B40RT i have do doubt as to your dogs security skills however i bet your security alarm has never eaten 2 inner tubes or had relieved itself in the workshop (on a regular basis).. regarding the rear silencer i have the original, but the WES sounds fantastic. I also have the original sales brochure / tool kit and owners manual.
Just checked the writing on the shocks and it looks ok however if someone can confirm this it woud be greatly appreciated - and yes that is a Jack Russel and if anyone has an original set of handelbars the dog is yours ...
This is it - 18mths down the road and far to much money invested, the end is in sight. A complete stripdown restoration-engine/gearbox every nut / bolt and seal i could find as been either replaced or reconditioned. She has matching engine and frame numbers, new stainess steel spokes and nipples original rims. Unfortuntley the `Hydrobag` rear shocks were beyond repair so new period `Falcons` were fitted. New electrical loom made, waiting for headlight surround to come back from the chrome people. Will post the completed photos soon. I am on the look-out for a new oject once the 348 has been sold.
Could anyone please help - whilst doing an engine rebuild on my 348 after splitting the crankcases i have two brass shims the exact size as the crank bearings - i don`t know if they fit on the inside of the cases up against the crank or outside near the seals?
Cheers for the offer mate - i have the original owners book with basic wiring diagram but not with kill switch or any script explaining anything only - exploded views. However if you have a workshop manual i would like to take you up on your kind offer. Cheers for the reply.
I would appreciate if anyone out there in twinshock cybercpace could help me with the following problem - if i had any hair i would be pulling it all out. I am in the final stages of my 348 (51m) rebuild and trying to make a new wiring loom. I have picked-up some relevant info from previous posts but nothing to help me connect all relevant wiring to a original "Loenelli" handelbar switch. Many thanks is advance.
Great idea Steve - I am currently doing a `ground up` total restoration of a 348 and it has been a bit of a struggle to aquire all original parts and because there is no repair / clymer manual available (not that i have found) things do take a bit longer.
Cota 348 - Busy with complete restoration. No nut or bolt left "unsrewed / unbolted / broken / stripped / rounded-off or lost". Should anyone wishing to view some pic`s please let my know and i will do my best to post a few.
Cheers guys - After a tin of "penetrant spray" some heat and home made spring compressor (Tie-Down Straps) all is good and a rebuild is in progress, bags look good. Any idea how much fork oil to add ? I might have to go the `trial and error` route. Many thanks once again.
Hi, I hope your project is going well. The Montesa Cota is a pretty basic engine, but like all they have their special points. If you need to know anything, let me know and I will try to help. I have rebuilt a number of Montesa engines without any problems. I have never seen a REAL shop manual from Montesa. I have what looks to be a typewrtitten document (incomplete) in Spanish which goes a little deeper into the engine repair than the user manual, but no great help. If you have a doubt, let me know perferably by email. Let me know what the specific problem or question is.
Roberto - Many thanks for the offer and yes i will email you should i have any major problems. thanks again Des
I am in the process of doing a complete restoration on very original Cota 348 51m - i have the original owners handbook but i have been looking for a workshop or repair manual for the last 3mths - no luck! Could anyone out the in cyberspace please put me out of my misery. Is it possible to use a similar model ? All ineed is the engine rebuild sections.
Jislaaik kerel, as jy van Kaapstad is sal jy jouself nie Zulu naam nie. Onthou jy die Pfeiffers, Mark Connelly, David Souma, Boytjie Baines ensovoorts? Waneer het jy enduros' gery? Wanneer het jy Kaapstad verlaat?
Tucker, Hout Bay & Somerset West are now large squatter camps. Unemployment is at 50% and skilled people are being made redundant in favour of people of colour, skilled or not. Leaving SA is a no-brainer.
Hey Tucker - As i write this reply i can feel both "long broken" colar-bones begin to ache as i remember the Sand Dunes in Hout Bay and then riding down to "Sandy Bay" to watch the nudist`s - or those rocky enduro`s in Somerset West. One of many reasons for leaving SA is that when i go riding the green lanes with mates here in Devon, i don`t have a 9mm Revolver strapped to the handelbar. And the car is still where i left it !
(Tofasttim) Hey boet - I am happy as a pig in kak - The riding down here in Devon is fantastic and wales is just 2hrs away for even better ride-outs. Ja motorcross in Malmesbury with a new KTM from Mike Hopkins motorcycles - those were the days hey boet ? Ag ya swaer one day maybe..
Its past my bedtime and i`ve had my hot choclate and its slaap tyd, nag.
Hi my name is Des and originally from Cape Town - like many of us - started MX as schoolboy (got older) enduros 20`s & 30`s (got older and married) sold toy`s and bought a baby-seat ! And here i am with a cup of coffee in the shed restoring a `76` Cota 348 and riding green lanes with my Husqvarna 410.
"Youth and enthusiasim is no substitute for experience and cunning"
This is it - 18mths down the road and far to much money invested, the end is in sight. A complete stripdown restoration-engine/gearbox every nut / bolt and seal i could find as been either replaced or reconditioned. She has matching engine and frame numbers, new stainess steel spokes and nipples original rims. Unfortuntley the `Hydrobag` rear shocks were beyond repair so new period `Falcons` were fitted. New electrical loom made, waiting for headlight surround to come back from the chrome people. Will post the completed photos soon. I am on the look-out for a new oject once the 348 has been sold.
348 (51m) Restoration
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B40RT i have do doubt as to your dogs security skills however i bet your security alarm has never eaten 2 inner tubes or had relieved itself in the workshop (on a regular basis).. regarding the rear silencer i have the original, but the WES sounds fantastic. I also have the original sales brochure / tool kit and owners manual.