MONTESA CAPRA VB 250 Parts Required

[runutz698]

Hello I am in the middle of my capra 250 restoration but am in need of some parts i anyone can help with any or the lot please let me know....
The parts I need are.
1.) Seat
2.) Tank decals
3.) Sidecovers
4.) Rear wheel with backing plate and sprocket if possiable <-- A complete rear wheel
5.) Rear Swing arm <--- Having the most trouble getting this part
6.) Rear wheel axle with the tenisor plates
7.) Seat
8.) Orignal Levers <--- Not critical but nice to have

http://picasaweb.google.com/runutz698/Montessa  <-- Pictures under this link....

Any help would be good if anyone can help with any thing that would be awsome
Call me on 0421 556 953
Cheers
Tom

[All Things 414]

Hey Tom,
   A lot of that stuff could be found through Jared at [email protected]
For the wheels and stuff you might just have to hang foul like the rest of us on E-bay. Most of the wheels and stuff are interchangable with other models (Enduro, older Cappra's etc) so even if you pick up a clunker the wheels, axles and stuff should be ok.
Amal levers are still fairly easy and are the best to run. You'll probably have to make a seat up from a base and foam from Jared. There seems to be no covers at the moment but they'll probably come along again......

[cappra]

R,
Did you check out the pics of the bike?  Dosn't look like a VB to me.
First thing I noticed besides the frame colour (which could have been painted)
is the side cover bracket mount toward the rear.  VB's never had those.

[cappra]

Also the shock resevoir mounts, VF for sure.

[mx250]

Tom, thats a nice looking VB, how did the parts get seperated? Its amazing, a lot of the small detailed things are there but the big items are missing  .

The complete seat is available from Jared, f/glass base, new foam and cover $55, $49 and $69.

http://www.southwestmontesa.com/montesa/parts.html

As Ross said wheels and brake backing plates shouldn't be too hard to find. The swing arm might be harder - the good news is that someone like GMC might be able to whip up a replacement for reasonable cost.

Have you got the tank? I cann't see it there in the pix. I'm after tank decals myself. Jared is on the case and has been seeking them out for sometime.

OME Amal levers are available thru ebay. Reasonable price around the $30US plus postage.

Are you sure it a VB. The red frame and the brace behind the rear shock throws me  . Or have tou sprayed the frame?

[cappra]

Problem with those Amal lever clones on Ebay, is that they
are cast aluminum and break easy.  The originals were forged
and bendable.  New oem Amal lever assemblys are in the $95 range
unfortunatly.

[All Things 414]

Sorry. Didn't realize there were pics. Yeah. I'd say a VE/VF. The handle-bar clamps are a little weird though. Unless they had different ones because of the 35 mm forks.

[mx250]

Tom,

If Jared right, and he probably is  , your bike should look like this;



Which is why I asked did you have the tank. 

[All Things 414]

Jeezez! Some fat bugger's been sitting on that seat! Or it's the free-style model.....

[bigk]

The engine number of Tom's bike is 73M-15620. Could be 1978 VB or a later model. I have a '78 VB360 which indeed does have the rails behind the shocks and they have remote reservoir Betors as standard, although the brackets in the photo look non genuine. I have the brochure for the '78 VB series as well, which clearly shows the brackets and remote reservoir shocks. 1978 VB360's are fairly rare with the factory only making 400 of them, not sure how many 250's were made. I can help Tom with the wheels and some other stuff, but he already knows that. Jared may be able to identify from the engine number. Your memory must be going Ross, or maybe you didn't take much notice when you saw mine a while ago.
Cheers,
K

[runutz698]

73M15620<--- This is the frame number is it a VB or VF?? The frame is defently powdercoated red along witht the triple clamps!!!
As for how I recived this bike missing all the big bits well it belonged to someone I knew who restored it and then pulled it down and stored all the parts in diffrent area's. This bike was in the back room of his house for many years... I never saw it in one pce. He has since passed away and now the rest of the parts have grown legs. So there you have it. It has been totally rebuilt and never run so that is a bonus. Cheers
Tom

[paul]

ross is this the same model we have been talking about ,ie the photos  you were getting

[Lozza]

I have a new rear sprocket and a rebanded one of Lyle's here to the highest bidder
I'll check PCD's etc if your interested

[mx250]

As for how I recived this bike missing all the big bits well it belonged to someone I knew who restored it and then pulled it down and stored all the parts in diffrent area's. This bike was in the back room of his house for many years... I never saw it in one pce. He has since passed away and now the rest of the parts have grown legs.

Ahhh! That explains a lot. To see the airfilter held in place by the correct rubber strap but missing the swing arm seemed really odd.

Tom, do you have the Tank; I'm sure that will go a long way toward solving the puzzle as to 'what model'. The VB had the traditional fibreglass monty tank which was bolted to the frame about 50mm behind the s/head with a machined threaded boss welded to the frame. I can't make that out on the photos you have put up.

The VF had the plastic tank which I think was mounted differently.

[runutz698]

The tank mount is a black bolt sticking out from the the top 50mm back from the head stem. It looks to me as if it is made for the VB metal tank that I see pictured everywhere. I actually just looked through the back log of forum subjects and noticed one to do with side covers. I think this is a very late Capra VB as the tank mount is correct!! I do not have the orignal tank however I have purchased a VB one from the states.