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Montesa “Operación Impala” motorcycle

Montesa “Operación Impala” motorcycle, 1962. National Museum of Science and Technology of Catalonia, Terrassa.

Montesa “Operación Impala” motorcycle, 1962. National Museum of Science and Technology of Catalonia, Terrassa.

Prototype Montesa Impala motorbike (1962) named the Lucharniega, and red in colour. This is a two-seater motorcycle with a 2-stroke, single-cylinder engine mounted to a simple single frame chassis (beneath the fuel tank). It has 4 gears in a cascade system, with the foot-operated gear change lever on the right. The starter pedal is also on the right-hand side, and both wheels have suspension: tele-hydraulic at the front, and dual effect at the rear. The headlamp is cylindrical.

It took part in Operation Impala in Africa.

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