April 6, 201214 yr Author Hi Chris Photos are a great help. Do you know the tube diameter at the silencer end of the tapered outlet. I am about to fabricate the tail pipe. Kind regards Martin Hi Martin This is the rather sorry looking mk1 exhaust that I have got. As you can see, the tail pipe has been bent and the inlet cut to angle it outwards. The inlet side is 48mm in diameter (outside edge to outside edge). I have tried to show what the inside looks like as well. After the inlet, there is a chamber before the tube that runs down the middle. Hope this helps.
April 7, 201214 yr Here is the evolution of my 247T - the original seat and tank are prettier but this 78 version is more comfortable for the trail/trials riding that I do. This is my bike after a wash down following a ride through my local neighbours paddocks ... cow pats really are sticky buggers ;(
April 7, 201214 yr Hi Chris Your photos are a great help. I have spent 4 hours today opening the silencer (muffler) and re-fabricating the rear part and tail pipe. When I opened it up i could have cried! No wonder it was noisy, all the 3mm holes in the baffle tube were blocked up with carbon! I suppose 40years takes it's toll! Anyway all drilled out cleaned up and ready for packing. Hopefully all the dirty work out the way. Thank you all, as the photos and info allowed me to scale the fabrications. Kind regards. Martin Edited April 7, 201214 yr by Triple_X
April 11, 201214 yr Author This is another good reference site for pictures of the various models http://www.trialmc.com/montesa/montesa_html/montesa-modelos/ It includes some nice, detailed mk.1 images http://www.trialmc.com/montesa/montesa_html/montesa-modelos/247-1/247-1-html/247-1-galeria.html
May 15, 201214 yr I see today a 247T serial number only 3 higher than mine listed on eBay in Oz ...sooo tempted Edited May 15, 201214 yr by keychange
May 15, 201214 yr Author I see today a 247T serial number only 3 higher than mine listed on eBay in Oz ...sooo tempted It looks to be a very nice original bike, and I have never seen the speedo/rev counter set before. Go for it!
May 20, 201214 yr Sold for $1200 ... which is about half what mine owes me. A Bultaco of similar condition and originality would have done much better and yet the Cota in competition was very comparable. Not to mention that the 247T can still be road registered today in Australia .. and that is not easy for most dirt bikes
May 27, 201214 yr Hi Can anyone advise whether the front coil behind the flywheel is the ignition coil please. Kind regards Martin Edited May 27, 201214 yr by Triple_X
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