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12/25/2016 6:35pm
12/25/2016 6:35pm
1978/79 Bultaco Frontera 370 Mark 11
1978 KTM 400 with Enduro Kit
1979 KTM 400 GS 80 Enduro
Been trail riding and/or racing PV HVA's and Maicos for the past 10 years. Thought about finally giving these other bikes I try this year. None of them have ever been raced. Purchased the Bultaco in November, and today I just finished going through the bike. Freshly rebuilt motor. Everything is very good working condition (even the horn and brake light!). Rode it around the woods and neighborhood like a kid with new minibike on Christmas. And though it's not as powerful as my KTMs, Maicos, and HVA's, it has a nice tractable motor. We'll see how she goes on the trail.
Purchased the 79 KTM in April. Solid bike, very nice handling, great motor, and brakes. Ditto with the 78 KTM -- which was purchased in 2012. Both have very fresh and completely rebuilt motor. Love these old things...don't quite know why sometimes...I just do. Merry Christmas. Cheers!
1978 KTM 400 with Enduro Kit
1979 KTM 400 GS 80 Enduro
Been trail riding and/or racing PV HVA's and Maicos for the past 10 years. Thought about finally giving these other bikes I try this year. None of them have ever been raced. Purchased the Bultaco in November, and today I just finished going through the bike. Freshly rebuilt motor. Everything is very good working condition (even the horn and brake light!). Rode it around the woods and neighborhood like a kid with new minibike on Christmas. And though it's not as powerful as my KTMs, Maicos, and HVA's, it has a nice tractable motor. We'll see how she goes on the trail.
Purchased the 79 KTM in April. Solid bike, very nice handling, great motor, and brakes. Ditto with the 78 KTM -- which was purchased in 2012. Both have very fresh and completely rebuilt motor. Love these old things...don't quite know why sometimes...I just do. Merry Christmas. Cheers!
PS -- Guy, OC, ML512, GD2 -- when anyone of you guys see this can you help a brother out and move it to the old school moto section, please? Thank you.
Cool old bikes.
Why is the beta sticker upside down?
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The Beta seat is off and upside down in order to get access to the battery. If you look closely you'll see that I have the battery tender charger clamps on there. I'll install "pigtail" attachments to the battery later this week.
I have my theory about rear frame loops. What's yours?
To give extra support to the fender when lifting the bike out of ruts?
http://pvr.potomacvintageriders.com/Shared%20Documents/index.html#cross…
Nice collection you got there- it would be a shame to just let them gather dust.
Thank you Hman. Been a PVR 10+ years. Raced alot of HS from 05 to 09. I race 1-2 times a year now, and trail ride as often as I can.
Could be full of shit to.
They are meant to be ridden and shown, not stored.
11 out of the 14 bikes get ridden year round. Maybe not frequently, but they all get ridden. The only two I will not ride, is my garage queen -- a recently resurrected/restored 82 Husqvarna 430WR; and my garage King -- 69 Maico 360 MC. The Maico has about 5 minutes of running time on it and that was on asphalt. Most bike projects can be done in about 6 months to a year. This one took about 3 years to complete. Cannot tell you just how happy I was when that bike fired up on the third kick. Lots of money, time, and effort went to completing it. Vowed I'd never that do that again.
AND LO AND BEHOLD, enter the 73 DKW 125 Enduro that I bought in August 2015. Stupid purchase!!! This little rat bastid was in worse shape than the Maico that I restored.
It's perhaps the most complex old bike project I've ever taken on. Bike was a bloody hot mess. Thankfully the motor is done now (the builder, Gary Ellis, is the same guy who thankfully did all my KTMs and Penton motors). Finally have all the parts I need to put it back together. Had to buy some parts in France and Germany. When it's done I'll post up some before and after pics in the old moto section. Just effin' crazy. I'm going to leave a little bit of the patina, but I hope I can get it close to looking like this one:
Beautiful bike man!! I had the motocross version back in the day
Edit: if my memory is correct the enduro was called a "boondocker" and the motocrosser "hornet"
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