dabdab Posted January 15, 2008 Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 Greetings to all in the Montesticle Club ( whats your story, Big John ) Often rode my mates 348s, never liked the steering. Preferred that of the Sherpa T - you pays your money & you make your choice. In retrospect, that 348 motor felt like the big Gassers of a few years ago-gobs full of torque.. Now to the ( maybe ) good news. I own a genuine Montesa Cota 348 two-sided factory-issue brochure. When I look at the brochure , it does not mention MRR. BUT, the bike has the following items finished in gold- handlebars, head stay, rear sprocket & brake torque rods front and rear. Rear brake pedal & gearshift lever feature fold tips. The photos do not show the top of the tank. Shocks look standard to me ( I am a Bultaco man after all) with the shock body section under the black one piece springs finished in chrome. and there is a red sticker on the airbox. AND, the photo clearly shows a white paint section on the left hand side of the rear tyre with MRs autograph prominently displayed. So Senors, do I have a MRR brochure, or at least the Australian version. Sadly, there is no date. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swooshdave Posted January 15, 2008 Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 Any chance you would scan and post pictures of the brochure? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edholland Posted January 15, 2008 Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 sorry i looked at lots of pictures of the 348 models but still don,t see what "Hydrobags" are can someone tell me please ? DabDab a scan would be awesome ! Cheers, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greeves Posted January 15, 2008 Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 (edited) EdHolland: Have a look to the photos posted by TooFastTim. Those shocks absorvers are the "Hidrobags". There where called so, (basically) as the brown rubber part you can see in the top of the shocks, was the chamber where the oil expanded when the shocks where in compression, as the rubber also expanded, that made those shocks more soft and progressive. They where fragile shocks, but quite revolutionary and good for those times. Edited January 15, 2008 by Greeves Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edholland Posted January 15, 2008 Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 Thanks Greeves i got it now ! newbie here that need lots of info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dabdab Posted January 15, 2008 Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 Scaning not a problem But will someone please explain the secret mens business of posting pictures to this siteto this site Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edholland Posted January 16, 2008 Report Share Posted January 16, 2008 DabDab you can only do uploads if you are a site supporter here. But you can host them yourself on sites like Photobucket offcourse ! I can host them for you if you want ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mexbiker Posted January 16, 2008 Report Share Posted January 16, 2008 Hi there - new member, being a British expat currently resident in Mexico. Coincidentally, I too have just purchased here in Mexico a Montesa Cota 348 MR Replica. The bike has stood idle for 7 years but from what I can see is both complete and original, down to the miniature speedo on the right fork leg. The engine and frame number on mine are 51M 9740 which I understand makes it a 1976 model. I only picked the bike up yesterday, so have not had a chance to go over it in detail, but the engine appears to turn over and has compression and it appears to move through the gears ok. What would you suggest I need to do to the bike - would I be risking anything by merely changing all the fluids and trying to start her? I suspect that if she has sat for 7 years the crank seals will need replacement - what else should I focus attention on. What I am desperately in need of is a workshop manual - i have managed to find a download the owners manual and parts manual, but does a workshop manual for this model exist (I have the clymer manual covering all 123cc to 360cc models, but only up to 1975 which does not appear to cover the Cota 348). One final question, the final silencer on the exhaust appears, from what I can see from my limited research, to have come off the Cota 348 Trail - does this look right. All comments and suggestions would be gratefully received!! Thanks, Richard - Mexico City Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greeves Posted January 16, 2008 Report Share Posted January 16, 2008 Hi from Spain Mexbiker. Being in Mexico you must know some Spanish, in Todotrial you have the complete 348 manual in Spanish: http://www.todotrial.com/ttclasico/manuale...nualcota348.htm My advise is you start with the next; 1.- Check Ignition and plug, (pionts, coils, condenser, advance) untill you get a nice spark. 2.- Check Clutch 3.- Engine oils 4.- Clean carburettor, interior tank and fuel valve. 4.- Change front brake, throttle and clutch cables. 5.- Chain 6.- Brakes shoes 7.- Check and change fork oil. 8.- Spokes I would then change the handlebar as it looks bent in the photo, and the throttle (it looks an old Mototecnica for enduro). Check bearing, seals etc. etc. and change shocks if they don Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mexbiker Posted January 16, 2008 Report Share Posted January 16, 2008 Gracias por la respuesta tan r Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
348mate Posted January 17, 2008 Report Share Posted January 17, 2008 Great to see so much Montesa discussion! no manual exists for the cotas or indeed any 1976 onwards montesa.... cheers S_M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feetupfun Posted January 17, 2008 Report Share Posted January 17, 2008 These are scans of a 348 brochure I am posting on behalf of DabDab. They are in pdf format so I'm not sure they will display properly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feetupfun Posted January 17, 2008 Report Share Posted January 17, 2008 (edited) Here's the other side of DabDab's 348 brochure. Sorry if its upside down or sideways - remember it was uploaded in the Southern hemisphere!! Edited January 17, 2008 by feetupfun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greeves Posted January 17, 2008 Report Share Posted January 17, 2008 (edited) feetupfun: This 348 brochure brings me very good memories. It was the first bike I used in the Spanish Campionship, and when I went to use the new bike for the first time (I was arround 15 years old), I was not strong enough to start it, and a pilot from Switzerland, Patrick Ludgerens that was there in that moment, started the bike for me. Mexbiker; I have found that workshop manual you want. Obviously in Spanish, I have talked with a shop here in Madrid that have a lot of manuals and they got a Workshop Manual about the 5 Speed Montesas Engines. 28 Euros in www.libromotor.com Check the oil in the engine, and If it does not leak, do not change the seals. But if it does, or you have got to open the engine for any other reason, then change them. Edited January 17, 2008 by Greeves Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edholland Posted January 17, 2008 Report Share Posted January 17, 2008 Thanks for posting feetupfun and DabDab for the scan ! those pictures are great for references. This is a great thread with lots of information and having Greeves here riding one when he was 15 is pretty cool Keep it coming please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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