Lee halsall

A further confusion , I have the chance of a 250 Matador ,big silencer on the left ,looks like a Mk 4 . Any problems , are components Sherpa or frontera ? are they more valuable than the Alpina generally ? Thanks

Spoke to them , both the bikes are sold but I have registered my interest and hoping the next consignment from Spain has something of interest .

I have a fairly good idea what I'm looking for now , a later (1976 onward ) Alpina ,thanks for the input .I decided on a later model to keep my gearchange on the left ,just got to find a suitable bike to restore now .

All of great interest thanks for all the input . so, feetupfun , the 116 with right hand gear change is the long stroke 350 ? Do you think there will be a problem registering with DVLA given that it is an import but the seller has no paperwork but told me it was on the NOVA system ? B40RT , can you post a link to where the brake drums can be relined please ? thanks for your input ,it’s very encouraging Lee

Thanks for that , I didn't know about the brake drums . One I'm looking at on ebay is item no 283451765625, it checks out as a 74 325 with frame no JB 11601622. a few missing bits but I could drive down to the borders and pick it up which would save me £200 shipping . Is the 137 at Tim Blakemore racing , if so ,yes ,it is a 250 ,that's a bit too much given I have to add shipping ,but it is very nice and almost complete . I am very temped by the 137, I understand that the later 350 had a lot of improvements , does the 250 also ?

Hi folks , just signed up to ask before plunging in and buying . I had a 1968 Sherpa T around 1972 ,I remember it being a very nice ride compared to the British stuff I'd been riding , foolishly sold it . Now I have retired ,I'm looking for another Bultaco but quite fancy an Alpina .I only ever saw articles in American Dirt Bike mags ,never saw one in the flesh but always hankered after one . As I understand it , Alpinas up to 75 are basically Sherpa Ts but with closer ratio gearboxes ,something that would suit my end use of unhurried trial riding . After 75 ,I believe they have a Pursang crank and left hand gearchange as well as longer swinging arm , is this right ? I spotted a right hand gearchange 350 ( 325) on ebay so that tells me it's pre 75, although advertised as a 75 ,is there a big improvement with the revised post 75 bike ? Quite a lot of the ebay bike is missing , headlight ,mudguards speedo and rear spark arrestor , Mudguards appear to be alloy ,so I can source them and make the front mounting ,hoe about the rest ,hard to come by? Any advise gratefully received Lee