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1979/80 Montesa Cota

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Hi im interested in adding a 1979 montesa cota 250 to my collection i remember my cousin having one back in 81 and it seemed a stonking bike , really zippy revved well? would this be badged as a 247 cota or a 249??? were they any good i remember it being superier to my 76 ossa at the time though i suppose it was a much newer model better tech, etc!!!

only real problem i suppose is actually finding a good one only ever see 248 /349's and earlier 70's cotas

but never late seventies 250's cotas WHY?

imho the above bike looked stunning! but this was 26 yrs ago!!! :thumbup:

Off hand, as I recall, the 247 went to 238cc in '78 and was discontinued in '79 and replaced by the 248 which was a 349 with a smaller bore.

Edited by vintageCota

  • 2 weeks later...

Hi Scotty,

Contact me on ferryfast@hotmail.com meaby I can help you with your Montesa search

Off hand, as I recall, the 247 went to 238cc in '78 and was discontinued in '79 and replaced by the 248 which was a 349 with a smaller bore.

I just did a bit of research, and the change to 237.5cc was in July '77 and the final "247" was #21M27337 built Oct 14, 1980

The 248 was also called a 21M, but started at #51000 in 1980 and was a 349 with 239cc

The '77-'78 247 had an ugly "segmented" tank/seat with black-painted division lines.

The '79-'80 had a tank more like a 348

post-2066-1163447978.jpgis this the one your thinking of 247 cota

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