MONTESSA montesa CAPRA 414 OFF-ROAD BIKE BELIEVED TO BE A VF MODEL.
PURELY FOR OFF-ROAD USE ONLY........
FRAME HAS BEEN POWDER COATED NOT TOO LONG AGO PRIOR TO US GETTING IT, IF A VF MODEL THEN SHOULD HAVE BEEN RED BUT HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THIS IS WHAT MODEL OURS IS.
ALSO POWDER COATED ARE THE SWING-ARM.
GOOD STUFF IS;
LOOKS QUITE ORIGINAL
TANK IN GOOD CONDITION WITHOUT DEEP SCRATCHES NOR DAMAGE, SO DOESNT LEAK. JUST NEEDS BADGES.
SIDE PANELS BEEN FILLED READY TO PRIME AND PAINT, RE-FIBRE-GLASSED IN THE BACK.
HAVE GOT DECALS FOR THE SIDE-PANELS.
TYRES NOT TOO BAD THOUGH A BIT OF SLIGHT SIDE WALL CRACKING TO THE FRONT ONE.
BRAND NEW BARS AND LEVERS WITH GRIPS.
BRAKES ARE FREE AND SHOES APPEAR TO BE IN GOOD CONDITION.
FORKS DONT LEAK AND FORK BOTTOMS HAVE BEEN PAINTED BUT SLIGHTLY OFF FROM THE ORIGINAL COLOUR.
STAINLESS STEEL BOLTS OVER THE FRONT END HAVE BEEN FITTED.
WE KNOW THE BIKES HISTORY AND IT WAS UP AND RUNNING WELL PRIOR TO OUR DISMANTLING IT.
RECENT PISTON, COMPRESSION IS SUPERB, REBORE?. AS CAN BE VIEWED THROUGH EXHAUST PORT.
NO SIGNS OF PLAY OR IN THE MAINS.
ENGINE REPAINTED IN PJ1.
BRAND NEW REAR SHOCKERS, STILL HAVE ORIGINALS ALSO.
FULL SET OF NEW SPRINGS FOR THE KICK START, FOOT RESTS ETC.
WORK LEFT FOR YOU;
SEAT RECOVER.
CHAIN AND SPROCKETS.
NEW MUDGUARDS, EASY GET FROM USA EBAY.
HAVE SOME BUT ARE A BIT TATTY AND IN WRONG COLOUR, THESE ARE YELLOW AND SHOULD BE WHITE.
FRONT PIPE NEEDS PAINTING IN EXHAUST PAINT, NO DAMAGE, RUST NOR HOLES .
REAR SILENCER WRONG ONE ALTOGETHER THOUGH WAS WORKING FINE ON BIKE.
HAVE TRIED TO BE AS HONEST AND AS THOROUGH AS I CAN, WE HAVE ALL THE PARTS AND JUST NEEDS A RUN ROUND WITH A SPANNER AND A FEW PARTS REPLACING BACK ON... HAVE NOW DAMAGED HAND WITH GRINDER AND TO BE TRUTHFUL HAVE LOST A BIT OF INTEREST IN THIS PROJECT....
A COUPLE OF HUNDRED QUID AND THE BIKE WILL BE FLYING FOR FUN, IF NOT ENOUGH OFFERED THEN WE WILL KEEP THE BIKE AND COMPLETE OURSELVES, SO NO DESPERATATION TO SELL.....
PLEASE NOTE WE ARE AWARE OF THE RARETY OF THIS BIKE AND ITS DESIRABILITY SO NO STUPID OFFERS AS WE WILL JUST TAKE NO NOTICE AND TAKE IT AS AN INSULT. HAVE HAD AN OFFER OF £1600 WHEN IN BITS IN A BOX!!!!!!!!
GENUINE INTEREST IS MORE THAN WELCOME AND ALL QUERIES ETC CAN BE MADE EITHER BY EMAIL OR ON 07889 647547 WHERE WE WILL TRY TO DO OUR BEST TO ACCOMMODATE.
NO PX NOR SWAP AS PER THE RULES OF EBAY..... !!!....