It’s the works

By his own admission Sammy Miller was no longer at the top of his trials career in the early Seventies, having pretty much dominated the Sixties, first with his highly developed Ariel based 500cc single, then – to the disbelief of the feet-up establishment – he went Spanish and carried on winning. Retiring from major competitions didn’t mean he’d retired from development though and was still a contracted Bultaco rider who would become involved with the 325 Sherpa, before heading for Honda in 1974.

The smart green Sherpa we’re looking over in the courtyard of the Sammy Miller Museum is effectively his last works 250 Sherpa. Though supplied direct from the factory, Sammy did make a few modifications, which brought a wry grin to his face as he recalled them: “Looking back, Snr Bulto was very lenient with my modifying bits and pieces, for instance I didn’t really mod my Ariel until it was out of production and BSA riders had to use what was on the production line.”

So, the frame on this 250, while similar to the production one, is Sammy’s own Hi-Boy aftermarket and as such made from Reynolds 531 tubing which made it considerably lighter than the standard model. “It’s also got