Montesa ignition timing chart this is the most complete list that i could assemble. A bit of history of the montesa marque the spanish montesa company, and was founded in 1944 by pedro permanyer and francisco bulto. Their first models were to be small two strokes based on contemporary designs, and in a buoyant market, these found commercial success, and bulto set about designing more advanced machines. Mounted on the new 250 scorpion scrambler, pi won the spanish championship again in 1966 and the similarly engined sport roadster won the barcelona 24hour endurance road race. You can still buy a montesa cota trials bike today, although the company is now a subsidiary of honda, and they run honda engines. Montesa mounted marc colomer won the world title in 96 and the 315r followed in early 97. View the best 1974 montesa cota 247 cota247 motorcycle pictures uploaded by users all over the world. Offered in catawikis classic offroad motorcycle auction. Montesa 247 cota fiberglass seat and gas tank vintage trials. The spanish civil war ended in 1939, and then the rest of europe spun out of control. The gas generator industry was characteristic of spanish life during the postcivil war period.
Gonna teach my daughter to ride it then give it a proper restoration. They teamed up in barcelona and created a lightweight motorcycle. However, the arrival of japanese bikes on the market entailed the need to improve manufacturing. If you have any specs that are missing or see mistakes, i would be greatful if you emailed me. Overdid the two stroke oil a wee bit but better too much than not enough. Moto montesa honda cota 4rt in the 70s, montesa released more than 65 different new models onto the market, many of them dirt and trial bikes that were along the lines of the cota 247. The 1974 film freebie and the bean directed by richard rush features a famous urban trail chase action scene, where the main character freebie james caan, an unorthodox policeman, takes a montesa cota 247 from a casual bypassing rider. Montesa honda is the spanish subsidiary of honda, which assembles several models of. The montesa cappra was produced in the cylinders of. Frame number 21m42 engine is a right hand gear change. When i have been looking everywhere not met, but in this blog i have finally found free. The cota, in its 247 348 permutations, was the trials bike to have in the 70s. For years, the cota were considered the best trial. A selection of pieces from the collection of montesa motorcycles worlds most.
Montesa cota 247 ssdt 1972 gentleman service gentle. Not long after the first montesa cota trials models appeared in 1967, montesas chief development engineer, pedro pi. This led to the creation of a bike powered by a 95cc twostroke engine with no rear suspension. A revision of the history and evolution of this legendary trial model it was in 1968, when the first montesa cota was launched, a model exclusively designed for trial practice. Montesa cota 247 cafe racer conversion by freeride motos racing. A look back at this cool little spanish dualpurpose trials bike, the montesa cota 247t. Montesa cota 247 following its introduction in 1965, the 250 engine would be the cornerstone of the companys future success. Been a bit quiet for the last week, too much farm work and wife in hospital, but life goes on. Finally i can also read the read montesa cota 247 manuals pdf i was looking for this. I now 1 is for lights but need 2 know the other functions it has and uses.
Technology has developed, and reading montesa cota 247 manual printable 2019 books may be easier and easier. Books blogger hangouts keep jamboard collections arts and culture. They have exploded views of the parts with part numbers, fluid quantities, some have specifications and torque values. Although the spanish motorcycle brand montesa was founded in 1944, it wasnt until 1967 that the company built its first trial bike, the 250, launching the first of the great name the cota 247 the following year. Classic spanish trials, mx and sports motorcycles sheldons emu. The history of montesa goes back to 1944, when a young barcelona industrialist, pere permanyer puigjaner, 33, began to produce his own gas generators for automobiles, thus opening a new branch of activities in the motorcycle industry. Above, matt on a cota 247, dick mann vintage dirt bike rally, likely 1988. These are reproductions of the manuals that came with a new bike. The cota, in its 247348 permutations, was the trials bike to have in the 70s. The spanish company montesa, now a wellknown manufacturer of light and sports motorcycles, was created in 1941 as a closer of trucks designed for transporting shells the company put quite peaceful engineering equipment on military trucks. Montesa was formed in 1944 by pedro permanyer and francisco xavier paco bulto. We stock only a few see below, but can specialorder anything they make prices will vary. Your 1972 montesa cota 247 values kelley blue book.
Initially the emphasis was on road racing, although in later years off road competition became more important. Montesa motorcycles cota 247 for sale car and classic. The story of bultaco born from a blazing row in a spanish boardroom. Impala 175cc sport 03m cota 25 trials 10m texas 175 12m enduro 175 14m cappra 125 mx. In 199293 a liquid cooled cota was produced, this was to be last of the real montesa s. Frame looks to have been painted a weird pale blue years ago looks hideous. As mentioned above ive started on the power unit and got the clutch side pretty much sorted still have to get the cover welded at the front lower edge. I had no reason to believe that story, and didnt keep track of where the bike went when it left my hands.
Some montesa motorcycle manuals pdf are above the page cota 247, 348, 330. Spain sensibly decided to stay neutral in world war ii. Get the suggested tradein value and retail price for your 1975 montesa cota 247 motorcycles with kelley blue book. This model featured a honda powerplant with many other components from honda. Hi ive got a montessa cota 247 and my frame number is 21m18496 but i can not find any details on age ect, infact i can not find the frame number just wondering if anyone can help, thanks mark. Get the suggested tradein value and retail price for your 1972 montesa cota 247 motorcycles with kelley blue book. Very technical and unique bearing with angular contact. With a limited domestic market, business stagnated. Free download books montesa cota 247 manual printable 2019 everybody knows that reading montesa cota 247 manual printable 2019 is beneficial, because we can easily get enough detailed information online from the reading materials. The history of montesa, constructor of the bike used by.
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