucket.com/user/albrid-3/media/Bernie2.jpg.html)
Is this the one your thinking of.