Found a Cota.

Serial # 21M14025

Anybody know what year it is?

Also...it appears to be a 'trail' model with a giant seat.

Is this the same at the trials model except for the bodywork?

Is the trials bodywork available?

Here is the link to Ebay.

I can't believe it's less than an hour from me.

Please don't outbid me!

Ebay

For that price buy it .

This bike was made in May, 1974.

The trials tanks are readily available and are the only difference except for the extra set of pegs on the 'T' model.

Good Luck!

Aluminum fenders? Yes.

Edited November 23, 200421 yr by vintageCota

Thanks!

I think I'll bid.

Should that model have aluminum fenders?

If so, what's the availability?

Charlie: Alloy fenders are readily available from B&J Racing

Won it.

And the price left me with a few $ to fix it up.

I'll pick it up today and give a report.

Excellent! Give us the number from the spare engine and I'll tell you what it is, it's earlier than the bike.

Yeah...I'm psyched.

Thanks for offering to help.

This old guy needs some help!

And so does the bike

The spare engine is #34M2395 and shifts on the right

Some of the stuff looks the same as the 21M.

I'm hoping the kick shaft is the same. The one on the Cota is drilled so the kicker can be held on with a roll pin...and it looks like it was done in anger!

The shift shaft is tweaked, but i've had pretty good luck straightening those over the years.

The front forks are very sticky and will need a complete run-through.

Luckily the seals were leaky, so the tubes aren't rusty!

Did they all have billett triple-clamps?

If you're interested in a pen-pal with lots of dumb questions about Montesas, feel free to contact me off the BB. <cffrey@mindspring.com>

Thanks!

Will do.