In 1965 we made a Trials machine, the Sherpa T, that made history at the tough Scottish Six Day Trial. First time ever that the event was won by a foreign machine...first time ever to be won by a two-stroke. It that was not enough we repeated the win in 1967 and 1968. Also winner of the British Trial Championship...three times! and in 1968 the first European Trials Championship ever held. You'd think we'd take it easy and let things slide for a while. Not so. The back-room boys in our research departments are restless. They saw several ways to make the Sherpa T perform better, steer better, and to increase the reliability. Impossible! you'd say if you own one of these machines. Well, try one of these new 5 speed models, and see for yourself!
1969 Circa Bultaco Sherpa T Trials Motorcycle Brochure 4-Pages available at www.DadsVintageAds.com
Test ride the Ossa - you'll know in minutes whether it's all talk or all tough. Specifications shown for The Stiletto 175, Stiletto 250, 1971 1/2 Plonker 250, The Pioneer 175, Pioneer 250, The Dick Mann Replica 250
1971-ish Ossa Stiletto and Pioneer Motorcycle Brochure 4-Pages available at www.DadsVintageAds.com
Solid Gold. That's what you get when you buy the spirited Yamaha 175. But don't think for a minute that it's all show and no go. Hit the trail and see what it's like to ride a machine with a power to weight ratio as perfect as man can make it. Run it up the steepest of grades and feel the extra performance that Yamaha's exclusive Torque Induction packs. Go ahead, do it. You'll find out there's a lot more to this beauty than meets the eye...
1973 Yamaha 175 CT3 Torque Induction Motorcycle Brochure 4-Pages available at www.DadsVintageAds.com
For the serious off-road rider: Bultaco Alpina 250. You've been riding your "dual-purpose" street/dirt bike for long enough to realize that many so-called Enduro modls just aren't worthy of the name. You're experienced enough to know that a bike that can zip down city streets isn't going to make it on the trails or in the desert. So for you, we have the new Alpina 250...the Enduro bike that really is what it claims to be. The bike was conceived and designed with one purpose in mind - Real Enduro Riding...
1973-ish Vintage Bultaco Alpina 250 Motorcycle Brochure 6-Pages available at www.DadsVintageAds.com
A great new year is already beginning at Honda dealerships across the United States. These 1976 Models are available now: CB750F CB550F CB500T CB360T CB200T CB125S XL350 XL250 XL175 XL125
Suzuki GT185M - Best in its class. Need we say more? ...By today's standards, the GT185M is inexpensive ($925) and priced competitively for its class - making it a potential mount for the first-time buyer. The twin-cylinder, two-stroke powerplant has a square bore and stroke of 49mm x 49mm, for a total displacement of 184.8cc...
Yamaha TT500C - Stepping back in time to plan for the future, Yamaha reintroduces the 500cc four-stroke single. To be produced in both street-legal Enduro (XT), and play bike (TT), configurations, the new 500 ohc four-stroke from Yamaha is a tremendously versatile and appealing machine. The engine is a straight-forward two-valve Single. Bore and stroke measure 87mm x 84mm, yielding a total displacement of 499cc...
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1975 Yamaha TT500C 500cc Four-Stroke Single Road Test 6-Page Article available at www.DadsVintageAds.com