Hi guys, long time no see, hope everyone is doing well. 

OK, what is the current situation for Cota 200C parts, still miserable?

...are kickstart gears and piston kits an issue as they used to be?

Anything else I need to know? 

Looking to pick one up in the near future after selling my 247C and 248 a few years back. 

Best regards guys and thanks for your help. 😎

Edited September 29, 20241 yr by iconic558

The 200 shares the same issue like the 242 and 304 with a bit brittle kick start mechanism, beside that I do not loke old Amal carbs and changed mine against Dell'Orto which best effect.

InMotion has a good parts supply or many shops in Spain depending Montesa parts.

A photo would be nice.

After a chat with In Motion and a few days of trying the Web to source specific engine parts, including a Spanish vender, the spares situation is worse than I thought. 

I run and ran more than a few classic bikes and cars, some of which are fairly eccentric, but never failed to find a lead on parts, until now. 

Although, these Cota 200s are well thought of think I'll pass on this model, of only for the parts availability. 

Maybe a useful heads up if anyone else looking at these, they are great value, but....😎

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On 9/30/2024 at 11:10 PM, iconic558 said:

After a chat with In Motion and a few days of trying the Web to source specific engine parts, including a Spanish vender, the spares situation is worse than I thought. 

I run and ran more than a few classic bikes and cars, some of which are fairly eccentric, but never failed to find a lead on parts, until now. 

Although, these Cota 200s are well thought of think I'll pass on this model, of only for the parts availability. 

Maybe a useful heads up if anyone else looking at these, they are great value, but....😎

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The lack of kickstart train parts for this bike and the other Montesa models based on the Cota 123 (Cota 172/200/242) is well known. There have been batches of suitable parts made in different parts of the world over the years, usually by individuals who needed parts and had a batch made (France, Australia....) and sold off the rest. I haven't heard of anyone doing this recently. I wouldn't expect that the usual commercial suppliers would carry these parts for such a small market.

On 10/2/2024 at 11:42 AM, feetupfun said:

The lack of kickstart train parts for this bike and the other Montesa models based on the Cota 123 (Cota 172/200/242) is well known. There have been batches of suitable parts made in different parts of the world over the years, usually by individuals who needed parts and had a batch made (France, Australia....) and sold off the rest. I haven't heard of anyone doing this recently. I wouldn't expect that the usual commercial suppliers would carry these parts for such a small market.

Yes, it's a been a known issue for a long time now.

Speaking with In Motion, they did look into producing some kick start components, but regretably couldn't find a cost effective solution.