Montesa

Following a request that my friend Enrique made to me in the La Maneta forum, I decided to write a small guide to help those who do not know how the amazing “Montesa parts manuals” work, which make life easier for everyone who uses them. Above all, if we understand them as they were conceived in the factory. Even today I am amazed by the mentality of Pedro Permanyer, at a time when we were far from the rising of computer science in our lives. The system can’t be more logical. The first thing we should know is that, from the Impala, all Montesa parts have a unique reference formed by three groups of numbers (and sometimes a fourth group). These groups were separated…

I have noticed a show us your 4rt thread but im not posh enough to own such a machine! So lets have a show us your montesa thread! (Im sorry if this has been done before but i couldnt find any other post) 4rt's welcome!

Anybody got one yet? What are they like? Spill the beans

Surely the 4RT is getting ready for replacement? As brilliant as it is, it's time HRC/Mont replaced it with a direct injected two stroke less 25 or 30 pounds. Maybe I'll start a petition.

New Off Road concept... https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=8&v=4vecpljlKyQ

Would any members know of any further news or updates on the Montesa RR 300 ?

Any gossip on the next mont? Are we getting a new updated bike or is it all just rumour?

Found in the dark of an old parking in Cordoba, southern Spain, this same week. This 1969 Montesa Cota is completely original, never restored, even with the original tyres and the best of all... road registered and now mine !!!! This beautifull Montesa will be my project for this 2012. And hope this will be the result after some work...

I’m wanting to learn the most efficient way of changing the oil on my 4rt. Taking it to the bike shop is getting expensive! Has anyone ever done a video? This is the first thing YouTube has ever let me down! Im hoping to learn the tips and tricks of the trade to make it as easy as possible. Thanks in advance.

Looks like the 2017 model info is out. Doesn't look like a 300 engine. I can't really see any differences besides aesthetics? Anyone else see any changes?

I'm thinking of getting a new Montesa. I've read on here that you can just ride them, wash them, then ride them some more and occasionally change the oil and filter. Top build quality. Top reliability. Then I also read on here a list of various problems. They need guards to stop excess dirt getting in the air box. They need a better sump guard. Frames cracking near the foot rest hangers. The angle sensor failing. Problems with the cam chain tensioner. The side stand is rubbish. Starting issues. So are they really built that much better than other bikes?

Hi All. I live in Ontario Canada and I just managed to get hold of a 1973 Cota 247 in kit form OR as I like to call it a challenging project! The previous owner has stripped everything down - and I mean everything - boxes containing engine/brake/etc... no order to anything! Has anybody any idea where I can get a manual from? Thanks Steve

My standard 4rt is coming this week . Are there mods that need to be done prior to riding

Has anyone removed or linked out the limp mode on a 4rt if so how

So everyone raves about the quality of the 4rt and probably rightly so however ! I have a 2014 model from new, have to say I love the bike, would love it even more if it were not for the niggels. when I first got the bike home I tried to remove the seat/mud guard to find the right side rear screw had been cross threaded into the hanger. After six months and many calls I eventually received a new screw and hanger and even though the bikes don't have warranty it was FOC. Two weeks ago I noticed the steering becoming a bit notchy. stripped down the head to find the top bearing knackered and this was no doubt down to the bearing seal not being fitted correctly (from new) a…

After enjoying a full competition on my recently purchased 348, things turned the corner during practice yesterday. Firstly the bike was misfiring under load at about half rev's. I put this down to the incorrect carb fitted and wondered if the jetting / mix was wrong but nothing had changed since the last competition although I was not entirely happy with the performance during the comp but it did run reliably throughout. Then after riding up a rock staircase and going off line on my third attempt, the bike came down with quite a jolt, I ended up in the stream and the bike would no longer start. The bike did not rev out it just ticked over had a very brief increase to abo…

Read a post this morning about Elf HTX740. The thread was asking where it could be bought now BVM have ceased trading . Guys ,whome is an active contributor to this site stated that GRO 75w was good and he uses that. Reading more guff on the ELF HTX , someone said " it says on the label not for oil bathed clutches". So whats not in it ? Or whats in it that's not good for wet clutches ? Any one know ? What i can tell you is that they use a similar product ,also ELF,in the old Citroen VTR 5 speed gear box and it's nasty stuff full of detergent . Recognized the sickly smell straight away.Going to do some digging on this subject as my mate is a rep for Castrol BP,see if he…

Is there a thread already? If not, let's start one. This is my newly bought 2005 Montesa. And my first trial too. Since I'm in to photagrophy I couldn't resist take it outside one morning and take some poser shots. Great bike, lovely sound and power easy to handle.

Honda are promising a new updated model for next year Anybody got any details yet?

Hi everyone My names Steve,i live in Spain. Ive recently bought a part restored 247 for me and my son Dan to work on [ill try and post some pics]. Im just doing a dry build at the moment to see whats missing. My question is,does the exhaust header pipe have to be screwed into the barrel before the engine is secured. the engine is in at the moment and the screw in clamp is hitting the frame. Thanks Steve