Cota300rr

Thanks for bringing it back! These days of social media have mostly made the forums of yesteryear obsolete, but those of us who prefer this mode of global communication sure do appreciate that a few still linger around. They're also troves of valuable information you mostly can't find anywhere else, built on years of personal experiences that are irreplaceable. Cheers!!

This is what I was looking for, thanks for sharing your experience. I am going to get a new cable on there and I'll be sure to wrap it up. Cheers!!

I do know the stuff. Are you saying this because you’ve also had this issue?

Yeah I guess I'll have to resolve it by looking at more pictures and figuring out why it's lacking that slack in it. Thanks for your input, much appreciated!

Hmm, it's definitely routed on the right. It is attached with a cable separation clip to the clutch hydraulic line and both run along the right hand side of the tank. Sorry for the pictures not being clear, bike is tucked into a shed with six other bikes and kind of hard to get to at the moment!

Here are the pictures. When I bought this bike used it had this same issue so I replaced the cable and now it has happened again a year later. I tried my best to follow the routing as per the manual, too. Anybody seen anything like it?

Super excited to watch him ride in the coming years. Love that there is another Monty rider that's not on a Repsol, can't help but have love for the RRs.

Thanks! I did look at it when installing so I cannot figure out why if routed correctly it has done this again. Failed to get a pic last night, will have to upload one tonight to show you all what is going on. I'm thinking now the housing is clocked incorrectly or something, not really sure. I'll be back with that pic!

Plan on posting a photo to show what's going on when I have one, but for now wanted to get this post up. Have a 2017 300RR and when I purchased the throttle cable sheath was broken near the top where it meets the housing on the bars, and the angle of it was sharp as though it was bent. I replaced it, but now 1.5 years later this one is doing the same. I have looked at pictures of routing the cables and I'm not entirely sure mine is correct, but I have seen more than one routing where one goes behind the bars and beside the tank, and another picture of the routing in front of the bars. I just want to stop this happening again, so if anybody has heard of this issue or has an idea why it's happening I'd love to hear it. I'll get that photo ASAP.

Thanks again Faussy. Sure wish I could find some feed for the Trial Indoor International that's going on right now... Toby Martyn was amazing in the clips I've seen! Bou has got a real tough fight to stay on top this year. Cheers!

Definitely good to know, thanks! Here's hoping I can get all this worked out before the first event so I don't have to find out the results before I've seen it! Cheers.

I always carry a hydration pack, I have the Klim NacSack I think it's called. I always have a small set of tools in there, a saw, some first aid supplies, a snack, keys, phone, wallet stuff, and a few other bits. Can be heavy but I can always take it off during a section. For the most part this pack is well balanced on my back so I don't really notice it there. It also has room for a fuel bottle should I decide to carry extra fuel.

Faussy thanks so much for your detailed answer. Getting answers online or anywhere else has been resulting in dead ends and dumb responses for the most part. I really appreciate this. Navigating the world of watching live/nearly live trials events seems akin to pulling teeth which seems a bit ridiculous given the connected world we are in today. Feels like I'm back in early 00s internet era attempting to figure this out. Going to see about signing up on X-trial now... Cheers! Edit to add: I also signed up for Club Jitsie for the live stuff. I have to say I'm disappointed in almost every aspect of the membership, the tutorials are also not very good. Oh well live and learn I guess.

I didn't know until today, so thanks for sharing this!

I catch up on X-trial on youtube usually months after the events air. I signed up for Club Jitsie thinking it had access to live events but it appears that it does not. Where are you all getting your feeds from in North America (I'm in Canada specifically)? I'd like to be able to watch as close to live as possible (live being difficult if events take place during the middle of our nighttimes!). X-Trial, Trial International, and others? Thanks!

Oh isn't that just the way...glad it worked out for you!

To follow up on this old thread, I ended up sliding a piece of rubber coolant hose of the correct diameter over the end of the arm and safety wiring it on, It no longer sticks and I didn't have to grind anything or bend anything. Also makes the arm less slippy for kicking over. Maybe not as pretty, but it works. Cheers!

To the person who said that the Montesa is not for a novice, I have to disagree. Been riding mine since July of 2022 as a novice and never had any problems with it. I love my Montesa, it climbs anything and everything, works perfectly well for me. I have done several clinics and trials on it. Perhaps my advantage is just having had lots and lots of practice on the four stroke big bikes with clutch/throttle control. I could theoretically see if someone is new to bikes in general maybe not the best option, but I still hesitate on that because I find two strokes to be a bit snappy and as a beginner I think I'd prefer the linear power of the four, but that's just me! Cheers!

We found a really cool spot in the woods just off our local trails and just had fun going over logs, learning to turn tight circles on hills/over small rocks/logs etc, and just messing around. The bikes are so fun for that type of thing. YouTube tutorials are great, but have a look online for any clinics being put on near you because it's good to have someone watch you and correct your bad habits if you can. Challenge yourself by setting up tape or cones to stay within the lines in a yard or wooded area etc, that really helps you learn balance/turning faster than anything I find. If you can ride a trial do so, it's really great to watch and learn from other riders.

You've got that right. Always about the money in the end, unfortunately. Perhaps a consideration for clubs would be to set up demos at fairs and such and bring in any local dealers that would like to market their bikes, allow people to try one out or something. I guess that's liability too.. our world makes things so tough sometimes with all the rules we have haha. Yes, the women's trials they put on were much like you describe. This is more like what I was expecting. The junior lines at the first trial were more like intermediate and up, now that I have a better understanding of the sport. I have been told that that particular trial I went to for the first time is also known for being difficult, but how am I supposed to know that as a beginner..? I also picked it because it was much closer to me, put on about 45 minutes closer drive so that appealed as well. For us that time it was a group of 4 juniors so there was little time between rides, and lots of trail to get to each section, so pretty much riding the whole time. The trail was not easy either. It was just all too much for me. I'm glad they did the women's trials otherwise I may not have ever gone back. I haven't gone back to that particular trial again, maybe one day! I love the idea of skipping what you don't want to do as well, but as mentioned with all the trail riding in between sections that's also what got me. I found myself too tired to ride to the next area so I had to call it quits.

Thanks all! I ended up getting the fuel bottle and chucking it into my backpack. Just enough for a multi hour ride. Cheers!

Location? I have mostly seen trials demos as part of bigger shows, ie. the two I've seen were at the big motorcycle show and a local fair. Just depends on where you are and what types of events are around you.

They also make something called mousse balls now, which you can use as many or little as you like according to the adverts. I work at a parts shop and someone came in asking for them a while back and I hadn't come across them yet... thought they were making a bad joke!

Just want to add my $0.02 as a fairly new to trials rider, so I can provide that perspective as someone who hasn't been involved for years as many others have. My first introduction to motorcycles in general was about 12 years ago when I met my husband. We went to the local motorcycle show one year and saw a bloke named Jordan Szoke doing a trials demo, and I have to say that someone in this thread who said seeing that crazy stuff on a trials bike really does wonders for driving one away from wanting to do it has a good point! You kind of figure well I don't think I'd ever want to climb up an eight foot wall and jump over a car because that obviously demands years of dedication and practice and seems a bit dangerous. If that's all you've ever been exposed to regarding trials, it misses the fun that can be had at the beginner and lower levels. Another comment here was regarding the enduro riders getting into trials to improve their skills, I have to hard agree with that, because that's eventually what ended up happening with my husband and myself. We wanted to get better on our big bikes and knew loads of the top riders were coming from a trials background. Having a trials bike has been PHENOMENAL for improving those skills. I now preach the gospel of trials to everyone and anyone because the improvements to be had are massive. Also, quick! My improvement hadn't really leapt forward much in the ten years I had on the enduro bikes, until I got on a trials bike of my own... the immediate and jaw dropping results in my balance and technique on the big bikes has blown me away. Especially as a female rider with shorter legs and struggling a bit with the weight of a big bike, everything I want to learn to do on that I now learn it on the trials bike first, and the skill transfers over perfectly. Now when it comes to clubs and competitions, that wasn't something we were really interested in but decided to give it a try. I have to say that my first trial as a junior rider was really difficult for me. 10 sections/3 loops was far too long and I felt the junior line was too difficult for me, I ended up dropping out halfway due to being tired and fearful. Luckily our local club started to put on a women's trial which cut the length to 5 sections/3 loops, and the junior lines were much easier for newbies. I have now advanced enough to move up to intermediate, but that gave me a lot more confidence and made it worth my time/money. I don't know that a "proper" 10 section trial is for me because I just don't have that kind of stamina, I don't usually ride for hours and hours and those trials seem to take the entire day to complete. I'm not sure if that's a barrier for many people, but for those just getting into the sport I can see that it would be, especially if the lowest class has big logs and rock climbs and such like ours did. I also tend to want to just compete against myself, not others, but the trial still offers the ability to do so. I enjoy the challenge of trying the sections out without knowing how it's going to go, getting 3 tries at it and attempting to improve each time, and using all the skills in my toolbox to attempt to do so. It's a bit like going down a trail in the woods you've never done, you don't know what's around the next corner, so you use your skills to get through. That being said, our local club trials are about 1.5 hours away and that honestly is the biggest drawback. It's a long day of getting there for the early start, riding all day, driving home, washing bikes etc. and often they're on Sunday so gotta work the next day. Tough to make it work for everyone though. I appreciate all the work the clubs and volunteers do, I can only imagine it's tons of work! Cheers to all.

You mentioned a Montesa and I haven't seen anyone reply to that yet. The Montesa was the first trials bike I rode that I felt comfortable on as a beginner, and I ended up buying one myself. I got the 300RR and I did not at any point find it too much for me, and I still don't. I enjoy four stroke traction and despite the bike being heavier than a two stroke, it hasn't limited me in any way. Can't recommend them enough. If you get the chance to try one that may best answer your question, although it may take a good half hour or riding to get used to how a four stroke feels if you've only ridden two. Cheers!