javier romagosa
Last Saturday May 30 the Barcelona Motorcycle Museum organized its non-competitive urban rally for historical motorcycles prior to 1986. Starting and arriving from the l'Illa Diagonal shopping center, it offered the possibility of seeing authentic collector's pieces circulate around the city.
In this fourth edition, a total of 130 motorcycles and more than 150 people participated, who completed a 60 km course by urban sections but also by secondary roads of Sant Cugat and Cerdanyola, recovering the mythical slopes of Vallvidrera, Rabassada and Flor de Maig.
A great variety of models of all styles and periods dazzled the streets of Barcelona before the curious glances of passers-by. As always, the most prominent brands were the national Montesa, Bultaco and OSSA, with the presence even of some off-road models.
There was no shortage of the legendary Vespa and large-displacement BMWs, which contrasted with some brave ones who dared with Derbi, Torrot or Mobylette mopeds.
Awarded in the MotoClàssica
The specialized jury, chaired by Estanislao Soler (president of the Fundación Museu Moto Mario Soler), awarded the different prizes as every year:
The oldest pilot It was Oriol Puig Bultó, who at almost 80 years of age, completed the route with no problem at the controls of a 155 Bultaco 1960. Regarding the award for the oldest motorcycle, there was a tie between Jordi Rifà, with an Alcyon from year 1928, and Artur Bujaldón, with La Mondiale of the same year.
Mario Gran and his 125 Ducati 1964 TS won the award for best motorcycle in original condition and the largest Club was the Sanglas Catalunya Club, which contributed a total of 8 motorcycles to the gathering.
Among the group of special awards, the Catalan brand was awarded to the sanglas 500 S from 1977 piloted by Diego Tamay; the best scooter to the impeccable Vespa of Joan Llibre from 1954 and the sidecar, to Albert Vilet and his family who participated in full with a Vespa S from 1963. Finally, a regular at the test, Ferran Torres, got his BMW R100RS of 1979 the special prize IV Motoclàssica Barcelona.
The good weather that accompanied throughout the day, contributed to a large influx of public enjoying the motorcycle exhibition that the participants set up in l'Illa Diagonal, where children's workshops were also organized for the whole family. The rest of the images of the IV edition of Motoclassic Barcelona They're available by clicking here
* News prepared by press release
