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Very well understood, thanks. Actually this was what i came up first but then i read a little more and became confused. Its all clear now. I was thinking to adjust by using a battery, some cable and a lamb and using the points as a circuit breaker of the lamb. I guess this will also work.

0,4 mm points gap and 2.7 mm are both stated in the users manual. Does it mean that the points gap should be 0.4 mm @ 2.7mm BTDC?

this one is declared to fit 348/349. I will check probably tomorrow. thanks for the left tapper tip! https://www.inmotiontrials.com/product/montesa-cota-348-349-front-sprocket-spline-type/

I have noticed it but as i understand there is also a splined version. I haven't checked yet. Do i have a chance that it could be splined? Since it is the montesa-honda version?

I will organise my one man event I have friends doing enduro in the woods. But i guess their routes are suitable for the montesa, may be with more trail riding but i am expecting to cope with them by playing the gearing about %20. What are your thoughts?

I have downloaded what i can find, i have all the settings needed. And don't worry i have all the necessary tools. I just don't have enough time, having so many projects at the.same time.

I will definitely check the timing as soon as i am clear on how its done. I know the points type ignition from old cars but i think it's in the rotor which should be removed with a special tool. Thnks for the kick start fredback, may be it will be easier to start. The compression is huge when it's warm.

well I would love find a club but belive me it sound funny for me:) becouse I live in Turkey and actutally this is the only trials bike i have seen in person!! there is no club or even anybody that is interested . all my biker friends make fun of me becouse I purchased this bike . My ktm is a 4 stroke 400 cc. but I am not comparing the performance with KTM. but I tried to compare the performance of the cota with Honda xl 185 4 stroke with similar power. XL felt quite better compared . I am not expecting a trials bike to be good at acceleration but technically speaking 16 BHP @5500 rpm "should" mean more than I felt when riding the bike. İn this forum some where some one had written about a Cota, was stating that cota can be started on 4th gear sitting , and after 15 feet wheelie starts without pulling bars. I can barely say this doesnt come close. I am happy that you find it tidy. Thanks

Hello; I have recently purchased a montesa cota mh 349. I think this is the only example in here where I live. Its funny that I bought the bike by just looking at the photos , and actually I had never seen a trials bike before :). its not something you can come by here often. The bike was brought here by a spanish family with a caravan 8 years ago and left over here when going back. well I am lucky that the bike starts and runs well, all 6 gears can be selected. is has stupid enduro mud guards and head light . Rear shocks are far gone and fork needs rebuild, kick starter is quite hard (even I am used to this with my old KTM, but this one is on the rihgt side!!!) I have searched this forum and came by decompression subject. Which mine doesnt have, can I install one? if yes where on the cylinder head? As a first time old trials bike rider, I found it very wierd to ride, it will take some time to get used to. Even the engine feels healthy with tons of compression it feels dull and I can not feel a good acceleration . is this becouse of the quite short gearing in first 3 gears? it seems to rev fine in neutral and never felt a stall condition as it keeps running in every situation but it feels like tractor engine with no significant power peak at all. İs this normal? if not what can be the causes? I have read this forum pages and I am aware of negative sides of amal carbs, but it doest feel like 4 stroking rich condition. I will have a better opinion once I install a rpm gauge I was expecting more power feeling with around 16 bhp and being just over 90 kgs. I am a good mechanic with tons of experience on cars and motorcycles. I will be glad to hear your thoughts and I am pretty sure I can practice what you can advise to make the bike run and pull better. Thanks a lot.