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Part way through a restoration? Just completed a trick special? Don’t send us your pics, and details because this is the last issue of PS

1974 Bultaco Alpina 350 Owner: Mark Vincent Owned for: three years So far: complete stripdown and restoration What’s next: sell to pay for next project READY TO RIDE Because I always like to have a restoration project on the go, I bought this Bultaco Alpina 350 as a complete but tired import from the USA in 2020. We didn’t get the Alpinas in the UK because glass fibre fuel tanks weren’t road legal in the 1970s. I stripped it and had the frame powdercoated, while the engine was rebuilt by a Bultaco expert. The original plastic chainguard was cracked. A local 3D printing service made a copy for me. The wheels and alloy parts cleaned up well but the handlebars needed rechroming. The electrics are mainly Lucas and the wiring…

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Practical Sportsbikes (Digital) - 1 Issue, May 2023

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