Newbie With 2 X Montesa Cota 247... Light Restoration In Progress

[chrismcc2012]

Don't bother truing the wheel.

Trials bikes move so slowly you won't notice the wobble and you'll snap the spokes if you try to turn the nipples.

Avoid pressure washing. It works water into places it doesn't belong.

Nice bike! I've had a couple and they're fun.

Even dependable once sorted out.

If it has a second sparkplug hole, put a compression release in it for starting.

If you wear out a kicker gear, you will not find one.

Where do i get a compreesion releas from, do you mean a decompresson lever? and how do you fit it?

[b40rt]

http://www.smproducts.co.uk/products/bars/cables?page=shop.product_details&flypage=flypage.pbv.v9.tpl&product_id=431&category_id=15&keyword=decompressor

[chrismcc2012]

does anyone know th procedure for rebuilding these forks, i see yu can get new fork springs and seals from in motion, and what fork oil would i use?

[mboon]

Well it has been a long time! The bike was left outside during that horrible rain we had the last couple months and the engine filled with water :-(

so yesterday I took the air filter and pipe off, water came out

took the drain screw out on the carb, water came out

removed the exhaust manifold... water came out :-(

I gently turned it over by hand and it felt free and smootb! Removed thr spark plug and turned the bike upside down... gotntly turned it over by hand until no more water came out. Left it to dry out for a couple hours and put it back together, put some fuel in and the third kick she fired up :-)

Thank god for that! Not ran it very long, started it a couple times a d starts and ticks over nice so think I got away with it.

it is going back in the garage tonight!!