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Marque Remarks => Spaniards (Bultaco, Ossa, Montesa etc) => Topic started by: felix7 on April 02, 2009, 06:34:59 pm

Title: spanish museum
Post by: felix7 on April 02, 2009, 06:34:59 pm

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Both 1960s/early 1970s 250cc Montesas at the Vall De Guadalest museum near Alicante, Spain. More pics on the way - Felix

Title: Re: spanish museum
Post by: felix7 on April 02, 2009, 06:40:54 pm

More from Spain. This museum was found after a loooong drive testing BMW's new Z4. The roads are brilliant - dangerous, but brilliant and even better when it's siesta time.


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Top is final Matador, the Mk9 (says 1975), from the magnificent Bultaco factory and the other is, natch, one from a lesser Spanish brand, Montesa's Cappra 414. - Felix.
Still more to come.

Title: Re: spanish museum
Post by: felix7 on April 02, 2009, 06:42:54 pm

More from Spain:

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Cute-as-a-button 125cc twin from Montesa in 1962. Now, would that fit in a frame for enduros???
- Felix

Title: Re: spanish museum
Post by: cappra on April 02, 2009, 08:58:40 pm

Montesa is a "lesser" Spanish brand than Bultaco?..Hmmm, yea right...

Title: Re: spanish museum
Post by: cappra on April 02, 2009, 09:06:20 pm

The Montesa Brio's were all single cylinder engines (51.5 x 60mm-124.98cc) with dual exhausts.
Some early CZ street models employed the same setup.

Title: Re: spanish museum
Post by: felix7 on April 02, 2009, 10:46:29 pm

Tks Cappra ... if I get there next time I'll spend a bit more time on looking at the bikes. On reflection, the "twin" I said is obviously a single - one spark plug! d'oh! Neat machines and you gotta love the dedication to build quality and fine details. Very Italian. - Felix

Title: Re: spanish museum
Post by: 090 on April 03, 2009, 05:47:35 am

Is this in Spain?
My '69 Cappra GP was sold back to the mother land to go into a museum . A couple of brothers were putting one together.

Title: Re: spanish museum
Post by: felix7 on April 03, 2009, 05:56:57 pm

 ...yes, up in the hills behind the coastal town of Alicante which is in Valencia. Is that your bike????