I grew up in Walla Walla and raced with Tom jr from 1965 till 1970. I sure don't remember any road racer he was a flat tracker and so were most of the guy that ran out of Tom's cycle. They were Honda and Kaw dealers. At that time he would not get caught dead with a Hodaka as I would not have a Honda...

I have had the ring stick while using castor oil along with about every kind of oil from the 60/70S. But this is in a flat tracker and we ran the motors as lean as we could and a lot of RPM's. In the late 60 they came out with gold label, it was a 8 or 12 oz can to one gallon of gas. If you were to ...

Jay, I am very sorry about Whitey. He was always fun to talk to as he always had a story. He will be missed.
Jack K

AZ I was sure this would come up! The flywheel marks and the case marks are not matched for each motor, they are approximate and that is if you line up the marks the same way each time. The only way to get exact is with a dial in the spark plug hole and a light. But for the 99% of us setting it by t...

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The easiest way for me to set the point gap is to set the gap. I have flywheel cams for both the 100 and 125 that Hodaka sold in the 60's and 70's. Pull the flywheel off, push the cam on, turn the crank so the cam opens the points to the widest point set the points at .012 to .015 (I set mine at .01...

I can't believe this doesn't happen more. When I cut the tubes to make trials bike out of the Hodaka frames everyone has been rusted on the inside. Some way more than others. I did one that I think the only thing holding it together was the paint. They may look good on the out side but I would recom...

I ONCE asked Harry when I picked up my bike, how much hp the bike had over last weeks bike. After getting a half hour talking too, the bottom line was did the bike start? (yes) Could you pass everyone on the track?(yes) Did you win? (Yes) Then why in hell do you care how much hp you have. I never as...

postby socalhodaka » Tue Jul 28, 2015 10:30 am Look up the back issues of the Resonator, Better Front Brake #1 Issue 1 Vol 12 #2 Issue 1 Vol 13 #3 Issue 2 Vol 1 If you take a look at these, Ed shows how to make the brakes work about as good as get without some major changes. I do know on my trials H...

Now that looks like fun!! Great job Laurie.
Jack K

The YZ front wheel would be a cool idea, but I would rethink the forks! Bob is SOOO right about the leading axle forks on a Hodaka triple trees, This will mess up the trail geometry in a very bad way. Tried it and ended up eating a lot of dirt. I'm not sure the front forks would even work. The newer...

[quote="motovate"]Very cool - did that dude actually run the Honda S90 in the Bad Rock??? I never had one but I sure put a lot of miles on a Buddie's S90. LBM [quote="socalhodaka"]It is open to any bikes DSC_6512.JPG DSC_6514.JPG The old man on the S90 is Steve Henderson. The yea...

The cylinder base gasket is part of the deck height calculation. Removing it can lead to piston/head contact unless otherwise accounted for. Not much chance of the being a problem at 8.5 / 1 or even at 12/1 compression. When I worked at the motorcycle shop in Walla Walla way back when, we did hundr...

I have used Gasgacinch for ever. The only gasket in any of my motors is the metal head gasket. It goes on easy, sets fast and cleans up very easy. I tried yamabond crap once and never again, it is just to hard to get off. Give Gasgacinch a try you will love it!
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If I was building an all out racer I would replace them but for just a rider use them. As long as the cases seal and bearing surfaces are good with new bearings, I sure don't see any reason not to use them.
Jack K

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I run Dunlops on mine, they are a lot cheaper. They are very good tires and unless you are very, very, good you can not tell any difference or at least I can't.
Jack K

Rick, Now that looks good. On these old bikes a 10 min project seems to turn in to a 2 day project.
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Kelly, looks very good.
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I'm not sure anything that opens the wrong way is a good idea. We are getting way to old to eat dirt anymore. Line 4, give me a brake you are too good for that! I see that you have welded on the swingarm already, cut the old kickstand tab off and weld it to the other side and adjusted it to work. It...

It is a Compression release and we also put them in the stock heads before webco was around.
JK

I'm not sure what the problem is here. I have seen problems with bushing on the bearing end but I think this is from over tight nut. I have polished the inside and outside of the bushing. ( I guess to much time on my hands) On the flattrackers in the 60's I did slip the clutch in the corner when the...

To check and adjust the clutch, first check the clutch case side . Take the cable loose from the handlebar lever, now check the free movement on the lever at motor. That lever should move by pulling it up with you FINGER (1/8 inch or so) till it stops. If it will not move then you need to remove a s...

I thought it might Ed, but I have been doing it for 48 years on Hodaka's and other bikes. When I ran total loss ignition I would not expect it to slip but now that I run over 3.5 lbs added weight to the fly wheel and have not had any problems. I have seen the flywheel froze on the crank. When you pu...

If it is a stock ace 100, they came with about 8 to 1 compression. The head could be shaved a few 1000's to raise the compression, or put a super rat head on it, that is a bout 12.5 to 1 compression. But raising the compression also adds more heat to the motor. At 125lbs this should be a good starti...