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Resistance to two-strokes and its unusual name probably had much to do with this. In retrospect this look was way ahead of its time but it didn’t translate into sales success, especially in the US where Bultaco was endeavouring to establish itself. The bike was styled to resemble a European endurance road racer with a large tank, flat bars, and semi-rearset footpegs. Even with a street-legal exhaust system the 64.5mm x 60mm piston-port single managed to put out an impressive 20hp (14.7kW) at 7000rpm. Compared with other 200s the Metralla was in a class of one.īultaco’s 200cc engine grew out of the Tralla 155 and 175cc Sherpa scrambler. With the optional racing kit the Bultaco had a top speed of around 150km/h and would leave all the famed British twins for dead on a mountain road. When 650cc British twins were running a standing 400m time of around 15 seconds, the little Bultaco was barely a second behind. Introduced in 1962, the Model 8 Metralla 62 had a 196cc two stroke engine, a four-speed gearbox, and weighed 97kg.

The Bultaco’s Metralla was never really popular in its day, but it has earned belated recognition to the extent that it now defines an era of motorcycling. Shunned by the world’s buyers on its release, in later years Bultaco’s Model 8 Metralla would be regarded as the definitive small capacity sporting single of its day. A LITTLE MORE BULTACO AND METRALLA HISTORY The US models had standard style handlebars and had MPH speedometers. Most of these early models were Euro models with very few being sent to the US. The Metralla MK2 250cc version is much more common in the US than is the Metralla 62 Model 8. The Metralla 62 is the 200cc version and the Metralla MK2 came later which was a 250cc version. Very sexy and exotic then and as it is today as well as being very rare. The Bultaco Metralla 62 Model 8 was the bike Barry Sheene began his career in road racing on. Here is a bike that you do not see everyday. 7MM Remington Magnum lightweight hunting rifleĮngine: 196cc air-cooled 2-stroke single, 64.5mm x 60mm bore and stroke, Compression ratio: 10:1.Rides with Jay Thomas – Shelby GT500 and GT350H.Completed in December 2006 and freshly prepared for sale in March 2007, the machine comes with bill of sale, restoration invoices, and Certificate of Title. The engine was rebuilt by Bultaco specialists BR Enterprises, with assorted parts sourced from Hugh’s Bultaco and some provided by Jim himself. It was then completely dismantled and restored by Kevin Hirsch, Jim Pomeroy and Bruce Reynolds to factory specification, using all original parts wherever possible. The machine was garage-stored in San Francisco and moved to the Pomeroy residence in Yakima, WA in 2005 for restoration. Sold new in the USA, this Pursang was raced in AHRMA vintage events by previous owner Bob Hurst, from whom it was purchased in 1998. Spurred on by the delirious Spanish fans, he never looked back and won with ease.

Despite the extra work involved, he ended up in pole position for the race and by the end of the first lap had taken the lead. To begin with, this amounted to little more than the provision of a new Pursang and an entry into the Spanish Grand Prix - Jim had no mechanic and had to assemble the bike himself. Jim Pomeroy had been sent to Europe to gain experience at the World level by the US Bultaco importer, and the young American received a limited measure of support from the factory. In so doing, he became the youngest rider to win a World Championship M-X GP, the 1st rider ever to win such an event on his debut, the 1st American to win a World Championship M-X GP, the 1st American to lead the World Championship, and the 1st rider to win on a Spanish motorcycle. Half of the sale proceeds will be paid into a trust fund for Jim’s daughter: The Jamie Lee Pomeroy Trust.Īged 20, Jim Pomeroy made one of the most dramatic international debuts in the history of off-road motorcycle sport when he won the Spanish Grand Prix in 1973, the opening round of that year’s 250cc World Championship. This machine is presented as a tribute to the late, legendary dirt racer, Jim Pomeroy, who was tragically killed in an accident last August.