scot taco Posted December 22, 2018 Report Share Posted December 22, 2018 I found this on the net. Any ideas what bike was used or is it a custom frame? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feetupfun Posted December 22, 2018 Report Share Posted December 22, 2018 Single front downtube frames have been a rarity for a long time now. The only one that springs to mind is the Scorpa with the TTR125 motor and the Scorpa looks quite different around the headstock, so I'm betting on the main frame being either a scratch-build custom job or heavily modified Bultaco Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cub200 Posted December 23, 2018 Report Share Posted December 23, 2018 I'm more interested in the BSA Goldie on the left in the background. ! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigel dabster Posted December 23, 2018 Report Share Posted December 23, 2018 this is the bike that has been dawn a few times as the bike Bultaco wouldve made next had they not gone pop. Its a Frenchman escuyeire or summat. Bit of a joke really as it doesnt use the last engine, a gas gas swinging arm, forks from 10 years ago, not the best kickstart available, dellorto carb and so on. Just cant see the point, but thats just me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigel dabster Posted December 23, 2018 Report Share Posted December 23, 2018 (edited) 9 hours ago, feetupfun said: Single front downtube frames have been a rarity for a long time now. The only one that springs to mind is the Scorpa with the TTR125 motor and the Scorpa looks quite different around the headstock, so I'm betting on the main frame being either a scratch-build custom job or heavily modified Bultaco thats because the exhaust port is on the side, by the rest of the build im guessing its a converted frame, but couldnt recognize it. Edited December 23, 2018 by nigel dabster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
section swept Posted December 25, 2018 Report Share Posted December 25, 2018 It does look good though, all three bikes look good and really interesting? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigel dabster Posted December 27, 2018 Report Share Posted December 27, 2018 On 12/25/2018 at 12:07 AM, section swept said: It does look good though, all three bikes look good and really interesting? This is just a snippet of what you see at costa, if you like these you need to see the 400 plus bikes outside the hotel............ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
section swept Posted December 28, 2018 Report Share Posted December 28, 2018 On 12/27/2018 at 9:44 AM, nigel dabster said: This is just a snippet of what you see at costa, if you like these you need to see the 400 plus bikes outside the hotel............ Crikey, as I step outside the hotel I wouldn’t know which way to look first? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bult360 Posted December 30, 2018 Report Share Posted December 30, 2018 On 12/23/2018 at 8:40 AM, nigel dabster said: this is the bike that has been dawn a few times as the bike Bultaco wouldve made next had they not gone pop. Its a Frenchman escuyeire or summat. Bit of a joke really as it doesnt use the last engine, a gas gas swinging arm, forks from 10 years ago, not the best kickstart available, dellorto carb and so on. Just cant see the point, but thats just me. I think the reason Gilles hasn't used the last ignition cover is because hes gone to a hydraulic clutch and it may have been better to play around with the earlier heavier case , all credit to him as it looks great. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
model80 Posted December 30, 2018 Report Share Posted December 30, 2018 On 12/23/2018 at 8:40 AM, nigel dabster said: Bit of a joke really as it doesnt use the last engine, a gas gas swinging arm, forks from 10 years ago, not the best kickstart available, dellorto carb and so on. Just cant see the point, but thats just me. Giles Escuyer, used a hydrolic clutch, similar to what the Romero Bros developed. As this involves a bit of slicing and dicing of the Mag cover, I feel Giles was very prudent in not using the later type Mag cover on this bike. As a replacement is very difficult to obtain and if found, horrendously expensive! It is certainly nice to see someone doing something different with the Sherpa, as there have quite a number of individuals doing their interpretation of how the Pursang should have developed. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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