Post Sale Update: This Streaker sold for $4,800 after 31 bids on eBay.
9-15 Update: Reader Mike P (who bought this bike when I last featured it) notes that he’s now offering it for sale again as it’s too tempting for his 15 year old son and his buddies! Find it for sale in Lake Forest, California with bidding up to $1,599 and the reserve not yet met
Post-Sale Update: After 35 bids on eBay, this Streaker sold for $4,051.99.
One of the most desirable models from the Spanish company, the Bultaco Streaker was a beautiful little cafe racer that was only produced for 3 years. Rumors suggest that just 28 were imported into the US before the EPA changed emissions regulations in 1979, effectively rendering this bike (and most other two-stroke highway vehicles at the time) illegal.
The Streaker was actually offered with either a 75cc or 125cc engine – the latter produced just 10 horsepower but it was in a frame designed with help from a aerospace manufacturer, plus it came with cast aluminum wheels, a steering stabilizer, and disc brakes. Even when it was released, the bike was considered “exquisite” and a collector’s item. For more information on the Streaker (and a pleasant tale of how someone has been trying in vain to get one of these for decades), check out this tale on Hooniverse.
This specific Bultaco Streaker (VIN: VB20400421) and it has just 2,165 miles. It’s highly original – even with the 35 year old tires and grips. The paint is starting to fail, but the seller hopes the next owner will preserve the patina, and I’m in full agreement with him or her. The bike just came out of a 18 year old nap and it currently runs and rides. The carb has been cleaned, the brakes were bled, and it has a new air filter and spark plug.
Find this Bultaco Streaker for sale in San Diego, California with bidding at $565 and the reserve not yet met