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Meet Estanis Soler. Estanis not only owns and runs this whole estate , he is also one of the most influential people in motorcycle sport Worldwide.
He has been the clerk of the course for the Bassella Enduro for many years. He is also currently the clerk of the course for the Qatar Moto GP.
Estanis showed Josep and myself around the museum which was very kind of him.The collection is simply breath taking. The quality of the bikes and the high standard of their presentation is incredible. Whether you are a love of this era of motorcycle , you cannot fail to be astounded by it all.
I asked him if i could take a photo of him next to his favourite motorcycle. The Norton is what Estanis chose. He loves British bikes.
As we walked around Estanis told us about his days at Bultaco . I was particularly interested in hearing from a man who worked there at the legendary factory in Barcelona. I informed him , then switched on my dictaphone and we all talked.
He has been the clerk of the course for the Bassella Enduro for many years. He is also currently the clerk of the course for the Qatar Moto GP.
Estanis showed Josep and myself around the museum which was very kind of him.The collection is simply breath taking. The quality of the bikes and the high standard of their presentation is incredible. Whether you are a love of this era of motorcycle , you cannot fail to be astounded by it all.
I asked him if i could take a photo of him next to his favourite motorcycle. The Norton is what Estanis chose. He loves British bikes.
As we walked around Estanis told us about his days at Bultaco . I was particularly interested in hearing from a man who worked there at the legendary factory in Barcelona. I informed him , then switched on my dictaphone and we all talked.
As well as being the Bultaco competition department head for 20 years and starting the clothing company "Clice" , Estanis has been the clerk of the course for the Spanish Grand Prix for 20 years. He has also organised the Qatar Moto GP race for the past five years as clerk of the course. Mr Soler is also the Clerk of the course at the Bassella enduro. On top of this he runs the museum and another nearby business. A busy man , by anyone's standards :)
estanis will give us some information as we walk around his museum
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I could go into every detail about each of the motorcycles . If i did this , this report wouldn't come out for years and the internet would have been superseded by something else. So , this is a picture tour. I hope you enjoy it as much as Josep and i did on the day.
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Estanis told us that the first Bultaco Frontera motorcycles were tested in the Bassella woods and open areas. It was here that these prototypes were developed. |
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This area is an exact replica of Mario Soler's workshop in bassella before his workshop was destroyed by the flooding to create the reservoir.
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