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- Tue Oct 17, 2017 9:49 am
- Forum: HODAKA CHAT GROUP
- Topic: new owner, need advice
- Replies: 129
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Re: new owner, need advice
The brass can be lapped and might be made to be leakproof. No guarantees. I'd save the brass ones for "vintage use" and get the new potmetal ones for daily use. I'm saving the brass ones for use with my pristine show tank.
- Mon Oct 16, 2017 6:00 pm
- Forum: HODAKA CHAT GROUP
- Topic: Toaster tank rescue
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3964
Re: Toaster tank rescue
Actually, from about 10 feet away (and thus, from the spectator area) , it looks like a chrome tank. Exactly. In scale modelling (airplanes, for example) there is a term called "stand-off scale", where standing several feet off, the plane looks good. But the closer you get, the more you n...
- Sun Oct 15, 2017 9:34 am
- Forum: HODAKA CHAT GROUP
- Topic: Toaster tank rescue
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3964
Re: Toaster tank rescue
Looks really good, it has the chrome-like sheen you expect. The close-in orange-peel might be might be a byproduct of the painting process or the "firing" process (not dissing your painter). It's not bad, there are only so many perfect, rechromable Chrome Tanks left in this Universe and th...
- Sun Oct 15, 2017 1:50 am
- Forum: HODAKA CHAT GROUP
- Topic: old man going north
- Replies: 253
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Re: old man going north
I'd gotten sidetracked and haven't been following the surgery. Good news on the success of the knee replacement.
- Fri Oct 13, 2017 2:34 pm
- Forum: HODAKA CHAT GROUP
- Topic: Model 93 rear shocks
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2577
- Thu Oct 12, 2017 2:01 am
- Forum: HODAKA CHAT GROUP
- Topic: Forum Changes Explained!
- Replies: 76
- Views: 20583
Re: Forum Changes Explained!
Lake Wobegone.
- Wed Oct 11, 2017 8:11 am
- Forum: HODAKA CHAT GROUP
- Topic: Forum Changes Explained!
- Replies: 76
- Views: 20583
Re: Forum Changes Explained!
Thanks! (or is that 'tanks' ?)
- Tue Oct 10, 2017 3:30 pm
- Forum: HODAKA CHAT GROUP
- Topic: Bash plate fitting
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1638
Re: Bash plate fitting
Very good ideas.
Added: The frame tubes are 22.5mm (0.89") in diameter. They will need 3/4"-7/8" diam clips.
Added: The frame tubes are 22.5mm (0.89") in diameter. They will need 3/4"-7/8" diam clips.
- Tue Oct 10, 2017 7:15 am
- Forum: HODAKA CHAT GROUP
- Topic: Bash plate fitting
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1638
Re: Bash plate fitting
Clips like those are what I was thinking about, but was considering blacksmithery of heavier strap. Those conduit straps will work perfectly.
Thx!
Thx!
- Tue Oct 10, 2017 2:28 am
- Forum: HODAKA CHAT GROUP
- Topic: Bash plate fitting
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1638
Bash plate fitting
I picked up a Hodaka bash plate for my Wombat 94 at Barber's this weekend (thanks Mike!) and need to attach it. The model 94 does not have the welded-in mounting tabs that the newer models do. I'm thinking of some sort of curved clips to fit over the frame tubes or angle brackets that fit between th...
- Mon Oct 09, 2017 5:51 pm
- Forum: HODAKA CHAT GROUP
- Topic: Forum Changes Explained!
- Replies: 76
- Views: 20583
Re: Forum Changes Explained!
I tend to side with Victor on the sale of parts. And there need to be guidelines so it won't become a circus. Hodaka Club member and no dealers. "Dealer" being someone who buys and sells parts on a too-regular basis. Even to the point of buying, then selling, the same part. And parts buyin...
- Mon Oct 09, 2017 7:25 am
- Forum: HODAKA CHAT GROUP
- Topic: Super Rat 93 Cylinder Head Repairable??
- Replies: 28
- Views: 6838
Re: Super Rat 93 Cylinder Head Repairable??
Timeserts don't use a "regular" tap, but they don't use a custom tap. It's a certain size/fit grade that is available. I'll look it up later. Timeserts have a special insert that is used to repair a stripped helicoil. It's got a thicker wall and is called the "Bigsert". Used to b...
- Mon Oct 09, 2017 5:40 am
- Forum: HODAKA CHAT GROUP
- Topic: front wheel seals
- Replies: 23
- Views: 5105
Re: front wheel seals
And maybe the sealed/prelubed bearings won't last 100K, but a quality sealed brng can be gotten with pocketchange and replaced very easily. It's a win-win-win situation.
- Thu Oct 05, 2017 10:29 am
- Forum: HODAKA CHAT GROUP
- Topic: Forum Changes Explained!
- Replies: 76
- Views: 20583
Re: Forum Changes Explained!
The original Classifieds under SH was for complete bikes only and no loose parts. Is the sale of parts now allowed by the new management?
- Thu Oct 05, 2017 5:09 am
- Forum: HODAKA CHAT GROUP
- Topic: The 2 the Max Project
- Replies: 664
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Re: The 2 the Max Project
It is not too early to be evaluating instrument placement. It looks do-able, with room for tweaking. On the Wombat I fitted a Preston Petty front number plate around the stock headlight with intention of it working as a wind deflector to keep the wind blast out of my eyes. Not quite tall enough, but...
- Thu Oct 05, 2017 4:50 am
- Forum: HODAKA CHAT GROUP
- Topic: Forum Changes Explained!
- Replies: 76
- Views: 20583
Re: Forum Changes Explained!
Yay! First thing I noticed was "different color"...
Looks good.
Looks good.
- Tue Oct 03, 2017 7:51 pm
- Forum: HODAKA CHAT GROUP
- Topic: The 2 the Max Project
- Replies: 664
- Views: 149041
Re: The 2 the Max Project
Max, remember Burt Munro. Bit by bit he accomplished miracles with bits and pieces.
- Tue Oct 03, 2017 1:19 am
- Forum: HODAKA CHAT GROUP
- Topic: Looking for Webco Items
- Replies: 52
- Views: 15101
Re: Looking for Webco Items
Artwork, Rich. Real true artwork.
- Mon Oct 02, 2017 3:53 pm
- Forum: HODAKA CHAT GROUP
- Topic: RT wiring!
- Replies: 23
- Views: 5247
Re: RT wiring!
Good direction to work in, Clarence.
When I started on mine a couple of years ago, the wiring was complete, patched and basically hopeless. So I got an enlarged wiring schematic and built my own harness. The easy to read, markable copy was a help.
When I started on mine a couple of years ago, the wiring was complete, patched and basically hopeless. So I got an enlarged wiring schematic and built my own harness. The easy to read, markable copy was a help.
- Sun Oct 01, 2017 9:40 am
- Forum: HODAKA CHAT GROUP
- Topic: Congratulations to Peter Starr
- Replies: 2
- Views: 945
Re: Congratulations to Peter Starr
Foo. I can't get the AMA link to paste here, nor the blurb on Starr.
Google "ama hall fame starr" to see it.
Google "ama hall fame starr" to see it.
- Sat Sep 30, 2017 9:00 pm
- Forum: HODAKA CHAT GROUP
- Topic: Crankshaft Seal Surface Repair
- Replies: 26
- Views: 10012
Re: Crankshaft Seal Surface Repair
You're usually able to see where the seal lips have contacted the sealing surface. If the seal marks are not visible, the seal contact can be found by measurement or temp reassembly. But simply placing the flange down on that bottom stepshould be OK. Google this repair sleeve and there should be mor...
- Fri Sep 29, 2017 7:09 pm
- Forum: HODAKA CHAT GROUP
- Topic: Crankshaft Seal Surface Repair
- Replies: 26
- Views: 10012
Re: Crankshaft Seal Surface Repair
Seal surface sleeves! Haven't seen or thought of those in years. They can work very well. What grade of Loctite do you use? We used to use Loctite Green, sleeve mount.
- Thu Sep 28, 2017 7:49 pm
- Forum: HODAKA CHAT GROUP
- Topic: Super Rat 93 Cylinder Head Repairable??
- Replies: 28
- Views: 6838
Re: Super Rat 93 Cylinder Head Repairable??
New is, what, $150+ and used is under $100. Not bad, but not cheap.
Depends on your machinist capability. Repair is do-able but parts are scarce. If you get new/used, fine but do save the old one for possible future repair.
Depends on your machinist capability. Repair is do-able but parts are scarce. If you get new/used, fine but do save the old one for possible future repair.
- Thu Sep 28, 2017 11:57 am
- Forum: HODAKA CHAT GROUP
- Topic: The 2 the Max Project
- Replies: 664
- Views: 149041
Re: The 2 the Max Project
I like the steering damper. The other alternative is on the upper tripple with the rod forward and the eye attached to the upper frame. Do-able because the tank is small and set back. Another alt. is "conventional" with the damper behind the upper tripple and perpendicular to the upper fra...
- Wed Sep 27, 2017 5:12 am
- Forum: HODAKA CHAT GROUP
- Topic: The 2 the Max Project
- Replies: 664
- Views: 149041
Re: The 2 the Max Project
Nice clipons. Can we have an "ah so" ?