Ok--thanks for the responses; the"restoration" pics online that had a closer view of the fork tops all showed the fork tops to be flush to the clamp with the nut above that, so that's what I'm going with; surprised to feel such a difference in a 1" inch adjustment in terms of ride pos...

Finally getting around to servicing my forks and trading the pitted sliders for the clean ones that came as extras with my bike; I noticed that the forks were set in the triple tree extending about an inch of tube above the top clamp; from what I can find of pictures and info it looks as if the corr...

As an addendum to my previous Hodaka-nut threads regarding trying to get my little beast running correctly I came across this linked article ( https://www.klemmvintage.com/91oct.htm) which had info that may be familiar to the expert class of readers found here, but for the Bronze-Age hackers like my...

Question for Capt. Ed--given your abbreviated break-in period I was wondering when one should get off the 16:1 oil mix ratio and move up to 20:1 or beyond??

Reporting back--I finally got the leak down tester working correctly after a lengthy operator error filled day....and everything is wonderful in my personal Hodakaland....the 6 lbs pressure holds almost without any noticeable leaking at all...when the weather cooperates (5" snow tomorrow), it's...

Ed--I value and appreciate your advice and will do it. Cold weather has frozen any temptations to continue breaking-in. I will pressure test first and report back. Thanks agin.

Epilog to chapter 1 of my never-ending Hodaka saga...that is, never-ending in a good way since I figure to be preoccupied with this endeavor for a long time...2 over piston and rebored cylinder--thanks, Sterling, for the work and expert disassembly/assembly coaching--now installed and 1st (moderate,...

Captain Ed--I owe you a beer! never took you up on the rhetorical two-bit bet but the leak down test proved you right; it failed so miserably that I thought I might not have the openings sealed properly, but alas gotta be the inner seals methinks....here's a pic of my Eyeball Engineering tester; I c...

Thanks for the suggestions fellas; Ed--yer right we did discuss the leak test in my previous thread and it has been on the back burner ever since; I thought it wasn't necessary when the bike was running so well in all gears once I got the 13t sprocket on the front, but alas current conditions have c...

IMG_1951.jpeg IMG_1952.jpeg IMG_1950.jpeg IMG_1945.jpeg As you may note the abrasion marks are all on the exhaust side of the cylinder wall; gotta think this is a strong argument for cold air cooling the cylinder before the piston; also, in response to Bullfrog's comment on another similar B+ seizu...

In the last episode of my ongoing Hodaka Saga you all were kind enough to contribute to my education about proper sprocket ratios and trying to resolve intermittent carb problems; your ideas helped me immensely and I thought I solved most of my issues except finding the proper gear ratio for my purp...

A final followup...I was able to borrow a 46T rear sprocket to go with the 13t secondary sprocket which I installed; in freezing weather I was able to get all 5 gears pulling on my test ride today--halleluyah!! The gearing was a bit low for the flat roads around here so when my 14T front sprocket ar...

In searching for a 14T countershaft sprocket (042014) I came across a 934624 14T which to my uneducated eye seems the same; anybody know if this will interchange?? thanks, david

A belated Happy Thanksgiving to all and especially to the folks who have answered this thread and helped me on my Hodaka journey; finally got a test run in this am with the 13T/36T combo sprockets and--success!!! I still didn't get any more speed out of these 100cc's but 4th gear now pulls just as d...

Makes sense to me--thanks for the comments-david

Duly noted; still waiting for the socket to change the sprocket! will report back when results are available.

Clarence the frame is #69572; engine P61502

Great to hear--thanks for the laughs...we'll find out soon enough when the socket arrives and I can pop that other sprocket on.

Right; I was using that to corroborate the info from the Ace 100 B+ Owners Handbook and Parts List also pictured which clearly states 15t secondary sprocket is the standard for this bike along with a 36t rear...when I get the 26mm deep socket which I have ordered I'll swap secondary sprockets and se...

This reference to 36t/50t rear sprocket as standard supplied with the machine is from the green Supplemental Manual

Clarence--the last page pictured is from the left hand manual in the top pic; if you look at the orange literature it clearly shows a 14T countershaft sprocket as standard as you have said....

Clarence--what about the "road" sprocket??