billp

thanks for your reply, a picture is now emerging as apart from the rivetted plate headed as montesa/honda mh200 and also the stamped numbers on headstock bearing the same montesa/honda numbering starting with MH200 its looking like the bike is a mh200, my bike has gold akront rims and with half width hubs and when i purchased the bike it had a black frame which i assumed was incorrectly painted by some previous owner, i have since painted it red but didnt find any evidence of it having previously been red unless it was blasted or dipped however as the rivetted plate shows no signs of being disturbed this is unlikely, i have stripped the tank to the gelcoat and its never been red so looks like i have a mh200 with a cota 200 tank, as my engine has same last three digits as the frame number i assume its got its original engine,

help required to identify my new purchase to hopefully obtain proof of manufacture date to enable registration for road use for dvla, bike was bought as a cota 200 but having doubts now as may be a mh200, it came with a white tank and cota 200 decals but has a montesa honda vin plate rivitted on front of steering stock and also a stamped number on side of steering stock both numbers are the same and start as MH200 prefix, the engine number has the same last three digits as the frame number but starts with 29H so numbers appear to be matching, however the 29H is puzzling as sources suggest 29M should be the prefix, the frame has the engine protection loops and the carb is the amal mk2, have tried contacting honda uk when i thought the bike was a cota 200 but they were unable to date bike saying numbers incomplete ? hoping someone can help or suggest who to contact to identify bike.