ma77 Posted November 27, 2009 Report Share Posted November 27, 2009 I am rebuilding a 1980 montesa cota 200 shot blasted and painted the frame, swing arm, springs, yolkes and rebuilt the rear shocks so far and here are the pictures...... more to come Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikb Posted November 27, 2009 Report Share Posted November 27, 2009 I am rebuilding one too!! What colour did you use on the frame? Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnh Posted November 27, 2009 Report Share Posted November 27, 2009 Looks like a nice job. I am doing a 1980 123 and I'm stuck with the shocks. I have stripped them down but do not know the procedure for rebuilding them! Any advice would be gratefully received. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ma77 Posted November 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2009 the frame colour (don't shoot me) is hammerite smooth red (spray can). It is very forgiving to bad surface prepariation and when dry is very glossy, smooth and hard wearing (it does take ages to dry though) the shocks i had to compress in a hydraulic press to remove the spring retainer and spring then the lower portion of the body unscrews. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ma77 Posted December 6, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2009 A little update but sorry no pics I got the engine back together yesterday and it seams to have good crankcase and cylinder compression and i could get a good spark when i wired in the coil up to the stator so it should run. the forks are back in the yolks so all to do now is shot blast and paint the wheels and get them back on and then it should just be all the little bits to do. I have been looking at sprockets but dont know which sizes to go for... any one have any recomendations as i do want a half decent top speed (40mph comfortable would be nice but only if i dont lose slow speed ability) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vexedofverwood Posted February 23, 2012 Report Share Posted February 23, 2012 Ma77 , i know it's a few years on but have you got any pictures of the bike? My 200 is in pieces at the moment waiting to be blasted and powder coated but i was a bit of a colour scheme going on rather than the old red. And what do you mean 40MPH comfortable, i'm sure mine does around 80MPH, and i've got 11teeth on the front sprocket and 40 on the back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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