Help, Just had a thousand beers.

[firko]

COME BACK HARRO!

[Moto]

Snowy,
          The Bandito was sold in different configurations, a 350 and 360,one as a scrambler with 21 inch front wheel and scramble type handlebars knobly tyres, the other was a TT bike with a 19 inch front wheel and dirt track tyres ,different clip on bars and a more HP cylinder.The model you have has the boatail,the next model had alloy mudguards Just about all that were produced were exported from Spain,mainly to America. They were sucessful in TT racing and desert racing.
          The engine as you have seen is very robust (heavy) the gears (4 speed) are bigger than some used in a truck!! but they are also a reliable engine when set up properly.
         Parts are readily available for them. Might pay to look into the couple of gears needed to change from Montadero to Bandito ratios if you plan to race it seriously? as the Montadero gears can be a bit too widely spaced for Mx use, but you do get used to it after a while.
         My Montadero has engine no 70 00231 and has been a good reliable, racing? hack over the last few years.
          PM me if you need any more info.  
          
            
  

[magoo]

Cop the melon on the bloke talking to Harro.

[Snowy 76]

Yes Peter, you only have to meet Harro once, great bloke and the Bandito was a serious roost machine. Thanks Moto I`ll be in touch.

[Moto]

Magoo,
          I agree that he'd look a lot better if he left his helmet on too!!

[Noel]

Settle down mark,
I don't think this would be the bike to go out and challenge Rossco400's new bike in pre 70 on,

could be OK on the dirt track though, can you have it ready for the Jack Hogg,


 big Kev's Bandito (ex husky harro's) bike.

Far left taken at Coffs nat's

[Moto]

Harro was looking down to find that the air cleaner wasn't connected to the back of the carby, one of those high tech hose clamp things was missing,whats a bit of mud anyway!
He always boasted that he had the best tool kit of anyone in the pits, every tool brand new, never used !!! Come back Harro.

[Rosco400]

This taken at Coff Classic Dirt, just found heap of old photos so stuck them up in fotos section.

[KB171]

Bit of advertising hype from 1968.
Cheers

[Noel]

Geeesssss
things must be quiet, what are we all doing in the bultaco forum
when does the riding start.
Noel

[Mark Austin]

Hi Mark,

Yep Moto you're right - I must have got an extra digit there and got 180 mixed up with 18...
It would still be fun to get right - its really a Bandito with lower gearing and a smaller carby.
They are a bit rare for Bully's as they have a right hand kickstarter and a gear driven primary gear.
And they do have plenty of go - even though they are a bit heavy.

It'd be good to see you in the Pre 65/70 class against my mighty Mk1 Pursang!

Cheers,
Mark.

PS And that is a very fine looking gentleman - the ex Bandito owner I mean...

[lms6201]

did the bandito have a geared primary ? instead of the chain , 

[Moto]

Yes it did,and a much larger(heavier) clutch than the normal Bult unit fitted to all the other models.

[mx250]

Bit of advertising hype from 1968.
Cheers

Not bad copy. Truth in advertising I'm not so sure about  , but nice copy.

[searbs]

Hey Snowy,
did you have a feather of?

You have got a great project there, I've got a 69 El Monta boat tail in the shed bought in Bendigo about 15 years ago, and apart from checking the bore have not done anything to it. Your efforts may inspire me.

Moto, I didn't know about the tt version of the bandito, number one son wants to mod the above bike into some sort of cafe racer thing, he might not be to far of the mark. He has been out voted, I reckon they look pretty good in dirt track attire.
 
All the best with the resto

john