montesa cota 247

[Zambesi0]

hi

am trying to restore an old montesa cota 247  1976,looking for parts suppliers uk,also can any body help with a photo of how front of rear mudguard is attached to frame.

thanks Mick

Edited September 22, 2018 by Zambesi0
done twice

[johnmartin247]

In Motion Twin Shock Trials, supply what you need.

Front guard has a bracket that holds it on to the fork legs, sold by In Motion

Rear guard is just bolted onto the brackets on the frame.

[johnmartin247]

[Zambesi0]

Hi

thanks very much for your response,still cannot see how rear mudguard is fixed behind engine,any chance of a photo in there?

[fourex]

On 16/09/2018 at 7:14 PM, Zambesi0 said:

hi

am trying to restore an old montesa cota 247  1976,looking for parts suppliers uk,also can any body help with a photo of how front of rear mudguard is attached to frame.

thanks Mick

It's a flimsy metal bracket that is welded in between the rear engine mounts on that frame tube that runs horizontally just in front of the swingarm pivot. Just look at at the pics, a picture is worth a thousand words.

The 1st pic is of the last model Cota 247 ('77/'78) which had vertically mounted air filter and wore squarish plastic guards like the 348, pics 2 and 3 are a '74 Cota 247 with horizontal air filter box which wore the rounded alloy guards.

Edited September 30, 2018 by fourex
Different years, different air boxes, different guards.

[Zambesi0]

Thanks,that's just what I needed,now I can make bracket and that's one job less.Thanks again

[fourex]

No probs, make your bracket from 2.0mm or better to stand the test of time, std appears to be 1.6mm.  Just for those that think pic 1 doesn't look right, I agree, it's a pic I found on here or the internet and although I hope the inlet tubes are not piercing that rear guard I find it hard to see where it can draw any air, I think either wrong rear mudguard or a too short rear mudguard bracket or bit of both.

Edited September 30, 2018 by fourex

[Zambesi0]

Ok ,Cheers

[turbofurball]

2 hours ago, fourex said:

... I hope the inlet tubes are not piercing that rear guard I find it hard to see where it can draw any air, I think either wrong rear mudguard or a too short rear mudguard bracket or bit of both.

Looks like an optical illusion, I recon the inlets are maybe 1/4" from the mudguard but the camera flash means you see no shadow

[johnmartin247]

[majesty]

As per earlier posts, the kick start needs to be vertical in order to avoid punching a hole in the flywheel casing