Hodaka Q&A

[taber hodaka]

92A, 92B, 92B+, 92C ===*** what was the 92C called? and what had the longer wheel base?

[Bullfrog]

Oh! Oh! (waving arm in the air) I know teacher - call on me.

Ed

[taber hodaka]

You at the back of the room, what is your answer? Ed -------------------- Clarence

[dirty_rat]

Same thing as the 96!

[taber hodaka]

the 92c was called a ____ ______ and what had the longest wheel base?

[MTrat]

Depends on how you adjusted the chain?

[taber hodaka]

Oh that was good Montana, just when we were expecting a little truth. Stop by some time. I am always good for a $3.00 cup of coffee. $2.50 for water and fifty cents worth of coffee. Clarence

[Murphy PNW]

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

[taber hodaka]

James you win the opportunity to buy coffee next time I know you counted the blanks. I think the wheel base is 51 inches. Corrections please------------- Clarence

[Bullfrog]

YessirrrreeeeeBob! (Er, um, Clarence and James - not Bob) 92C and 96 refer to the toaster tank Dirt Squirt ("The Fun Hundred") - and it had a longer wheel base than any of the earlier 90cc or 100cc models. A part of that wheelbase increase came from the "fully growed up" frame it shares with the Model 94 and 95 "big" bikes (125cc). And yes, 51" wheelbase.

Ed

[taber hodaka]

When did the first ace 90 reach America? What was a MK/11 hodaka ace 90, Who was Curt Alexander?? Clarence

[viclioce]

The first Ace 90’s (759 of them) landed in the US in June of 1964! (Pg. 17!)

Curt Alexander was a machinist for PABATCO & he worked with Harry Taylor on the development of reed valve useage.

[taber hodaka]

Victor you got one correct Curt Alexander was the machinist at PABATCO. So when did the first ace 90 arrive in America? and what was the MK/11 hodaka.?? ----------- Clarence

[viclioce]

My answer of June 1964. Unless your talking about a prototype? Victor

[taber hodaka]

No not June 1964. just looking for the month. I call all the first ones prototype's but that is just me --- Clarence

[taber hodaka]

Who worked at PABTCO with a nick name of CHAS?? ----- Clarence

[MTrat]

Chuck Swanson?

[taber hodaka]

Yes it is Chuck Swanson Aand how did you know that? I thought few would know.
The first ace 90,arrived in America in about march 1964 PABATCO probably wanted the first few off the assembly line and it was tested in cycle magazines. ----- Clarence

[taber hodaka]

what owner handbook is not listed in any of the hodaka price lists 1974 through 1979. Model 92A, 92B, 92B+ . Remember I have been wrong before ----- Clarence

[taber hodaka]

Did Harry flat track and did he race stock hodaka's. when did harry start with PABATCO and did he have an assistant?

[Bullfrog]

. . . and I'm waiting with bated breath for the answer on the Owner's Manuals.
Ed

[taber hodaka]

Short answer the B+ does not show up in any of the price guides and I think I have them all. Did hodaka build a B+ yes they did, is there confusion. yes there is. ***** Hodaka built a Ace 90. Ace 100, and then three models they called the 100Bs Model 92A, 92B and the 92B+. The 92A was produced and they sold many. A new model the 92B went into production ads were placed in various cycle publications and after a couple of months ( here comes the confusion,) the official brochures had not been produced yet, after a couple of months the ad department PABATCO placed a ad stated they liked the 92B so much they wanted to call it the B+ (cat out of the bag) the buyer seen the B+ and went to the dealer that sold him one with delight. Then a printed flyer was produced that in one sentence said "we liked the 92B so much we wanted to call it the B+" the flyer was listed as the 92B. Just before the 93B super rat was produced hodaka introduced the 100B model 92B+ with matching flyer and then shortly the ads stated now there are four hodakas the 92B+ , 93B, Wombat and the Combat Wambat. In all my retail price guides I have 5 or 6 they list the 92A 92B but not one lists the 92B+. Not many of official 92B+ were made and they had little change from the 92B. The 93 super rat matched to the 92A, the 93A super rat matched to the 92B, the 93B super rat matched to the 92B+ ----- Clarence

[taber hodaka]

Where is the PABATCO dyno Dynamometer Harry used when he worked at PABATCO?? ----- Clarence

[Dale]

Hand up... Pick me! Pick me!

[taber hodaka]

Across the room and down the hall. Go ahead Dale.