newbie montesa nut

[montman]

Hi all.

call me montman started racing early 1970's always on montesa cappras apart from the first bike a 1969? maico .Anyway live in the UK bike's i have at the moment,cappra 414ve,cappra 414vf,2x cappra 414vg(yellow tanks),cappra 414vg(white tank),cappra 414 special, longer swing arm,ally air filter box,different shock mountings (a guy over here who rode for montesa said that it looks like the one he had from montesa factory) and a cappra 414 engine(white tank). in a 250vg frame which was a spanish dealers works riders bike(finished second in the expert twin shock championship on it in mid 1990's great bike) also have cappra 250ve,cappra 250vf(but in a 414 frame shame all the other bike's numbers match except the 2 specials) and have just got a 125 enduro with white tank.Have also got 2 414 spare engines,a 250 engine and a 125 engine all nearly complete plus lots of other montesa stuff.Managed to get 7 nos 250 cappra pistons and 414/360 piston rings standard,1st over and 2nd over size from a show a week ago,i will post pictures of bikes soon.Wife says i am an idiot for having so mant montesa's.Not that many cappra's racing over here seem to be all maicos .

[All Things 414]

I think I'm gunna have to give up the crown . I didn't think there were that Monty's sold, let alone all in the one country! What is it with these poms? They all have to own about five VG 414's each (Sandy has three) and I can't get hold of one? My day is ruined.......
Welcome aboard Montman. My pathetic collection includes.... 2X VF 414's, H7 250 and a VR. Sad I know.
I'm off to kick the dog.....

[paul]

welcome nice collection 

[mx250]

Hey Montman, your garage/collection wasn't featured in a Pommy magazine last year was it?

Welcome aboard, we'll help you scratch your itch and give you sympathy and support for your affliction .

(I have a VB360 in resto, and various other Monty bits which may amount to something in the future )

[All Things 414]

oh and a Montesa BMX bike. Bet ya don't have one of them......

[paul]

ross can you hear me laughing maybee you can move to england

[All Things 414]

Here's one of my 414's cruising past one of those Hoonda Moogan things.


I'm nealy nodding off there.....

[montman]

Thanks guys bikes never been featured in any mag but did put 4 in a classic bike show just over a week ago,bikes are not concours as pocket not that deep but still up to show standard.5 bikes are up and running the others i am rebuilding back up after many years in shed but they are all there.One thing i have never seen on other cappras over here is the rubber boot that fits over the kickstart knuckle the ones with the M stamped on them,mine all have them as i picked up about 12 some years ago from a mont dealer that was all he had.Have put modern rear mudguards on bikes i think they look a lot better they don't cost as much .Have got ohlins on some corte coss on some and a pair of AVAX shocks on one they were purchased from belgum in 1979 for me when a sidecar crew went over there to race in an international meeting, the belgum works riders were useing them i can' remember the price but they cost more than any other shocks at that time they work great.I might sell some of the 250 pistons and some of the 414/360 piston rings.By the way its great to have a forum like this to be in touch with other monty nuts .

[Stan S]

Welcome montman, I am only new at this myself but it's been a lot of fun so far although a bit addictive also. I have raced Monty's in the past and still have a bit of a soft spot for them.
Anyway I hope you have abit of fun on this Forum.

Regards Stan. 

[414VG]

Welcome montman, i am trying to figure out who you are. Think i know though!!
Ross, i actually have 4 x  414VG's , keep up.!!

Cheers Sandy

[albrid-3]

I say old chap, you are a monty nut, l raced montesa back in the early days, 71 model gray tank 125 cappra, 72 gray tank 250 cappra, 73 vr 250, 3 x 74 vr 250. 67 model cappra 250 4 speed, 68 model cappra 250 ( orange ) 360 69 model cappra, cota 247, cota 247 mountaineer. 66 model La cross 250.

[montman]

Hi dot bet you wish you still had all those monts would be worth a lot of money now i am thinking of geting some early monts as well as the 79/80/81's iv'e already got,will always have a soft spot for monty's.I have also got a 1990 yz250(from new) 2002 kx250(MJ CHURCH bike) and 2006 rmz450 (ex Ivan Tedesco bike) the suzuki 450 is the bike i am racing at the moment,the yz250 did two seasons racing then i parked it up in the shed hence now needs tarting up,the kwak 250 was so fast with a power band that would pull itself out of your arms which it did to me one a few occasions.