Fiberglass almost would interchange, and much of the hardware is lifted directly from the successful 250 model. Paintwork is tastefully done - a black/white effect is nicely split with a trace of red. El Bandido decals are a nice identity touch. There is no question that many riders found the Pursang not pleasing to the eye. Somehow this larger unit brings the whole thing off far better. The new colors do much for El Bandido, and the huskier power unit seems to tie the machine together in a subtle, effective manner.Ī closer look reveals welcome surprises. Bultaco actually is producing some truly neat welds on this one.
The beads no longer look like the ones from welding class. The gray paint didn't like clinging to all that flux.
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The long gussets that join downtubes to steering head are tied up with a professional half-moon-on-half-moon weld, and the engine mounting points on the frame are equally well done.Īlso gone are the grinding marks that once cut half way through the tube before the assembler went for his goggles. The pipe once again goes underneath, taking a path between the downtubes and under front center of engine before angling to right and exiting under the swinging arm. It has welded-in notches and slots to clear anything projecting, and is attached at the front with the now common double spring arrangement. The rear is supported by a pair of 6-mm bolts bonded to rubber pieces that bolt in turn to a lug on the frame. The turn downward at barrel might have been sharper, bringing the pipe closer to the engine and doing away with a water-cooled cant to the exhaust system. However, there's enough clearance for almost any situation.
The wheels are basically standard 250 units, but have been strengthened at spoke flanges by addition of steel plates riveted onto both flanges of each wheel. John Grace, export manager at factory and former road racer, reported the big engine had yanked chunks out of the flanges after prolonged abuse at factory test tracks. However, the wheels now are up to the job, and gave no trouble during some hard hours of testing, though rear wheel spokes had to be taken up late in the game.