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Montesa 348 vs Bultaco


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19 minutes ago, barnesy said:

 

I always liked the look of the 348's and I got a later model one last year having never rode one before, its surprisingly well made for a bike of that age easy to work on as well..   

I wouldn't worry too much about it snapping in half if you find a decent one I doubt you will loose money on it. I'm not bothered about

it being competitive in twin shock trials I just bought it for the fun factor which it has in spades. 

 

The 348 was a considerable step up in quality at the time with a good coating on the frame, chain tubes, small rear sprocket, grippy grips, alloy (large diameter, nothing's new) bars, folding alloy brake and gear pedals, good air filtration, excellent mudguards - and fast on the road.

As I recall, the frame was reinforced at the steering head after the first batch; indeed the only one I can remember breaking was Rob Shepherd's in the Scottish.  Must have been an interesting day for the guys who went to retrieve it.

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