1966 Bultaco Sherpa "S" 250cc displayed at the VME "Vintage Motorcycle Enthusiasts" at "The Shop" in Seattle.
The origin of the Bultaco motorcycle company dates back to May 1958. Francesc "Paco" Bulto was a director of the Montesa motorcycle company founded in 1944.
"Bultaco" comes from combining the first four letters of Sr. surname with the last three of his nickname 'Paco". The name was a suggestion of one of the Bultaco premier racers, and close friend of Sr. Bultó, John Grace from Gibraltar.
CEMOTO is an acronym for "Compañia Española de Motores. The other part of the company logo, the thumbs-up symbol, came after Sr. Bultó witnessed British motorcycle racer David Whitworth giving the signal to his pit crew to signify that all was well. Sete Gibernau used to have this on the back of his crash helmet when he raised Moto GP.
Exhibitor: Corey Burkhead
Next Bike: 1966 Bultaco Sherpa "T" 250cc displayed at the VME "Vintage Motorcycle Enthusiasts" at "The Shop" in Seattle.
Perhaps the most famous Bultaco model is the Sherpa "T", a trials bike, which revolutionized the sport in the 1960s. At that time, trials were almost exclusively a British sport using big heavy four-stroke machines. Irish trials ace Sammy Miller teamed with Bultaco to produce a lightweight 2-stroke machine which overnight rendered the heavy 4-strokes obsolete.
Miller won the grueling Scottish 6 days Trial in 1965, and then repeated the feat with wins in 1967 and 1968. He also claimed the European trials championship in 1968 and 1978. This coincided with and perhaps stimulated the growth of the popularity of trials in Europe and later in the USA, which provided a lucrative market for Bultaco in years to come. Bultaco dominated the world trials championship in the 1970s, winning the title 8 times and winning the Scottish 6-day trials four times.
Exhibitor: Cory Burkhead
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