Lucky granddaughter! Great buy for $250 Victor.

All good points Matt and Ed. I'll examine this and report back. Thanks. James

Thanks Ed. I just joined the club, so I'll check out the article. Regards, James

Hello all. Does anyone know of an instructional video pertaining to replacing / renewing the clutch plates on an Ace 100-series engine? I want to renew the clutch plates on a model 96 Dirt Squirt. The clutch doesn't fully disengage when the lever is fully against the grip. From what I have read, the...

Clarence: I have no idea as to the answer to your question about the last date the workshop manual was supplemented. I would like to find a supplement that covered the model 96 (AKA model 92C). Does such a thing exist? The Dirt Squirt wants to know. Regards, James

So Clarence, the model 90 that you restored, frame number A 5987, engine number P5980, is a MkII? How do we figure out what year and month it was manufactured? Thanks for your wisdom. James

My guess is a Dirt Squirt. I love my model 96. Wheelbase, dunno. My 2 cents. James

Thanks Ed for the response. Good point. I thought that, but this is a cap and doesn't have a hole in the center. This cap was included in the kit from HodakaParts.com, and I have bought several of these kits. Each one comes with this cap thingy. I have not tried to drill a hole in it. If that is wha...

Happy Christmas everyone. I have what hopefully is not a stupid question. I ordered a rebuild kit for the 20 mm Mikuni carburetor. It came with a number of obvious parts, but also one that I have been unable to identify. It is a black plastic cap thingy, approximately 10 mm across. Does anyone know ...

I added the 50 T sprocket and longer chain. What a difference this makes. The bike is a billy goat on hills.

Thanks to Bruce Young for supplying the sprocket. James

David and Clarence: Thank you very much for your advice and input. Warm regards, James

Does anyone have advice on tightening the exhaust nut to the engine (when one does not have the Hodaka OEM tool)? I tightened the nut as best I could with channel-locks and some fabric to prevent damage to the nut. After a few minutes of running, the nut worked loose. To be clear, I am using the req...

Clarence: Yes, please call with your wisdom about the routing of the cables. The clutch cable needs to go "under" but I'm not sure which way to feed it. Easy enough tweak. I also added a 50-tooth sprocket that Bruce Young supplied. Thanks for all the compliments. James

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Here are a few current photos of the Model 92 following my cleaning and disassembly of many components. Installed new tires, seat, fork boots, and cables. Runs like a champ.

I acquired this Ace 100, model 92, from a guy who bought it from Jim Pomeroy's widow, Linda, a while back. He had it sitting and did not touch it. Frame no. A18450, engine P21084. I think this same bike is pictured in the Hodaka book with Pomeroy working on it in a shop, but I could be wrong. It's i...

For reference, I am attaching a couple of photos of the bike in its condition when I received it. This was the mess that Clarence had to work with. Correction too: frame number A5987 and engine number P5980.

Hats off to Clarence for his fine work restoring this Ace 90, frame number A5980, 1965 edition. Clarence detailed his work in this post spending many hours undoing problems caused by unknown prior owner(s). At Clarence's request, I am posting a few pictures of the completed bike. Thanks Clarence. Wa...