sir dabs alot Posted October 28, 2010 Report Share Posted October 28, 2010 I'm about to buy an early '80s Montesa Cota and the only negative I have heard about the bike(s) is that the kick starter gear or shaft/assembly is prone to breaking with very few sources for replacement parts. Does anyone know where to obtain these, the cost or if it is possible to have whatever it is that's breaking made? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin01 Posted October 28, 2010 Report Share Posted October 28, 2010 I'm about to buy an early '80s Montesa Cota and the only negative I have heard about the bike(s) is that the kick starter gear or shaft/assembly is prone to breaking with very few sources for replacement parts. Does anyone know where to obtain these, the cost or if it is possible to have whatever it is that's breaking made? Thanks! Here might help. http://www.sandiford.co.uk/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keychange Posted October 28, 2010 Report Share Posted October 28, 2010 My advice is ignore all your macho mates and fit a compression release. The 247's can be hard work and puts a lot of pressure on the kickstart gear - a compression release costs less than $50 and removes almost all of the the stress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpilgrim Posted October 30, 2010 Report Share Posted October 30, 2010 (edited) Hi there, I've got a Cota 348 (1977), I got it 7 months ago, it has a bodged kickstart, which has ruined the splines, and then been drilled and pegged. It needs a new kickstart (available new for £60 from In Motion, not too bad) and a kickstart shaft, the shaft I haven't yet found. They do seem to be hard to find, so I'm now looking to buy a complete engine for parts. The idea previously mentioned about the compression release sounds good, because if I try to kick mine straight through a compression, the clutch slips. I have to get it just past TDC and then give it a kick. Although mine doesn't seem to have a huge amount of compression it does put a huge load through the shaft. It took me a while to find something strong enough to put a new peg in the shaft, I was using stainless steel bolts and it was shearing them like they were made of plastic! A drill bit seems hard enough to cope, for now! Hope this helps, Ben Edited October 30, 2010 by BPilgrim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir dabs alot Posted October 30, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2010 When you say you can get a new kick start from in Motion, do you mean kick start gear? What is In Motion? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir dabs alot Posted October 30, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2010 Sandiford's says they've been out of these for over ten years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpilgrim Posted October 31, 2010 Report Share Posted October 31, 2010 Hi there, I mean the kick start lever, I have bought most of my parts from In Motion, it's a good shop: http://www.inmotiontrials.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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