Montesa Blog

[TooFastTim]

Sorry my bad. Helluva job. I guess Jared is your friend (or should that be banker?).

[mx250]

I guess Jared is your friend (or should that be banker?).

He's having a close and personal relationship with my credit card  .

Nah, not really. I've got a few things winging their way to me at the mo. They're taking a little long - into second week - I hope they haven't been helded up in customs/GST  .

[All Things 414]

This'll make ya spew Graeme. Shocks sent last Tue (Mon Arizona time), shocks on bikes in shed tonight (and the customs guys were so excited that they had a look as well!)..........
These ones are for the V 75

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[All Things 414]

I've probably got the only set of all singing/dancing Works Performance Pro Racers in The Land.
These are for Mr414. Yay!!

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[mx250]

This'll make ya spew Graeme. Shocks sent last Tue (Mon Arizona time), shocks on bikes in shed tonight (and the customs guys were so excited that they had a look as well!)..........
These ones are for the V 75

I will be interested in a 'product report' - they might be suitable for the racing MX250 when I get my act together.

My goodies arrived today without a $50 contribution to Johnie's 'War Chest/slush fund/pork barrelling fund'  .

Jared forgot to include the engine craddle and head stay. He's sending them seperately. Thats what holding up the next stage - fabricate, locate and weld the lower engine mounts. Hope they arrive before the week end.

You must have paid express post surely.

[All Things 414]

Nah. I've helped out the American economy so much that Mr Bush said get my bits to me extra fast!!

[TooFastTim]

Graeme, have you seen this?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/AHRMA-Montesa-Cappra-360-414-Bottom-end_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ35618QQihZ019QQitemZ290155142610QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW

[mx250]

Graeme, have you seen this?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/AHRMA-Montesa-Cappra-360-414-Bottom-end_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ35618QQihZ019QQitemZ290155142610QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW

Thanks Tim.

Yeah I've seen that, in fact it has been offered several times before. It's attractive but by time I landed it in Oz it would be about $500+. At that money it would need to be spot on and race ready, which I doubt. The seller say the crank feels fine but looking at its general condition with surface rust on various surfaces I would have my doubts. I would estimate a real 'pig in a poke'.

But I have another here in Oz I will look at, probably this week end.

[TooFastTim]

'k. Managed to find a breaker Sherpa 125 for a mate in Scotland a few weeks ago. Always nice to be able to help.

There's a cleanish H7 on ebay aus presently. If I weren't about to bugger off on a round the world trip and will probably need every cent of credit I can raise (work will re-imburse, but later) I'd buy it. Might result in a minor breakdown in marital relations though!

[mx250]

There's a cleanish H7 on ebay aus presently.  I'd buy it.

You're a man of impeccably good taste

With a bit of luck someone we know might give both of us a ride 

[090]

Heres one for you Monty maniacs! I made the same mistake myself. Plenty of people spell montesa with double 's' . Thought it might be of interest.
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/MONTESSA-250-KING-SCORPIAN_W0QQitemZ110164776657QQihZ001QQcategoryZ102690QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem#ebayphotohosting

[mx250]

Heres one for you Monty maniacs! I made the same mistake myself. Plenty of people spell montesa with double 's' . Thought it might be of interest.
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/MONTESSA-250-KING-SCORPIAN_W0QQitemZ110164776657QQihZ001QQcategoryZ102690QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem#ebayphotohosting

I'm not a monty expert (not get  ) but that looks like a home modified.

So what do you do with it? Wouldn't be competitive in VMX and a lot of work for a resto Scorpian, doesn't state that it runs or even turns over so it probably doesn't - so start the auction at maybe $100 or $200. $800 is off the dial and for amusement value only. They are really 'trying it on'. 

I'll watch for amusement

(Ebay offers 'Montessa' as an alternative to 'Montesa' so its fairly common  .)

[TooFastTim]

Thanx for the heads-up 090 (Joe??). Bit of a dog though. King Scorpions never did it for me. Spanish attempt at a trail bike. The japs did it better.

[All Things 414]

Here they are!
That King Scorpian would make a good parts bike but that's about it I think. Someone's gone to a lot of trouble to do the shock lay-down a few years ago. If that wasn't done you could probably make a good VR mock-up. The H6 would need a lot of dollars I think. Be alright if you had nothing else on the go to bring it back. If you've got the money and the patience. Would make a first-rate motocrosser though!

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[TooFastTim]

About that H6, would it be legal? It's an 85/86 model and has a disc brake, wouldn't that throw up questions regarding it's eligibility?