- Dec 19, 2005
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I'd like to get into trials, and I'm seriously looking at buying a 2000 Montesa Cota 315r. I'll be checking out the bike next weekend, so meanwhile I've searched this forum about the Monty, and found quite a lot of info, so thank you! Hopefully you won't mind a few more questions:
Where do you buy parts? It is an HRC bike, but I've been told that normal Honda dealers can't order HRC parts. Is this true?
What is the heritage of Monty's engine? Is it a derivative of the CR250, or does it come from the RS250, or is it something else entirely?
Where do you buy a shop manual? Where can I find parts diagrams?
I talked with a guy who works on all sorts of trials bikes in my area, and he claims that he's never done a top end on a Monty because he's never seen one that needed it. Is this typical?
The premix oil ratio has me baffled. Montesa's web site says 80:1 which seems rather skimpy on oil, and kinda scares me. Why is it acceptable to run with so little lubrication?
What kind of gasoline do you use? Montesa's web site says to use a 50/50 mix of 93-octane pump gas and 105-octane race gas, otherwise the engine will knock. Is this really the case?
Looking thru the Lewisport catalog I found an extended range gas tank and seat for the 4RT. Does anybody make one for the 315 too?
Thanks in advance
Where do you buy parts? It is an HRC bike, but I've been told that normal Honda dealers can't order HRC parts. Is this true?
What is the heritage of Monty's engine? Is it a derivative of the CR250, or does it come from the RS250, or is it something else entirely?
Where do you buy a shop manual? Where can I find parts diagrams?
I talked with a guy who works on all sorts of trials bikes in my area, and he claims that he's never done a top end on a Monty because he's never seen one that needed it. Is this typical?
The premix oil ratio has me baffled. Montesa's web site says 80:1 which seems rather skimpy on oil, and kinda scares me. Why is it acceptable to run with so little lubrication?
What kind of gasoline do you use? Montesa's web site says to use a 50/50 mix of 93-octane pump gas and 105-octane race gas, otherwise the engine will knock. Is this really the case?
Looking thru the Lewisport catalog I found an extended range gas tank and seat for the 4RT. Does anybody make one for the 315 too?
Thanks in advance