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Matt B
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PostPosted: 09:53 - 23 May 2014    Post subject: Bultaco Electric Bikes Reply with quote
Nothing for 13 years, now they have revealed 2 (ugly as sin) electric prototypes - the Rapitan and Rapitan Sport.

https://images.gizmag.com/gallery_lrg/bultaco-rapitan-sport-resurrected-1.jpeg

https://images.gizmag.com/gallery_lrg/bultaco-rapitan-sport-resurrected-8.jpg

Could they make them any more ugly and boxy?
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PostPosted: 10:06 - 23 May 2014    Post subject: Re: Bultaco Electric Bikes Reply with quote
Matt B wrote:
...Could they make them any more ugly and boxy?

I think they're going for a style. Looks similar, certainly lots of style cues, to other mainstream bike IMO.
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PostPosted: 10:45 - 23 May 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote
They look fine, I'd have either at a reasonable price, which they won't be.
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PostPosted: 11:16 - 23 May 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote
I quite like the second one, but it reminds me of one of those Guinness taps that's meant to look like a vault opening. If they pulled in the dash and the bellypan a bit, it'd be really nice. It's like they tried and failed to make it look bigger than it is.
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PostPosted: 13:20 - 23 May 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote
The bottom one is alright, although it does look like the headlight and dash is falling off.
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PostPosted: 13:56 - 23 May 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote
I am sad! , many moons ago I had a Bultaco 250 Pursang.
It was one of the scariest/wonderful bikes I ever had.

And now they are reduced to making something that reminds me of an industrial food blender Sad
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PostPosted: 14:16 - 23 May 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote
pepperami wrote:
I am sad! , many moons ago I had a Bultaco 250 Pursang.
It was one of the scariest/wonderful bikes I ever had.

And now they are reduced to making something that reminds me of an industrial food blender Sad


Ditto, a proper beast it was.
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PostPosted: 14:36 - 23 May 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote
Alternative photos because those don't show how boxy they are round the belly pan:

https://images.gizmag.com/gallery_lrg/bultaco-rapitan-sport-resurrected-3.JPG

https://images.gizmag.com/gallery_lrg/bultaco-rapitan-sport-resurrected.jpg
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PostPosted: 16:40 - 23 May 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote
Matt B wrote:
Alternative photos because those don't show how boxy they are round the belly pan:...

You have seen BMW bikes haven't you?
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