1968 Montesa Cappra 250 GP
Montesa Cappra 250cc GP (1968)
Esplugues de Llobregat (Barcelona)
Exhibit : Per Vila
SPECIALTY: Trial
The basic model: Cappra
Model: 250 GP
CODE: 53M
Year: 1968
MOTOR
Piston diameter: 72.55 mm.
Stroke: 60 mm.
Engine capacity: 247.69 cm ³
Compression ratio: 39095
Power: 32/6500 hp / rpm
carburetor
BRAND: Amal
Type: Monoblock
DIFFUSER: 32 mm.
Transmission: 4-speed
BRAKES
Front: 180mm dual camming drum
Rear: Drum 180
TIRES
Front: 3.00 x 21
Rear: 4.00 x 18
SUSPENSION
Front: Telehydraulic
Rear: Hydraulic shock absorbers
Montesa was formed in 1944 by Pedro Permanyer and Francisco Xavier "Paco" Bultó. Their first Montesa prototype was based upon the French Motobécane models of that time. Permanyer began to produce his own gas engines, which allowed for a new area in motorcycles to be explored and expanded into. Permanyer and Bultó teamed up in Barcelona and created a light-weight motorcycle. This led to the creation of a bike powered by a 95cc two-stroke engine with no rear suspension. Despite some setbacks, they sold 22 of these units in the first year of production. The next year, the partnership focused on production improvements and met the growing demand for their bike. As a successor to the previous model, Bultó designed a new 125cc roadster, which was tested in many the trail-type rallies and semi-enduros that were popular in Spain at the time.
The company is now owned by the Japanese manufacturer Honda Motor which is limited in the production of the motorcycles for racing, and still under the name of Cota, the first model (Cota 247 Version 68) is dating back to 1968.
Esplugues de Llobregat (Barcelona)
Exhibit : Per Vila
SPECIALTY: Trial
The basic model: Cappra
Model: 250 GP
CODE: 53M
Year: 1968
MOTOR
Piston diameter: 72.55 mm.
Stroke: 60 mm.
Engine capacity: 247.69 cm ³
Compression ratio: 39095
Power: 32/6500 hp / rpm
carburetor
BRAND: Amal
Type: Monoblock
DIFFUSER: 32 mm.
Transmission: 4-speed
BRAKES
Front: 180mm dual camming drum
Rear: Drum 180
TIRES
Front: 3.00 x 21
Rear: 4.00 x 18
SUSPENSION
Front: Telehydraulic
Rear: Hydraulic shock absorbers
Montesa was formed in 1944 by Pedro Permanyer and Francisco Xavier "Paco" Bultó. Their first Montesa prototype was based upon the French Motobécane models of that time. Permanyer began to produce his own gas engines, which allowed for a new area in motorcycles to be explored and expanded into. Permanyer and Bultó teamed up in Barcelona and created a light-weight motorcycle. This led to the creation of a bike powered by a 95cc two-stroke engine with no rear suspension. Despite some setbacks, they sold 22 of these units in the first year of production. The next year, the partnership focused on production improvements and met the growing demand for their bike. As a successor to the previous model, Bultó designed a new 125cc roadster, which was tested in many the trail-type rallies and semi-enduros that were popular in Spain at the time.
The company is now owned by the Japanese manufacturer Honda Motor which is limited in the production of the motorcycles for racing, and still under the name of Cota, the first model (Cota 247 Version 68) is dating back to 1968.
