Bultaco Sherpa – 50 Years!

On 12th July 2015, the racing ‘Circuit De Barcelona’, Catalunya was the splendid setting for the appreciation of one of the world’s most famous trials motorcycles, the Bultaco Sherpa T.

In 1965, Ulsterman, Sammy Miller had left the English Ariel behind and developed the 244cc Sherpa to become a true world beater of a machine. It effectively turned the page on the history of motorcycle trials.

Here are some images from the celebrations, courtesy of Motocat, Victor Martin and Merce Gou.

Poster

bultaco 50 anniversary

Kit campeona

Circuit de Catalunya

Bultaco 50
Bultaco riders from the past: Marcel Wittamer; Ignacio Bulto; Ettore Baldini; Manel Soler & Bernie Schreiber. (Photo: Motocat)
Manel Soler interviews former World Trials Champion, Bernie Schreiber (USA)
Manel Soler interviews former World Trials Champion, Bernie Schreiber (USA) (Motocat photo)
50 years celebration of the Sherpa T (Photo: Motocat)
50 years celebration of the Sherpa T (Photo: Motocat)

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Bernie Schreiber, former World Trials Champion for Bultaco. Photo: Motocat
Bernie Schreiber, former World Trials Champion for Bultaco. Photo: Motocat
Ignacio Bulto, son of F.X. Bulto the founder of Bumltaco Motorcycles in 1959. Photo: Motocat
Ignacio Bulto, son of F.X. Bulto the founder of Bultaco Motorcycles in 1959. Photo: Motocat
Sherpa T - The winning machine - Photo: Motocat
Sherpa T – The winning machine – Photo: Motocat

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