larry s. k. Posted December 3, 2019 Report Share Posted December 3, 2019 (edited) Have 1983 Cota 200 painted frame , installed used cylinder , , then upon assembly , noticed front exhaust pipe , goes through under gas tank , looked a cooking was going on there , so stoped , decided to custom pipe outside around , so what you all think , larry Edited December 3, 2019 by larry s. k. Add pic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keychange Posted December 3, 2019 Report Share Posted December 3, 2019 Photo might help. My 250 pipe goes under tank with no issues Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2stroke4stroke Posted December 3, 2019 Report Share Posted December 3, 2019 Montesa worked hard to provide an unobtrusive routing. I don't see how you could route it elsewhere without it being both in the way and liable to damage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lineaway Posted December 3, 2019 Report Share Posted December 3, 2019 I had a 200 for 18 years building a pipe never crossed my mind. If I remember right the underside of the tank had a protective layer protecting it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigshineybike Posted December 3, 2019 Report Share Posted December 3, 2019 My 348 has a similar thing going on. I think the factory fitted something to the tank that was glued on. it must have fallen off in the 80s. A previous owner bolted a bit of bent and hammered steel sheet to the frame that acted as a heat deflector. it didnt look very neat but seems to have worked. sorry no photos as the bike is in bits at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feetupfun Posted December 4, 2019 Report Share Posted December 4, 2019 (edited) It might not be the right pipe or it might be a bit bent or the tank might be out of position or it might be the wrong tank Does the rest of the bike bike look like this? Edited December 4, 2019 by feetupfun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larry s. k. Posted December 4, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2019 Yes nice picture Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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