Only a few Sanglas motorcycles were sold over here, but for years they were the biggest bikes a Spanish rider could buy. We check out the 1976 electric start 500 S — the first “modern” big single — and the 1981 500 S2 V5, the last of the line.
Back in the mid-1970s, market research revealed that there was a sizeable number of British bikers who were not the slightest bit interested in refined, high-tech multis that could knock off sub-13 second standing starts and top 130mph with ease. They hankered after a solid, dependable, gas-sipping Big Thumper with a simple, easy-maintenance pushrod engine. These Real Enthusiasts were desperate to spend their hard earned cash on a proper motorbike.stopped making 4-stroke singles ages ago. Fortunately they were still making Big Thumpers in Spain.
