BULTACO comes from combining the first four letters of Sr. Bultó’s surname with the last three of his nickname “Paco”. CEMOTO is an acronym for “Compañía Española de Motores”. The other part of 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.
Built in Barcelona Spain, Bultaco motorcycles were exported throughout the world, but their largest market ultimately became the USA, allowing aspiring racers to purchase legitimately competitive motorcycles right out of the box. Perhaps the most famous Bultaco model is the Sherpa T, a trials bike, which revolutionised the sport in the 1960s. Bultaco dominated the World Trials Championship in the 1970s, winning the title eight times, and winning the Scottish Six Days Trial four times.
Bultaco’s premier model in the USA, the Pursang, was an excellent handling and powerful 250 cc competition model that could readily compete in virtually any type of off-road competition. In later models this was expanded to 125cc, 360cc and 370cc versions, such as the Sherpa T (trials), the Astro (flat tracker) and the Matador (trail bike), provided more targeted approaches to specific types of races.
Many famous racers got their start in Motocross on the Pursang, the likes of Jim Pomeroy,Gary Baily, Tom Rapp, Kenny Zahrt, Marty Tripes, and the list goes on…
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