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11 Interview with lifelong Montesa trial mechanic Paco Mateo 

Ahh the mini Montesa. 

In England I have this bike

Yes  for sure yes.


I make this bike, all these mini Montesa bikes I make. This photo was taken in about 1970 and is me at the Espluges factory.


In actual fact I have the Mini Montesa, not the mini Montesa that Paco is seen with. Entirely original, it is so sweet and I love it.
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When I make 50 years ,Tarres, Amos and Colomer and many friends come to my house in the mountain to make a big lunch and celebration. The mayor of the town gives the money for this celebration. All the town celebrate with me.

Many years ago I work on a secret bike for Montesa. This is an Italian bike. Montesa buy for the Italian people and no one say nothing to anyone. At the factory Montesa, we make this in one place very private with chickens and rabbits on the floor in sheds. This is 125cc and I help to make this bike. I go to live in Italy for 3 months to get to know this bike. You understand . This bike was called a 
mecacchino.

One driver called Francisco Villa, you know this man ? He is an Italian man,  he work in Mondial factory , he take many things from Mondial to his house and make this engine . He sell this engine to Montesa to make the Spanish championship in road race. So this was a bike made of many things. In Spain in one place away from the factory they make work to make all of this bike. Nobody in the factory know about this bike. Many secrets.


Montesa make many things .So much more bikes than Bultaco. They made everything here in the factories they have. The make more the parts in Montesa than Bultaco .

Montesa is my life 

For the interview, the coffee and the biscuits thank you Paco and Amalia.
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