Any Spanish speakers out there? I was looking at a spainish speaking forum and did some cut and paste into Bable Fish and 'Montesa' came back as 'wild'. Is...
Montesa can mean a form of mountain..sort of smaller bluffs...but the meaning of montesa in this case is that montesa was named after a secular group of...
Excellent. Thanks for that Jeff. I know it is just curiosity but its nice to know. I did look up Goggle for 'Montesa' and I got a similar association with...
I think the non relocation of the output shaft comes down to one reason, economics. Montesa had a perfect opportunity to change this when the new VB cases and...
I'm rattling around assembling missing bits for the VB360. A carby is one of the things I'll need. I was thinking of trying to pick one a period 38mm Mikuni...
montesa cota 247 1974 or 75 I know that it is 2 fork seals per leg. my question is do you stack them on each other and do they face up so you can see the metal...
... Graeme, The rule of thumb I go by is keep the Bing until it no longer works! The Bing used on most of the Montesa mxer's is an excellent performer until it...
Thanks for that Jared. Since I don't have a carbie of anykind I'll look for a Mikuni. There's a 38mm IT465 carb been advertised on Oz Evilbay at the moment....
I'm about to have my frame repaired by a friend. He a professional, fitter and turner, and welder. I can't imagine him having too many probs. But... Is there...
does anybody know how to take apart the speedo on a 74 cota I removed the 2 small screw but dont want to force any thing to fix the spring inside marshall...
Can anyone identify exactly (year etc) my model from the chassis number? The number is 73M 10662. Comparing my chassis with parts manual drawing there are...
VA360 how compatible with VB360? I'm being offered a VA360 motor complete. I haven't got down to the nitty gritty but it's being described as "new". How...
Graeme, The 360 VA cases are a different design than the Vb's. Motor mounts are all different. VA/VB/VE/VF 360's and 414's are all 4 speeds. VA and VB 360...
Little wonder I'm confuded in chasing bits. Jared, if you go to 'Photos' you'll see that I've posted a photo of a VB360 '76'. It was taken from here... ...
Graeme, First thing to remember is that in Europe, the model years are a year before us. (at least in the states) so when talking about the VA model (250 or...
Thanks Jared, lots of good info. It is helping me greatly to feel my way and get the 'feel' for these Montesa's. ... "Montesa issued a recall of all these...
The crankshaft assembly is the same for the VA 360, VB 250 and VB 360. (stroke on all three is 64mm) The left side crank half is splined, so it can take the...
Thanks Jared, excellent info. I was sussing most of it but it's nice to have it confirmed. I've still got 'the line in the water' waiting for this guy to come ...
Glad to be on here to see the photos and posts-also to hear from Jared Bates. Jared was helpful to me with tuning tips for my Maico on carburation jetting,...
I just wanted to add a compliment for Jared, too....He has always been a very helpful and informative resource to me while restoring a '74 VR250. He willingly...
I dont normally bother with the tit-for-tat stuff on internet forums, but in this case i will make an exception. If someone wants to have a dig at another...
I deleted a couple of messages here. While I feel everyone has a right to air whatever they please, I don't ever want a person to be the point of any negative...
sandy, did you get your bits? Thanks for your inquiry, Jeff www.vintagedirtbike.net www.vintagedirtbike.com Ebay User name: stuck-in-the-60s Toll free number 1...
Good policy, well said. I agree 100%. Hail Generalisimo. Cheers, Graeme. ... right ... the ... this ... you ... negative ... a ... personal ... calibre, ... ...
