Highlights

Number 45 of only 50 produced for the world market
Unstarted and unused from new
In current ownership for approximately eight years
All manuals and books still sealed in original cellophane wrappers
Includes original Montesa bike stand
Stored in a heated exclusive barn conversion as a showpiece since new

The Appeal

The Montesa Cota is one of the most revered names in trials motorcycling, and this limited-edition Cota 50 is something really special within that lineage. As number 45 of just 50 units produced for the world market, this is a scarce machine: never started, never fuelled, and reportedly remaining in the condition in which it left the factory.

This Cota 50 has spent its entire life stored as a show piece mounted in an exclusive heated barn conversion. The vendor describes the overall condition as brand new. For collectors of rare trials machinery or those seeking a time-capsule example of Montesa's craft, this unregistered, zero-mile example is well worth consideration.

Key Information

Mileage: unstarted and unused from new; no recorded mileage
Registration status: the bike has never been registered
Technical inspection status: N/A
Technical specs: 259cc Honda four-stroke single, five-speed manual gearbox
Paperwork: all original manuals and books present, still sealed in original cellophane wrappers

The Detail

Number 45/50 ever made for the world market
Stored in a heated exclusive barn conversion as a showpiece since new
Reported to be in the same condition as when it left the factory
Original tyres with factory tread and manufacturing 'whiskers' intact
Original Montesa bike stand included
Never ridden, started, or even fuelled
The vendor offers to deliver this bike at a cost anywhere across Europe, should there be a foreign buyer

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