1976 Bultaco Mercurio 175 GT
Bultaco Mercurio 175 GT 1976
BULTACO MERCURY 175 GT
Motor : single-cylinder two-stroke, air-cooled .
Bore x stroke : 61.1 x 60 mm
Volume engine: 176.2 cc
Compression ratio: 7.5 : 1.
Power : 12.4 hp at 6000 rpm
carburetor : Zenith 22 MX
Transmission : first and second chain
Clutch : multi-plate in oil bath
PPC : 5-speed
Chassis: tubular .
suspension with telescopic shock absorbers , front forks . Swingarm rear suspension with hydraulic shock absorbers .
Drum brakes 140 x 30 mm.
tires 3.00 x 17 " .
dimensions : length - 1912 mm, Height to seat 755 mm.
Weight: 95 kg
Fuel tank capacity:11.5 liters of gasoline
Maximum speed 112 kilometers per hour
Bultaco was a Spanish manufacturer of two-stroke motorcycles from 1958 to 1983.
The origin of the Bultaco motorcycle company dates back to May 1958. Francisco "Paco" Bultó was a director of the Montesa motorcycle company founded in 1944. After several years of steady growth and road racing success, in 1957 Montesa moved to larger facilities. The move was protracted, disrupting production and was followed by a downturn in the Spanish economy. This slump brought to a head disagreements between Bultó and the other senior director Pere Permanyer. As an economy measure, Permanyer (the majority shareholder) felt that the company should withdraw from racing. Bultó, the driving force behind the racing program and responsible for much of the company’s technical expertise was violently opposed. Failing to reach a compromise, Bultó decided to leave Montesa to concentrate on his other business interests. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the majority of Montesa's racing department left shortly afterwards as well.
The suggestion to form a new company is said to have come a few days later when Sr. Bultó was invited to a meeting by several of the former staff of Montesa's racing department. Keen to return to racing, they persuaded him that their greatest hope lay in forming a new company. Setting up shop in very primitive conditions at an old farm owned by Bultó, things developed quickly. On March 24, 1959 Bultaco held a press day and launched its first bike, the road-going 125cc Bultaco Tralla 101, named after the Spanish word for whiplash. Just two months later Bultaco entered its first Spanish Grand Prix taking seven of the first ten places.
BULTACO MERCURY 175 GT
Motor : single-cylinder two-stroke, air-cooled .
Bore x stroke : 61.1 x 60 mm
Volume engine: 176.2 cc
Compression ratio: 7.5 : 1.
Power : 12.4 hp at 6000 rpm
carburetor : Zenith 22 MX
Transmission : first and second chain
Clutch : multi-plate in oil bath
PPC : 5-speed
Chassis: tubular .
suspension with telescopic shock absorbers , front forks . Swingarm rear suspension with hydraulic shock absorbers .
Drum brakes 140 x 30 mm.
tires 3.00 x 17 " .
dimensions : length - 1912 mm, Height to seat 755 mm.
Weight: 95 kg
Fuel tank capacity:11.5 liters of gasoline
Maximum speed 112 kilometers per hour
Bultaco was a Spanish manufacturer of two-stroke motorcycles from 1958 to 1983.
The origin of the Bultaco motorcycle company dates back to May 1958. Francisco "Paco" Bultó was a director of the Montesa motorcycle company founded in 1944. After several years of steady growth and road racing success, in 1957 Montesa moved to larger facilities. The move was protracted, disrupting production and was followed by a downturn in the Spanish economy. This slump brought to a head disagreements between Bultó and the other senior director Pere Permanyer. As an economy measure, Permanyer (the majority shareholder) felt that the company should withdraw from racing. Bultó, the driving force behind the racing program and responsible for much of the company’s technical expertise was violently opposed. Failing to reach a compromise, Bultó decided to leave Montesa to concentrate on his other business interests. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the majority of Montesa's racing department left shortly afterwards as well.
The suggestion to form a new company is said to have come a few days later when Sr. Bultó was invited to a meeting by several of the former staff of Montesa's racing department. Keen to return to racing, they persuaded him that their greatest hope lay in forming a new company. Setting up shop in very primitive conditions at an old farm owned by Bultó, things developed quickly. On March 24, 1959 Bultaco held a press day and launched its first bike, the road-going 125cc Bultaco Tralla 101, named after the Spanish word for whiplash. Just two months later Bultaco entered its first Spanish Grand Prix taking seven of the first ten places.
