larry s. k.

Hi hafeway . That kind special your old bike ,, there lots Sherpa parts on ebay once and a,while , , ya post pictures and model numbers , if matching # Ther lots help , on this site , , cheers .

Great , ,,,,,did not fall apart ,, LOOK at gears , top front looks worn ,, , cheers

Hi just my opinion ,, older montesa , takes time to rebuild and requires ,$$$,,, mechanic exp , berings gears , small pain ,, there are quite a few , montesa engines complete 348 on line in the states under 1000. USD ,, I purchased one few years ago complete cheep ,,,, In good shape , I just got lucky , I have 4 montesas,,, old models ,,, I have a montesa Rickman vr 250 ,, , I rebuilding ,the trans was blown , when I purchased bike ,,,upon,,,, splitting case , gears , needle berings , we’re not in place ,was a mess , WAS BLOWN ,,, , so,, I found a vr short block in Oregon state , from a montesa parts dealer on ebay , I would sell this shelf 348 ,, I on the other side of the world wash state ,, maby you could advertise wanted 348 short block you might get lucky. ,,,, Well good luck ,,,

Hi ,, I like Rickman , cz looks great

Please don’t think negative , old bikes have a value , upon people like certain models , I like a bike with seat , ,, I found a Rickman vr montesa , 1974 , a son inherited it and put it up for sale , had it delivered , just what wanted , ,, had not run for years , little rusty , paid 1200 usd ,, Was so happy got it running , need fit trans shaft , , I carefully boxed it up , like my prize poession , , have since purchased spare engine short block and few other parts , , the engine ran like a monster , hi compression , , so maby ,, find a buyer that likes that model,, and will really app, it , sincerally

Totally the condition , ? Rusty , tires rotten , rims true or bent , seat worn , fuel tank rusty inside , engine running or locked up and froze up ,poss water in engine ,,shifts through gears locked up ,,, carb corrosive frozen , muffler rusted out dented , wheels spin , brakes locked up , chain rusted up cables broken froze , and missing Parts ,,,,,,?,, I purchased a few bikes , , and have a storage container full of some items described above ,, but have rebuilt many , and hauled a. , many times,,,,,

Hi please post picture ,, and does it have title ,,,

Find bike does not fibrate so much ,, and a seat , 15 minutes once while , , I live. On gravel road , , have p****d off neighbors , , from racing , so I put on better muffler , , , I had old hondas , like 50 to 100 cc There pretty smooth ,, , I using a 100 cc hodaka , at this time , cheers 2

Hi ,, I use liquid jell massage gel , called blue stop , it’s in groceries stores , located aspirin & cold flue ,, exc,, I have used tiger balm , it’s more exp , both work fine basically for joints and muscles , , just don’t put on face & eyes , cheers

Looks good , Lobito & Astro powered , custom thanks

Hi ,, don’t know everything ,, I have few Bultaco’s ,, so my 2 cents , a pursang 125 I have had a small crankshaft it has 6 bolt head 1970 ish , have rare Sherpa 80 100 cc sure it has small crank has 4 bolt head like , Lobito some models , , think you would need to pull out crank and compare to average 250 , say pursang , or early Alpina Say relative 1970 ish , Check rod Bering size measure Bering surfaces , or go to a professional repair shop with crankshaft ,, O just for idea ,,,,,find a runner engine ,,,, p.s. I suspect the top end was off , exposed weather , can be a real mess ,, I purchased a engine in past , sat exposed cold , the trans gears were , a little rusty to , cheers 2

Hi as previous suggested , big rear sprocket , , think it’s 56 tooth ,there plentiful , upon installing , you get a big surprise , able to crawl , and pop wheelies , , just a suggestion , on my 121

Mick ,, Alpina , looks like new

Hi I ment , dalesman ,, cheers

Hi N2old , as a hodaka owner did not know there was so many other projects trail bikes mf , Lots good information , reading , ,looked salesman on line came up with lots pictures , I have 2 hodaka s , a road toad not original , and Rickman hodaka , not original , it was a basket case upon purchase from motorcycle salvage yard in Michigan , I purchased 2 e engines for it , in good condition and 40 spoke wheels , will be cleaned up , cheers larry

Hi frank , I do not know Vancouver seller ,,, there is a major used montesa dealer in Oregon , state , and he selling a cota 123 parts engine & others , listed ebay , cheers , Larry

To bullylover ,, very nice ,thanks , pictures , Larry ,, cheers

I would like to see all different models restored & projects , cheers , this is 1974 replica

Hi you all , bultaco fans I would like to see PICTURES , all models ,, you have excluding projects , cheers larry

Hi feetupfun , ya thanks reply , you never know what old bultaco could look like ,,, hear a pic of my 121 project in the making , 2 winter , , of a basket case , looks a little different from original , it’s a replica, with matching numbers , takes time , find parts getting closer all the time , cheers ,, Larry

Hi , , can you all post pictures of , metralla 23 ,Tony’d and Dino , montadero 51 , ,, there both rare bikes ,, very collectible , Larry from states

Hi all , I carfually installed with dish soap water ,add air , drain air , go to 20 psi ,ck , then 25 psi , to 35 psi , , I must have purchased a run of bad tires , on sale mf Shinko ,,,,,there all over ebay , looks popular brand , well , one bubbled near valve tem , and would not seat on other end ot tire , one of other tires just would not seat ,, and pull up ,, these two where Shinko ,,,,the other brand is kenda , it just made a buble near stem area , ,, very mind blowing , all new tires from ebay , there were on sale 50$ usd each , I working on building a 121 pursang , have looking in my used parts front wheel , upon checking , , installing spinning each , , just found more work , like rebuilding a new front wheel , , trials bikes , I sure are very hard on front rims , go up creaks full rocks pot holes , guys thanks for the tips , cheers

Wheels,,, all three of these wheels are bent , don’t know what to think dirt bike used equals # , always check front wheel , up in the air spin around , c k , , and I purchased some tires on flee bay , new , shrink is one brand will never purchase again 2 tires deformed , upon installing , was 50 $ dollar tire new , both same brand deformed ,, upon installing on rim ,, think there made in Asia Taiwan ,, , if I do math that 3 new tires cost 150. USD deformed , upon purchase flee bay , $ and having problem with bent rims ,,,,,, fk fkfk,,,,,, , some of these are for my mk 4 mod 68 pursang , it runs , ,,,,,, CHEERS

Iconic 558 , that a nice example 348 ,I like montesa , nice looking sharp , , engines when running ok , there usually very strong ,, , sure you gave it a test ride before purchase , , I have a few montesa projects , , like them all , vintage , , well cheers good luck new bike

So a model 42 has a y frame on bottom and 48 has up graded frame , both heavy , some one quoted , red bike was a copy , it sold at auction ,,,,, so the original , bultaco riden by Fonda ? Probably in some ones collection , just an thought ,,cheers