Greasemonkey367

Hi there, I am looking for a bike that will hold its value and not devalue. I’m looking at this Montesa 2004 315R. Im not fully up to date with older bikes like this but you guys will know more than me. They are wanting £2500 for the bike and there doesn’t seem to be many about and none relatively near to me. please let me know you thoughts or if you could suggest any other good Honda/Montesa bikes to invest in

Enjoy!!!

I can’t speak for TRS but Beta is by far one of the most popular brands for a reason. In my experience they are low maintenance and one of the easier bikes to work on yourself. parts are usually easier to get hold of too. The factory bike doesn’t really offer any better performance over the evo, I find there is generally better quality bits on it such as brake & clutch levers, grips and front forks.

Just to add to what i said, If the tire has been sat for 15yrs it’s possible the seal on the tire isn’t quite tight enough. Was it a pain to get on rim?

Sometimes the tubeless rim tape on the inside of the wheel becomes scuffed and it causes it so slowly leak air. I’ve had similar issues over the years with mountain bikes as they are tubeless. Might be worth throughly inspecting the the tape. Also when you fit he wheel start the bike on a stand and let the back wheel spin a couple of times. I might be completely wrong, tires are funny things sometimes 🤣

Thanks konrad, The bike is a 2015. I picked it up second hand just before christmas and have ridden it a couple of times since then. I’ll have to look into the “miss drilled oil system” but as i said theres no alarming performance issues. Is it possible the oil is causing issues as i haven’t done a change yet and when i bought it they guy said it recently had one but you can’t ever be sure.

Thanks for your suggestions. Oil level looks ok could probably do with a change but that’s all. Will also check coolant level as i haven’t checked that recently

Hi all, I have just noticed how hot my exhaust / manifold gets seconds after startup. The bike idles well and doesn’t seem to be missing a beat. Not sure if that’s how 4 stokes are after coming from 2t Following this…. The fan on my 4rt starts up within 1-2 minutes of riding. Not sure if this is correct or it’s getting too hot too quickly, any closure would be appreciated. Also i ride in the uk so very hot weather is not the issue before someone comments that 😂🤣