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How To Use This Manual
The purpose of this Owner’s Manual is to help ensure that
you obtain the greatest possible satisfaction from your
new COTA trialer; satisfaction with the performance of
the motorcycle, and through success in competition.
If you plan to do any service on your COTA, section 3
describes standard maintenance and sections 4 through
6 contain in information on repair, disassembly, assembly
and special tools.
Follow the Maintenance Schedule recommendation (page
3-1) to ensure that your COTA is always in peak operating
condition.
Importance Of Proper Preparation
Proper pre-competition preparation and regular service
is essential to rider safety and the reliability of the
motorcycle. Any error or oversight made by the technician
during preparation or servicing can easily result in faulty
operation, damage to the machine, or injury to the rider.
Parts Availability
Orders for the parts tend to be concentrated during the
season, so you need to plan your parts orders carefully.
To prevent delays in shipment, place orders on regularly
replaced and fast-wearing parts well ahead of the season
(see page 3-2).
To The New Owner
By selecting a MONTESA COTA 4RT as your new
machine, you have placed yourself in a distinguished
family of owners and riders.
The COTA is a high performance trial motorcycle utilizing
the latest trial technology. This motorcycle is intended for
competition use by experienced riders only.
This new trialer was designed to be as competitive as
possible. But motorcycle trial is a physically demanding
sport that requires more than just a fine racing machine.
To do well, you must be in excellent physical condition
and be a skillful rider. For the best possible results, work
diligently on your physical conditioning and practice
frequently.
The purpose of this Manual is to help ensure that you
obtain the greatest possible satisfaction from your new
COTA trialer.
Start-up recommendations
Adjusting the idle
If using your motorcycle at different heights, bear in mind
that you must adjust the idle; otherwise, you may have
problems operating the vehicle. (See page 3-8)
Engine start
If you have problems starting your vehicle, follow the
steps below:
1. Open the throttle all the way (100%) and hold.
2. Without releasing the throttle, operate the kick-starter
once or twice.
3. Close the throttle and start your motorcycle as normal.
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