Bultaco Astro 250

[steve234]

There  is 4 available on vft.org for $8k

[steve234]

Any luck with the sale NGK?

[firko]

That's a really nice little Astro NGK. It's a shame you have to sell it but if you do I hope it goes to NSW as both modern and vintage short trackers are about to get a class of their own at Nepean Raceway. Quite a number of Champions, Trackmasters and Astros have come into the country over the last couple of years so the more we can get onto the track the better. Right now the short track moderns will be running in conjunction with the speedway bikes on Nepeans speedway track and I've been told that as soon as enough vintage trackers start to appear, a vintage class or two will be created to cater for them. The advantage of owning one of these bikes is that they fit into the vintage dirt track class criteria just by fitting a front frake so you get a fair bit of bang for your buck.
Below: My cheap as chips Hindall Yamaha 360
             

[flower pot racing]

Stunning Bulto Flat tracker.
I have a 250 motor that is surplus if anyone wants to build a replica.  It is a 250 motor that was designed for a go cart, so would be a good option for a flattracket I would have thought. Nice and clean, sat wasted in my garage.

(also a Sammy Miller High-boy trials bike that needs a new home, but that is another story...would also needa bug jiffy bag to post that!)

[firko]

ive decided to keep the astro..

Good decision. If you'd have sold it not a day would have gone by when you didn't regret it.

I once sold a Champion framed Yamaha SC500 short tracker and started regretting the sale before the bloke had even left my driveway with the bike in his ute. 

[Curly3]

I totally agree with Firko.
My father had a bike shop through the 50's, 60's & 70's and the stories he told me about the bikes he let escape make me want to cry.
I rarely let anything go but there have been a few exceptions, now all ya gotta do is ride it, the Classic DT titles are in the ACT this year, not too far away from home? 

[Curly3]

Jeezus NGK, I've had more than my fair share of injuries but 40 hours of surgery has me pegged, only by about 10 hours.
I know how you felt, I've been to see my Surgeon today and without elaborating I'm not real happy with his prognosis, when I walked out of the surgery I felt like selling everything, getting a divorce and moving to Russia.
The Astro really is a DT Icon and I reckon you'd be mad to unload it, unless you really have to.
Happy sliding, Steve

[steve234]

Good stuff enjoy it

[firko]

Shit you've been through the hospital wars NGK, I hope the foot eventually returns to something close to what it should be.
I love these flat trackers and have acumulated a couple of bikes and enough odds and sods to build a street tracker myself. Mine's a very long term project using a 650 Benelli Tornado motor, Trackmaster frame, Yamaha R6 forks, Morris magnesium wheels and who knows what else. Shown below is an early mock up using my Trackmaster frame.