Hi Guys,

Been signed up for over a year but not made a post, so thought I should say hi.

I have just taken delivery of a Montesa 4RT, not new, but good enough for me to get back into the sport.

I previously owned another Montesa, a 315R and used to compete in local clubman trials.

Something I plan to do again with my new to me 4RT.

11 hours ago, Nigelpugh said:

Hi Guys,

Been signed up for over a year but not made a post, so thought I should say hi.

I have just taken delivery of a Montesa 4RT, not new, but good enough for me to get back into the sport.

I previously owned another Montesa, a 315R and used to compete in local clubman trials.

Something I plan to do again with my new to me 4RT.

Probably should add some pictures of my new steed, so here we go!

 

 

So the graphics on my 4RT had definitely seen better days, the tank ones in particular seem to have been damaged by petrol which has stained them.

Luckily new genuine Montesa graphics are not that pricy, and as my bike already has the 300RR rear mudguard and graphics, I ordered some to match the tank and frame and they were delivered today, so just sat down and fitted them.

First I had to remove the tank graphics and clean the old adhesive off.

 

 

Quite easy to get the old adhesive off as it turns out.

Then on with the new tank graphics, I’m well pleased with these!

That’s odd , looks like I have run out of upload storage usage on here?

So it seems you have to be a TC supporter to be able to post lots of pictures so I have just paid my TC Subs! 

Here’s the pictures I was trying to post of the tank graphics.

 

Next was on to the frame graphics, which were peeling more than I thought!

Then adding the new frame graphics, which thankfully cover a lot of the small chips and dents on the main frame.

Finally I also got the silencer cover graphic, mine is very badly scratched, but will have to do, it looks a bit better with the new graphic on it though! 

Hello. I'm new. I need a bike. Also, is there anywhere to ride in the Telford/Shropshire area pert of the country. Hopefully i can find a ton of info on this forum. Matt

On 9/20/2022 at 4:55 PM, Nigelpugh said:

Quite easy to get the old adhesive off as it turns out.

What did you use to remove the old adhesive"?

14 minutes ago, trapezeartist said:

What did you use to remove the old adhesive"?

You can see the bottle on one of the pictures.

Its Wurth brake cleaner, brilliant at removing adhesive of any sort. 

2 minutes ago, Nigelpugh said:

You can see the bottle on one of the pictures.

Its Wurth brake cleaner, brilliant at removing adhesive of any sort. 

Here’s the link to the supplier.

https://eshop.wurth.co.uk/Brake-cleaner-BRKCLNR-1LTR/0890108100.sku/en/GB/GBP/
 

 

On 9/24/2022 at 9:46 AM, Nigelpugh said:

You can see the bottle on one of the pictures.

Its Wurth brake cleaner, brilliant at removing adhesive of any sort. 

That's what I had in mind to use. Well, brake cleaner of some sort anyway. It's a simple basic chemical so I don't think I need to pay extra for a brand name.

BTW, don't use carb cleaner on anything except a carb. It softens paint.