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Rápita 250

Rear wheel fitment
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Rear wheel fitment

February 21, 2025June 2, 2025

I’m calling my new Montesa project “El Fènix,” since it seems to be rising unexpectedly quickly from the ashes of the stillborn Aermacchi-Ducati Special. I offered up the rear wheel and shocks, … Rear wheel fitmentRead more

Initial Montesa chassis mockup
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  • El Fènix

Initial Montesa chassis mockup

February 17, 2025February 19, 2025

The Montesa King Scorpion frame arrived. It has some nasty, localized corrosion around the tang slotted into the front of the seat, but that’s probably the area I care about least, since … Initial Montesa chassis mockupRead more

Origins – Montesa Frame
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Origins – Montesa Frame

February 7, 2025February 19, 2025

I’ve been yearning for a Montesa Rápita (a roadster-ized King Scorpion) for over a year now, but they only built 600 of them, so that’s not going to happen. Since the chance of … Origins – Montesa FrameRead more

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  • Benelli 250
  • Retroblaster
  • El Fènix
  • Φ Bultakenstein [Aborted]
  • Φ The Bride [Sold]
  • All Projects