These are reproductions of the manuals that came with a new bike. Finally i can also read the read montesa cota 247 manuals pdf i was looking for this. 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. Exhibition viva montesa national museum of science and. Get the suggested tradein value and retail price for your 1975 montesa cota 247 motorcycles with kelley blue book.
The cota, in its 247348 permutations, was the trials bike to have in the 70s. You can still buy a montesa cota trials bike today, although the company is now a subsidiary of honda, and they run honda engines. However, the arrival of japanese bikes on the market entailed the need to improve manufacturing. The history of montesa, constructor of the bike used by. Impala 175cc sport 03m cota 25 trials 10m texas 175 12m enduro 175 14m cappra 125 mx. Montesa cota 247 ssdt 1972 gentleman service gentle. This model featured a honda powerplant with many other components from honda. Montesa mounted marc colomer won the world title in 96 and the 315r followed in early 97. If you have any specs that are missing or see mistakes, i would be greatful if you emailed me. We stock only a few see below, but can specialorder anything they make prices will vary. In 199293 a liquid cooled cota was produced, this was to be last of the real montesa s. Montesa 247 cota fiberglass seat and gas tank vintage trials. Above, matt on a cota 247, dick mann vintage dirt bike rally, likely 1988. With a limited domestic market, business stagnated.
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. They teamed up in barcelona and created a lightweight motorcycle. 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. Spain sensibly decided to stay neutral in world war ii. I had no reason to believe that story, and didnt keep track of where the bike went when it left my hands. A bit of history of the montesa marque the spanish montesa company, and was founded in 1944 by pedro permanyer and francisco bulto. Classic spanish trials, mx and sports motorcycles sheldons emu. The spanish civil war ended in 1939, and then the rest of europe spun out of control. Get the suggested tradein value and retail price for your 1972 montesa cota 247 motorcycles with kelley blue book. I now 1 is for lights but need 2 know the other functions it has and uses. Learn about the history and information of montesa motorcycles.
The gas generator industry was characteristic of spanish life during the postcivil war period. Montesa honda is the spanish subsidiary of honda, which assembles several models of. Not long after the first montesa cota trials models appeared in 1967, montesas chief development engineer, pedro pi. Very technical and unique bearing with angular contact. The story of bultaco born from a blazing row in a spanish boardroom. This led to the creation of a bike powered by a 95cc twostroke engine with no rear suspension.
Technology has developed, and reading montesa cota 247 manual printable 2019 books may be easier and easier. The montesa cappra was produced in the cylinders of. A selection of pieces from the collection of montesa motorcycles worlds most. Montesa motorcycles cota 247 for sale car and classic. Montesa cota 247 cafe racer conversion by freeride motos racing. They have exploded views of the parts with part numbers, fluid quantities, some have specifications and torque values. 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.
Overdid the two stroke oil a wee bit but better too much than not enough. Frame looks to have been painted a weird pale blue years ago looks hideous. Your 1972 montesa cota 247 values kelley blue book. 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. Initially the emphasis was on road racing, although in later years off road competition became more important. 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 cota, in its 247 348 permutations, was the trials bike to have in the 70s. 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. Montesa ignition timing chart this is the most complete list that i could assemble. Vintage montesa motocross bikes and parts for sale. 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.
Been a bit quiet for the last week, too much farm work and wife in hospital, but life goes on. Frame number 21m42 engine is a right hand gear change. Books blogger hangouts keep jamboard collections arts and culture. 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. 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. Montesa was formed in 1944 by pedro permanyer and francisco xavier paco bulto. Some montesa motorcycle manuals pdf are above the page cota 247, 348, 330.
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