RideApart 6: Flat Track racing for beginners

Jamie Robinson and Wes take bananas to a gunfight, entering 9hp Honda CRF100F and XR100 trail bikes in The Hooligan Derby’s “Run Whatcha’ Brung” flat track race at Ventura Raceway. It’s their first time on a dirt oval.

King Kenny’s Bultaco on the block

Okay, the $2.8 mil for Kenny Roberts’ California ranch, a.k.a. the “Hickman Haul-Ass Club,” was just too deep a dig. But maybe you coulda stepped up to buy one of the King’s better souvenirs, in this case a 1971 Bultaco … Continued

Dakar stages 7-11

Here’s high-res images and video recaps from Dakar stages 7 through 11. KTM’s Marc Coma and Cyril Despres continue to contest first and second places despite giving away stage victories both to Aprilia and Jonah Street. At ninth place, Quinn … Continued

The Dakar Bultaco

Ignacio Chivers has a dream. He wants to become the first Spaniard to complete The Dakar rally on a two-stroke Spanish bike and he’s not going to let the lack of eligible contemporary Spanish production motorcycles stop him. Instead, he’s … Continued

Photo Finish: up in smoke

Photo: honda_tlr1982. Scotland. Scottish Six Day Trials. Steve Saunders crashing his Bultaco 340….

Photo Finish: bullfight

Photo: unknown125 Grand Prix. Ricardo Tormo leads Angel Nieto, both riding for Bultaco….

Bultaco returns, minus cool bikes

Famous for its Spanish lightweight trials and enduro bikes, Bultaco, another remnant of the two-stroke era, is being brought back from the dead again. That’s fine by us. Only this time around, the company is forgoing the machines and launching with…