Bultaco are back (again)

[TooFastTim]

And this time it's the Bulto family who are behind the bike:

[Michael Moore]

Do you have any more details on this?

thanks,
Michael

[TooFastTim]

Mike, I don't know a lot about it. It was announced a few weeks ago and the release was international and simultaneous in some pretty swanky venues. Sammy Miller was the guest of honour at the UK release.

It's electric and it is a genuine Bulto family effort. The last resurrection had no Bulto involvement  and they sold the rights to the name for a limited period to Sherco and Derbi.

I expect to see a 'leccy trials bike too and soon'ish. The trials guys have little problem with the idea of electric trials bikes.

[Michael Moore]

Electric explains why there's a big Harley-Sportster style air cleaner on the side of the bike.

 

I couldn't figure out just what was going on in the engine room, but I was more interested in that they appear to have a Hossack or Saxon type of FFE (funny front end).

cheers,
Michael

[Slakewell]

Need an Italian designer ASAP. Thats just ugly.

[Hoony]

i don't Class "Electric" as bikes (my opinion) they just don't look or sound right. more like 2 wheel scaletrix jiggers

they may be the future but i'm in the past and happy to stay there.

and like Slakewell said there are ugly forkers too.

[TT5 Matt]

yeah lecky bikes got no noise, vibes or nice smelling twoee fumes so couldn't imagine the old skool boys throwing a leg over them!! and when the electronics/batteries shite themselves it wont be as cheap as doing up a twoee motor either.

[EML]

and when the electronics/batteries shite themselves it wont be as cheap as doing up a twoee motor either.

Interesting that Prius buyers are shitting themselves at having to buy new battery packs  (approx $7.000 I have been told) but that is similar to a modern engine rebuild and they last about the same time, so not a lot of difference these days.

[TooFastTim]

Other side:

[TT5 Matt]

ok your saying those battery packs are good for 3 to 400,000 kays coz I know vl comms with the jap motor can do those kays with oil changes kept up to them and electric car owners still need to buy power from someone to recharge overnight. are the electric motor brushless or brushed coz comutators wear out also and can you tow a trailer without blowing the mosfets out due to increased heat? I think the electric car has along way to go before id want to own one of them