Lot details
Registration No: Un-Reg
Engine No: 54M4131
cc: 250

Montesa had been established during 1945 by Sr Pedro Permanyer-Puigjaner with Francisco X.Bulto' Marques as technical director and a major shareholder. Both believed that as the Spanish economy recovered from the ravages of the civil war following the delay caused by the 2nd World War the need for economical personal transport would increase and that the motorcycle was best suited to address this. Consequently early production concentrated on the development on lightweight machines, with competition in all its forms being used to test and improve the machines. 1958 saw Francisco Bulto leave, following the decision to close the competition department due to the difficult economic climate, however, by 1962 the company had moved into a new factory and was once again competing with machines derived from the newly introduced Impala.
The machine offered has been built for use in classic road racing. The engine number suggests that it was originally fitted to an enduro 250cc and retains its kickstarter (in lightened form, naturally). It is housed in a single loop cradle frame equipped with pivoted fork rear suspension. The front forks are the characteristic Montesa items with the fork leg extending well below the axle and house an alloy front hub with a ventilated twin leading shoe front brake attached to an alloy rim, the rear rim, also alloy, is laced to a full width alloy hub. The bodywork is finished in the traditional Montesa competition livery of red and silver and the machine is equipped with an expansion chamber, rear-sets and clip-ons.