Cota 349 (Help)

[sodga]

Hi

i have a cota 349 had it a few years now its a non runner and needs a conrod kit after many failed attempts to find and purchase a conrod kit

i gave up the search

i was recently asked if i was willing to sell the bike to a friend of a friend which i am as i hate seeing it just lie there rotten lol

but i have no idea what its worth as a non runner and in bits i have all the parts for it excluding the conrod kit i also have a bunch of new parts including new piston and rings

gasket set among others like new tank and plastics

after a quick online search i came across this forum and hoping some one here may be able to help me with how much its worth or any idea of how much its worth

Thanks

Chris

[twinshockdude]

£500 - £750 should be about right I would think

[woody]

I haven't heard of rod kits being a problem to obtain before. Pistons yes, they're hard to get for the 349 but fortunately you have one of those already. Rod kits shouldn't be a problem, unless the situation has changed recently.

Have you tried here

http://www.inmotiontrials.com/product-category/engine-parts-montesa/page/2/

[sodga]

hi guyz Thanks for the quick response

im not a big bike person and only bought the bike as a bit of fun it was running when i bought it

when it broke i got a friend to look at it and he told me it was the bottom end that has gone and gave me a list of parts to get

full gasket set

piston and rings

big and small end bearings & cir clips

cant remember if the conrod was actually needed

But I'm sure i was told that i need the conrod kit to get the bearings i don't know to much about it sry and at the time i honestly could not get a hold of the part

im trying to find out more my friend is playing 5 a side at the moment and hes ganna give me a call in a hours time

now that i am able to get the rod kit i may not sell it so a massive Thanks to you Woody

and is it really worth £500 - £750 as a non runner ?

[woody]

Not sure what you were told by "have to get the conrod kit to get the bearings". The conrod has the big end bearing on the crankshaft, so if that is worn then yes you buy a complete new conrod kit as a replacement. It's an engineering job to fit it into the crank.

The other bearings are main bearings and nothing to do with the conrod. They can be replaced independently of the big end bearing, although given the relative cheapness of main bearings, it's prudent to replace them as a matter of course when an engine is reassembled.

Pricing a bike in that state is difficult but most bikes have a 'base' price regardless of condition and that base price seems to be around £400 - £500.

The 349 isn't the most popular of bikes, unless it is one of the last models which differed considerably from the first red models and the next white one. There is a nut and bolt rebuild 349 for sale at the moment for £1250. I think you'd do very well to see anything like £750 and would have thought closer to £500 - odd. Fact is, if you do a thorough rebuild on a twinshock, you'll spend more than the bike is worth in terms of sale price, nine times out of ten, so never look to rebuild one with a view to making a few quid on it. It rarely happens.