Without question, the gutsy DT-1, a crafty and compact dual-purpose bike powered by a spunky proprietary 250cc single-cylinder 2-stroke engine, is recognized as the bike that cemented the phrase “street enduro” into motorcycling’s sometimes cryptic and confusing lexicon of phraseologies. To fully appreciate the Matador’s prominent place in our moto-history, though, we should probably also pay a quick visit to another “enduro” bike of that same era, Yamaha’s DT-1. In the coming years Bultaco engineers continually refined the Matador as a production model that proved a perennial contender for motorcycling’s Olympics, the International Six Days Trial (renamed Six Days Enduro in 1981). The Matador 250 was one of the young Spanish motorcycle company’s first models - an enduro in this case - introduced in 1964. But if they wanted a guaranteed shot at earning an ISDT Gold Medal, smart money was on riding a Bultaco Matador 250. Suspension: Telescopic front fork, twin rear shocks 6-1/2in and 4in travelīrakes: 5.5in (140mm) diameter mechanical drum front, 6.3in (160mm) diameter mechanical drum rearĬompetitors in the challenging International Six Days Trial events during the 1960s had some worthy motorcycle brands to choose from. Electrics: Femsatronic breakerless capacitor-dischargeįrame/wheelbase: Single downtube/54in (1,372mm)
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