page 7 2014 Bassella Museum Tour
E - Sammy Miller wins everyone with this Bultaco
Josep says - "You will have to ask Mr Sol about the Bultaco years and whether he was involved when Sammy Miller developed the Bultaco?"
E - He has the prototype before Sammy Miller, so he takes this prototype and improve
I say "Ah, so Sammy miller did not start with nothing, he started with a bike ? "
E - Yes, Bultaco , we have trial models before Sammy. We do 2 or 3 trials in France with these Spanish bikes, but not Sammys bike, half matador, half Sherpa, Mr Linsa from England take Sammy to the factory and start the work
I say "Have you been to England and the Sammy miller museum ?"
E - Oh, yes, of course. Sammy for me is the No 1 museum in the world. Here we have 5,6 7, very nice bikes, but Sammy have 200
This is the first model for Sammy
I say " Ah, the first one , so this was the first one Sammy made?"
E - Yes, not the first bike, the first model. This bike is the first first model , 300
I say "It is beautiful, you can see that is easy to ride"
E - If you compare with 4 strokes, it is completely different
Josep says - "You will have to ask Mr Sol about the Bultaco years and whether he was involved when Sammy Miller developed the Bultaco?"
E - He has the prototype before Sammy Miller, so he takes this prototype and improve
I say "Ah, so Sammy miller did not start with nothing, he started with a bike ? "
E - Yes, Bultaco , we have trial models before Sammy. We do 2 or 3 trials in France with these Spanish bikes, but not Sammys bike, half matador, half Sherpa, Mr Linsa from England take Sammy to the factory and start the work
I say "Have you been to England and the Sammy miller museum ?"
E - Oh, yes, of course. Sammy for me is the No 1 museum in the world. Here we have 5,6 7, very nice bikes, but Sammy have 200
This is the first model for Sammy
I say " Ah, the first one , so this was the first one Sammy made?"
E - Yes, not the first bike, the first model. This bike is the first first model , 300
I say "It is beautiful, you can see that is easy to ride"
E - If you compare with 4 strokes, it is completely different
E - This is the first montesa
Is it the Montesa Cota ?
E - No, the Montesa trial, before the Cota
Ah I listen and learn from you
E - Montesa, before the Cota, make 50 bikes only, this model, Montesa 244 This Cota is the second of 3 models, little brakes, the first Cotas were big bikes
And that was developed by Pere Pi
E - Miguel Sierra owns this bike
Is it the Montesa Cota ?
E - No, the Montesa trial, before the Cota
Ah I listen and learn from you
E - Montesa, before the Cota, make 50 bikes only, this model, Montesa 244 This Cota is the second of 3 models, little brakes, the first Cotas were big bikes
And that was developed by Pere Pi
E - Miguel Sierra owns this bike
A beautiful Cota 25. This was many many peoples first bike. Surely if they made this today , they will sell .
I say - "Ah, you’ve got the MAR there, Mick Andrews"
E - It was a war between the 3 marques of spain, and everyone want to improve
I say "So at the time, with these 3 marques competing with one another, which does Mr Sol think was the superior bike right at the start"
E - "The first Ossa, one period is finished, and this is the second period, this bike start the second period cos the first one was Sammy, but they only make small changes, but when this appears the other marques have to improve more."
E - It was a war between the 3 marques of spain, and everyone want to improve
I say "So at the time, with these 3 marques competing with one another, which does Mr Sol think was the superior bike right at the start"
E - "The first Ossa, one period is finished, and this is the second period, this bike start the second period cos the first one was Sammy, but they only make small changes, but when this appears the other marques have to improve more."