Hello Brian, yes it is. Richard

Couldn't help but order the Hodaka-Van Tech cycle project article. Now if they would just start making those frames again and I could put Hodaka parts on it and...................well you know just a thought. Richard

Cool website and neat history. Thanks for sharing Paul. Richard

Happy Birthday Paul...it's time to get out the old White album and crank up the old Beatles song! Richard

If it is a factory painted black frame........and assuming it is a Combat Wombat, it will not have the extra battery box bracket nor the horn bracket near the coil bracket. Richard

Those are first class bikes you got there, way to go! Richard

Looks great, nice job!! Richard

I have a Combat Wombat motor that was froze up from being kept outside and a year later I finally got the top end off. :o Take the head and intake off. See if you have a broken ring, scoring inside the cylinder or rust. It will give you an idea of what you are up against. I soak the piston with PB B...

Hello Laurie, Yes, you can use the 97/98 dampening rods and springs in the 95 forks. Another modification I have done was following the old Resonator article modifying the 95 forks for more travel and dampening. Remove the rebound spring on the dampening rods, plug the old oil passage and drill thre...

Transmission : 1-1/4 pints or 591cc or .6 liter, Plugs: NGK B-8HS (standard) or NGK B-9HS (cold) The subject what brand or ratio of oil to use is a very popular subject! I have used Golden Spectro and Red Line Oil for the premix at 32:1 to 40:1 ratio. The transmission oil I use is Belray Gear Saver ...

Hello Bill, I have also used the later model 30mm forks (97,98,99,01.02) on my Combat Wombats and work well for me. The advantage of these is better dampening due to the new location of the three oil passages on the inner tube and the longer full length spring. The 97 model spring is 16-1/4" an...

Wow, good to know. I could have easily done this myself in the past rebuilding my forks glad you got it fixed. Richard

In the past I have looked everywhere to see if there was a can of spray paint that matched the color of the CW airbox. The original color has a lot of olive and not much drab! The old paint code that E and K cycles used to list from NAPA is incorrect and is too dark ( I tried it). Tamiya model paint...

As always Danny, excellent job! Very nice step by step information and clear photos. Thanks a million for sharing. Richard

Nice looking CW! How do you like using that new racing seat? Richard

Nice job, good looking bike! Richard

They will bolt up the same but the 03 1976 Wombat seat is the same as the 97,98, and Road Toad seats also. Starting in 1974 with the 97 Super Combat model the back mounting brackets are longer and the bottom side of the seat base was made to clear the rear fender as the fender was mounted a little h...

Hey Mark, Yes you did brother and thanks for helping me out in Florida. I still owe you one!! Richard

Hello Chris, Sound like a cool bike. Do you have some photos that you could post here? Richard

Cool bike and history Rich.

Make sure that you did not forget the inner clutch thrust washer. That will also cause that clutch nut to back off. Don't ask me how I know. Richard

I enjoyed watching and nothing like opening the trailer to see a Hodaka in there! Richard

You did great Kelly, thanks! Richard

No sweat Paul. When I ordered last night I noticed the total was messed up with the shipping, thanks for straightening it out. Richard

That is excellent Paul! Thank you!! Richard