1979 Montesa 414

These are pretty cool bikes. Always wanted one and had found over the years they're very hard to come by. It's a pretty clean one runs pretty good I've been sitting in storage for a while so the car bowl started leaking and that will need to be addressed. Other than that pretty good shape.

[@gladegoodrich2297]

Loved to go down to Ascot in So. Cal. In the late 60s early 70s and watch the Montessas race. Such beautiful bikes!

[@kingdebary]

😁

[@MrMonty414]

I've had a few 414's over the years, both ve and vf. Great bikes that gave me no grief at all. And that's how you start them (or any big bore for that matter). Top dead centre and then a decent kick, instead of flayling away at the kicker...👍

[@kingdebary]

They are great bikes. Also, I agree with what you said about starting

[@xisfar9430]

Thank you for keeping and displaying this jewel of a Spanish motorcycle. Greetings from Spain.

[@andrewnewman1248]

Hi I owned one of those for years, red frame VF ,it was converted to a six speed when it was new. That really made the bike, power was like a light switch ,you needed to hang on .it was a hell of a ride . regards from. Australia

[@kingdebary]

they are great bikes

[@RicardoValdes-r6w]

Sharp looking Spanish Montesa like the quality Bultacos from the 70’s great dirt bikes .

[@michelerinaldi6324]

Complimenti una bella collezione di moto d epoca ben conservate e ben restaurate.bravo e congratulazioni

[@Robert8455]

Sucker looks good. I had a 360 Cappra way back in '81 and that was a wheelie popping roosting trench digging monster that made you feel very alive when you ripped on it.

[@josepg.2479]

In Spain we saw few of these beautiful bikes, instead we used to ride 250cc. The 414 was just a dream for my generation.

[@OskiitarGyM]

Good sound! Montesa represento la gran época de las motos españolas junto con Bultaco y Ossa.. es una joya esa moto.

[@jaimecanciorega220]

Eres un artista. Gracias por conservar parte de la historia española

[@pabloperez4063]

Orgulloso estoy yo yb

[@Agislife1960]

Montesa, Ossa and Bultaco were some of the better dirt bikes back in the day.

[@arthurmchugh5184]

Back in the day I rode my husky 250 with my buddies, one rode a rickman montesa , his dad rode a bultaco 250 and Dale had an ossa stiletto 250 ! Oh yea Rick had a AJS 370 😎😎🍺🍺🍺

[@blainegordon4345]

I owned this same model. Was definitely a beast. A little much for the tight technical trails of hare scrambles in district 5 north east. Was never a big fan of the four-speed, but I guess it would be OK on a motocross track. Rode it until I bought a new 81 husky 250 XC. Cannot say the Husky was so much better, But can sure testify it was better suited for what I was using it for

[@kingdebary]

They are great bikes

[@marcelklein3879]

I've had one of these. The memory of first time riding this beast still gives me goosebumps. Of all the bikes that I've owned selling this one is my greatest mistake. I rode it for years, but I heard that the guys I sold it to, destroyed the bike within a few days.

[@kingdebary]

It's a fantastic bike

[@MaxwellBenson80]

I had a chance to ride one in my late teens. It ripped and was pretty comfortable to ride. Thanks for jogging an old and fond memory!

[@DAVINCIEVO]

Nice bike. My father used to have some of this beautiful bikes when I was a child here in Spain. Bultaco, Montesa, Ossa...

[@DAVINCIEVO]

@aaron mar The factory run into economic problems, probably due to a lack of adaptation of the industry new standars. Legendary brand.

[@Hanky_Bannist8r]

That seat is trippy. Such a cool vintage bike !

[@kingdebary]

Yes it's an unusual shape.

[@MrBenyDu]

Montesa and Laverda, two iconic bikes

[@alexisescuelaherrera4885]

Montesa es montesa y laverda es laverda nada que ver.

[@gerardorehillo3342]

what an amazing sound for my ears!!! I rode a Cappra in 1980, but I never owned one. Saludos desde España.

[@michaelholden8667]

Beautiful machine you have sounds awesome take care of that classic bike of yours back in the day I had a bultaco wished I never got read of it if I only new back then what I no today take care keep the great videos up thanks again

[@kingdebary]

Thank you, if you search my channel there is a video of a bultaco I had a while back

[@tomasnokechtesledger1786]

My neighbor has a Montesa 360 and it still is a beast!

[@stuartlaslett9973]

Beautiful machine

[@kingdebary]

thanks!

[@anasanchez282]

It brings a lot of good memories to my mind, during my childhood in my parents country house every body had a Montesa H6 or some kind of Cota like the 348 or the 247.

[@joseunno]

Espectacular sound. Tranks you from Spain!!

[@t.s.racing]

Another great video Sir, music to my ears ! I raced CZ, both 250 and Open class in the late 70z and that model Montesa, is a new one to me, very cool. Always looking forward to what bring out next, thank you. SARGE 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@kingdebary]

Thanks

[@diagnolsnakeskin462]

I have watched this video over 20 times... and I just can't get enough!!!

[@alexanderfederowicz]

What a Beauty ! Absolutely like Time Travel Seeing it So Perfect... Like them all Thank you esp. for starting them, and letting us hear our cherished memories come to life !

[@diagnolsnakeskin462]

BE STILL MY BEATING HEART!!!!! That looks and sounds AMAZING!!!

[@johndepperschmidt8984]

Owned and raced Pro on one in Houston TX. I hated the mix of colors so mine was painted yellow on the airbox and fork lowers. The 414 wouldn't rev and you couldn't keep shocks on it with the increased leverage. This was my last Tessie, they just couldn't keep up in the tech race.

[@erichb840]

Thanks for the feedback regarding the 85 Can Am 560 Sonic.

[@davidweiss9711]

Viva Montesa !!!

[@stricken667]

That is freakin awesome! That is such a cool looking bike! Thanks for posting

[@Engine201]

Never heard of it but it looks and sounds great! Keep them 2 stroke videos coming!

[@holycrow5461]

I had Montesa Capra 414. A bike with a lot of nerve Greetings from Basque Country

[@denischambrelent8286]

Celle de 1979 comme celle-ci est sublime...

[@jeffbeck8522]

Sweet music to my ears , thanks for the video 😊

[@kingdebary]

Glad you enjoy them

[@barneybetelgeuse6273]

Good stuff mate keep digging them up and running them they all had a sound of their own 🙂👍

[@Michaljordan1]

Looks very similar to a Maico Nice bike!

[@MrMonty414]

I've owned three VE 414's and a two VF 414's over the years in Australia. Raced the VF for a few years and it was a good, easy to ride bike, that won me a lot of races. Sadly I moved all of them on to a collector but they will be on display in a Museam, for all to see, which is better than them sitting under sheets in my shed. That is one of the best examples I've seen of a VE in a very long time and sounds brilliant. So many of them get messed with and end up looking nothing like original and I reckon the VE is the toughest looking MX'er ever. Don't ever part with it, you'll be kicking yourself! I do have a u Tube video of mine doing some laps of Broadford Motocross track in Australia. And yes, the only way to start them is to get to TDC and give it a good boot!

[@kingdebary]

great bikes!

[@chrishorbatt3504]

Beautiful original bike. I've seen pictures, didnt know if they really existed

[@josei.mendieta1459]

Nosotros la arrancábamos a tiron en cuarta por miedo a que nos rompiera una pierna teníamos 15 años mi amigo Antonio y yo , una maravilla de máquina

[@kingdebary]

gracias mi amigo. son grandes motos

[@alanmccooker7829]

Nice! I Owned a 73 250VR. Loved it.

[@kingdebary]

Thanks

[@jaysongraft3627]

Awesome looking bike and sounds great. Thanks for the video.

[@kingdebary]

glad you enjoyed it

[@manuelperezeijo7382]

Menudo pepino esta Montesa, era un monstruo para la epoca

[@frogsgottalent1106]

Nice. I’ve got a couple Cota’s 370(?) in my shed. Here is UK the damp is a real killer.

[@jameslaurinitis7580]

Ive never seen one..now I have!! Super cool!

[@Hunter_S-fr4ns]

Nice bike.. I’ve just sold a 79 349 cotta . Never once let me down in 20 years

[@carlcrow5990]

you shit and fell back in it pin head!

[@tysonthewolfe93]

Montesa's Spanish Power

[@carlosh.deseixas4850]

Congratulations... I am in Brazil I have one... monteza, engine zanella... Beautiful motocicle 👏👏👏👏👏👏🇧🇷

[@kingdebary]

Thanks!

[@diagnolsnakeskin462]

I still watch this ALOT!!!

[@deborahchesser7375]

That’s a rare bird for sure thanks for sharing again

[@robertrishel3685]

Gorgeous 😍😍

[@lee4847]

Sounds beautiful

[@ashleylloyd7445]

Nice 👍🏻

[@kingdebary]

thanks

[@jimmadonna1436]

She's beautiful!

[@johncarlson1877]

Fin ring ..music to my ears

[@manuellazarosuarez7736]

Felicidades por tener esta gran clásica, soy de Catalonia donde fabricaban estas grandes joyas como Bultaco, Sanglas, Ossa, Derbi, hasta no hace mucho Alfer y hoy en día tan solo queda Gas Gas. Reconforta saber como hay aficionados en otras partes del mundo que las sigue valorando y conservando en perfecto estado.

[@kingdebary]

Gracias a mi amigo catalán. gracias por los cumplidos

[@DAVINCIEVO]

Hombre, no te olvides de Rieju.

[@DAVINCIEVO]

Lo que disfruté yo con la maraton 50 y después con la MR competición, con su escape Yasuni, rotor interior... una bestia! Ahora tengo una KTM 300 EXC.

[@pabloperez4063]

Que pena que se extinguiesen!! Y tan bruscamente, excepto Derbi. En trial, eramos los reyes con Sherpa, Cota, y Amarilla. En velocidad, Santiago Herrero casi dominó a los japoneses en 1970. En velocidad nacional, medio mundo corrió con las Crono y las Ossa Copa. Y la yankee!! Bultaco y Derbi, con Nieto y Aspar, Tb dominaron el mu do

[@robertovilches4691]

Paleto, Cataluña no existe.

[@maglm4050]

Espectacular

[@markfonseca4641]

So nice the memories of child hood.

[@pentecost66]

Nice for sure never seen one.

[@TopRevs]

sounds Nice and compact

[@juggleone2759]

Moto espagnol cross enduro vintage ´´´the legende moto ´´🇺🇸🙏🇫🇷💪🏾 thank you

[@deborahchesser7375]

This one is special, can’t quite pin it down

[@bougie2k]

nice start

[@MitzvosGolem1]

Loved Spanish bikes had Ossa Montessa and Bultaco

[@kingdebary]

if you search through my videos there is a Bultaco one

[@MitzvosGolem1]

@@kingdebary these Spanish bikes and Swede a work of art. And competitive Nice work Thanks

[@kingdebary]

@@MitzvosGolem1 thanks

[@mepartolacaja]

MONTESA, OSSA, BULTACO...MOTOS ESPAÑOLAS LEGENDARIAS!!!

[@mikerafonemusic6177]

Sounds really good!

[@LuisCalatayud-h1w]

Montesa capra 414 ❤❤❤

[@kingdebary]

@@LuisCalatayud-h1w they are very cool bikes

[@toddjacobs5660]

Starts good n sounds good 👍Looks good

[@kingdebary]

It's one of my favorite bikes for sure. Don't see to many of these 414's

[@toddjacobs5660]

No but i remember the Montesas 👍

[@user-lm8fx6kc1b]

I had a '75 montessa 250 back in '86

[@ImNotADeeJay]

I didn't know Montesa sold bikes in the US

[@gabrielferaud8360]

Hi there, thanks for sharing that awesome machine. This motorcycle could not be driven on the street, in traffic, it could not be registered, it was exclusively for competition or off-road. On roads open to traffic you had to carry it on a trailer. This is a google translation from a Spanish Cappra 414 owner: "Many years ago I raced with a Cappra 250VF, in addition to being a Montesa mechanic, the first 414 that arrived in my city I tested it, it was brutal, the speeds as you say long, but the power curve of this motorcycle was designed to pull in almost the entire RPM range, it made it different from a 250 or 360 of the time. The 360 ​​threw a lot, but it had no bad temper, the 250 had turbo from 4000 RPM hehehe, when all the gases came into resonance the motorcycle took off, it was noticeable by a very peculiar event in which the explosions that were heard by the exhaust did not match those of the engine, it is as if they were out of date, if at that moment it occurred to you to give a little more gas, many terrible things could happen if you did not know. I have recently felt that same sensation in an Enduro 250 H7 of blades that we have in our lair, the truth is that due to its preparation it is more a Cappra than an H7, pure nerve, not the intrinsic bad host of the Cappra, in short they are very peculiar machines. In his day that my ass was many hours sitting in the Cappra I was never afraid of it, if I respect of course, but as I have always said to pilot these machines to the limit without testicular slipping you have to know them very very well and of course know where the limit and when and where to open gas and how much, they are not worth doing in bulk, especially in a circuit. In La Guarida we have two H7, a 250 and 360, both are in my hand, but the difference is incredible, especially when you get off the 360 ​​and suddenly get on the 250, much more nerve, much more RPM and a lot more careful especially until the 4th gear is not engaged at least. As for the engines, if you know them, you will realize that the 250 and 360 share the same race but the capacitance of the 250 is much more elaborate since it is a "super-square" engine in the two-stroke range of course, it almost gives The same performance per liter of displacement as the 360, but more RPM not without power and of course the whole thermodynamic group is better elaborated, it has less inertia than the 360, in itself there are many differences that the 250 give certain capacities that I have not seen on other similar bikes."

[@popcornhead3479]

Sounds wicked

[@kingdebary]

Thanks!

[@detomasopantera1966]

Omg!!! A Montesa on the show!!! Wow!!! What a moment...and a 414!!! Not an H6 360..a 414!!! Time for a Bultaco!!!💙🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸

[@kingdebary]

I do have a 74 bultaco listed if you search the videos

[@detomasopantera1966]

@@kingdebary yes!! I will thank you!!

[@julianv.5848]

Yes roll the BANDIDO out or a mk 15.... : ) 🐦 🐦 🐦

[@axoram]

Here Italy....very amazing my friend!!

[@mrw1054]

wow cool bike with a REAL seat! Comfort Zone!

[@Muscleupsanddangles]

Looks sweet. Were those good bikes back in the day? I've never seen a Montesa.

[@kingdebary]

yes they were good bikes

[@tysonthewolfe93]

414cc 2 Stroke

[@tooltime5661]

That is an amazing bike and build!!!! Where the heck do you find these gems???

[@kingdebary]

Thanks! I've collected many of these bikes over the last 20 + years

[@DrBoom-xn4oi]

A best machinne !

[@kingdebary]

One of my favorites

[@alanheath7056]

Thats nice usually only see 250 enduro building a Pursang 175 but gave up looking for parts looking to buy a Pursang now a mark 6 if can or a Astro if stock markets crash

[@thomasowens6041]

That bike looks SICK! No ... really. It still had an IV hooked up.

[@patnelson3274]

I WANNA RIDE IT!

[@julianv.5848]

MARVELOUS CAPPRA 414 VE....... 🐦 🐦 🐦

[@dand3975]

Gary Wells jumped a Montesa (over cars) Early in his daredevil career.

[@kingdebary]

I didn't know that

[@mikehawk3605]

Man that sounds awesome reminds me of my one Suzuki 250qaud racer sounds identical.but anyhow way cool bro

[@leebutler1965]

That kick start is the same size as the gear leaver

[@garyeasdale1004]

You've been busy Heaps of goodies will do that

[@billbright1755]

Hodaka Super Rat their company symbol was a clam.

[@josei.mendieta1459]

Preciosa ❤

[@pistolpete8959]

Sounds great, I wish I was your neighbor. I am NOT being sarcastic either!!

[@kingdebary]

we need more motorcycle guys in the neighborhood

[@arthurmchugh5184]

But not Harley guys!!

[@kevinmiller5722]

I had to say it thats what it reminded me of.

[@alejandromagnodelatoja3292]

..yo tengo una igual, antes d venderla m divorcio.. jajajajaja 😂..un abrazo fuerte desde España 😉

[@kevinmiller5722]

For a second I thought you were trying to shit on your self when you were starting the bike that scared me justing kidding you do have a nice bike there.

[@ORMA1]

beautiful bike! I own a Cappra 125 my76. Quite strange that your bike is a my79: (original spanish) Montesa factory closed its doors in 1977, I suppose. Which carburetor do you use?

[@kingdebary]

My understanding is that they had a 1980 and 1981 model as well

[@ORMA1]

@@kingdebary maybe, my friend

[@pabloperez4063]

They closed down in 82-83

[@kevinmiller5722]

For some reason it reminds me of a Yamaha yz alittle but I think the muffler is on the other side.

[@d.s.8248]

👍

[@gold-rv5jy]

très belle moto

[@deborahchesser7375]

Bultaco Pursang or Frontera next maybe ?

[@kingdebary]

If you search my videos there is a 1974 bultaco listed

[@deborahchesser7375]

kingdebary ok got it, Is the museum open yet ?

[@ricardoabreu69]

How many bikes do you have.???

[@kingdebary]

Too many :)

[@ricardoabreu69]

Not too many. They are amazing. I grew up seeing this bijes in motocross magazines. I love all of them. Treat them well. 👍👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@garyeasdale1004]

Another weapon Very trick