motorcycles of the years 80

1. Bultaco Streaker

It is true that Bultaco motorcycles are not always right. especially aesthetically. The Mercury 175GT, for example, they are not pretty, but they are always good bikes. and it's fast. When it comes to road bikes, the last bike in the chain is not like that. She is fast, athletic and beautiful. De hecho, it is what left such an important name in our motorcycle history as Jorge Martínez “Aspar”, Sito Pons or Joan Garriga: They all participated in the “Copa Streaker”.

2. Rieju MR80

end of the 70 and principles of 80. In terms of volume, the 75cc motocross market is very important in Spain. are the years of the generation “baby boomer” around the 16 years old, with the A1 in the pocket and the SUVs turning into a “deal” important for national brands, it is logical that many brands are focusing on this segment. Puch showed the M82 chassis with Cobra; They used the same engine developed in the mid-1900s. 1970, starting with the 50cc in Austria. Overhang and premium aesthetics are much more “biker” than previous Cobra MCs 75 and dazzling TT. But if you really want a “horse”, you have to go to Cobra Replica Monjonell, M82 TT or Santiago Blanco, X3 and X4 and get ready. Montesa and Bultaco do not seem “know”: its engines are outdated and far from the benefits of the Puch. derby did better, the C6 worked well and was a good base for the preparation. Rieju “embroiders it”.

3. Honda MBX

the decade of 1980 it was the era of the disappearance of many national brands. But for those of us who have experienced them and then we have stayed glued to the pages of motorcycle magazines, are years of hope: protectionism in the past prevented us from enjoying the EU made outside, although today we look longingly at these brands, Sí. Many people “sniffed” these marks and could not drive a motorcycle “modern”.

Honda took control of Montesa in 1983. They continue to make Cotas, now under the name MH (by the way, I don't know if you agree, but to me, with the ugliest finish in the history of Cotas), the latest series of 360H7, as a cheap option for off-road. vehicles, started making Honda bikes “real”. The first is this MBX 80, called “Hurricane”. Not related to the above.

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