tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2693775542020483450.post7182217426994610202..comments2024-03-28T18:12:54.222-04:00Comments on Progress is fine, but it's gone on for too long.: Ossa 250 Monocoque roadracerMister Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17663484841011868779noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2693775542020483450.post-36395498748833655222023-01-21T19:57:00.084-05:002023-01-21T19:57:00.084-05:00Great era. Great era. Mister Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17663484841011868779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2693775542020483450.post-22129687006530602662023-01-21T19:52:51.382-05:002023-01-21T19:52:51.382-05:00Lived in Madrid 66-8. Had a Metralla with a TSS se...Lived in Madrid 66-8. Had a Metralla with a TSS setup (stock exhaust) - for the street with fairing. Only machine ever came close to beating me was an Ossa. Saw Herrero race Jarama.Lloydnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2693775542020483450.post-10367222432756321752021-07-18T14:58:26.574-04:002021-07-18T14:58:26.574-04:00Herrero was a David even amongst the privateers th...Herrero was a David even amongst the privateers though he was a "factory" rider. The OSSA was the first (last?) successful monocoque GP motorcycle and the last successful single-cylinder GP race bike above 125cc. It was fantastic. We all hoped that if it were a winner, OSSA would find a way to make a production version for the street and one-up the Bultaco Metralla in every way. Didn't happen,sadly. I wish it had, though. Actually, someone should do that..Spirithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17073178952482991279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2693775542020483450.post-11680820540425274832019-01-24T09:20:34.936-05:002019-01-24T09:20:34.936-05:00His death was catastrophic for the program and com...His death was catastrophic for the program and company.Mister Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17663484841011868779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2693775542020483450.post-69630664007235368812019-01-24T04:04:10.387-05:002019-01-24T04:04:10.387-05:00One wonders if Herrero hadn't died and won the...One wonders if Herrero hadn't died and won the championship in 1970, whether other manufacturers would have considered a monocoque chassis.Graham Claytonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09182805428889776703noreply@blogger.com