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by HodakaHughey
Tue Jun 30, 2015 7:27 pm
Forum: HODAKA CHAT GROUP
Topic: 250SL rear brake shoes worn, but actually not.
Replies: 9
Views: 3222

Re: 250SL rear brake shoes worn, but actually not.

I like the small tips tricks and advice from every readers opinion and run-ins with similar problems and such. As a very green hodaka owner (about a week now) I look forward to expanding my learning with with you all. Believe it or not I tried to talk hodaka with some guys at work (ages 45-65) and s...
by HodakaHughey
Fri Jun 26, 2015 7:15 pm
Forum: HODAKA CHAT GROUP
Topic: Coming along nicely
Replies: 11
Views: 3946

Re: Coming along nicely

Having my brother in law redo the seat for me and I got a new rear fender on the way (old one cracked) that's why I left them out of my after paint pic. I'm also going to try to get my sister who is a great artist to design me a cartoon of a "trail whale" for me to add somewhere on my bike...
by HodakaHughey
Fri Jun 26, 2015 7:03 pm
Forum: HODAKA CHAT GROUP
Topic: Coming along nicely
Replies: 11
Views: 3946

Re: Coming along nicely

Just got it Wednesday morning (6-24-15) looking like so..... Only had a a couple nights to work on it. Ps anyone know where to get an expansion chamber exhaust for my bike thanks!
by HodakaHughey
Thu Jun 25, 2015 7:35 pm
Forum: HODAKA CHAT GROUP
Topic: 1977 250 SL help!
Replies: 11
Views: 5759

Re: 1977 250 SL help!

Also bike doesn't have good compression I can push the kick start down by hand. With not much effort no big deal if rebuild is the outcome for this is my first hodaka I have 2 (1970's suzukis and an 80's yamaha as well as a 70's plymouth scamp) so I'm not scared or oblivious to older (way cooler) ca...
by HodakaHughey
Thu Jun 25, 2015 7:26 pm
Forum: HODAKA CHAT GROUP
Topic: 1977 250 SL help!
Replies: 11
Views: 5759

Re: 1977 250 SL help!

Hmmm just learn some umm...... I'll say interesting things. When I got the bike it had no air filter in it nor the plastic cover that goes over it. I bought it expecting the worse well idk if it's the worst it's most let complete but didn't ask much questions I had to to get to work so I basically g...
by HodakaHughey
Wed Jun 24, 2015 11:05 am
Forum: HODAKA CHAT GROUP
Topic: 1977 250 SL help!
Replies: 11
Views: 5759

Re: 1977 250 SL help!

Ahh common she ain't easy on the eyes but dang I still love it!!! What can you guys tell me about the importance of a battery in this bike for starting reasons and others??
by HodakaHughey
Tue Jun 23, 2015 6:42 pm
Forum: HODAKA CHAT GROUP
Topic: Coming along nicely
Replies: 11
Views: 3946

Re: Coming along nicely

Very very nice what year? My father had a wombat growing up as a kid that bike right there is the reason I bought a hodaka!!! All of his stories and love for it made me go the hodaka way great job
by HodakaHughey
Tue Jun 23, 2015 6:38 pm
Forum: HODAKA CHAT GROUP
Topic: 1977 250 SL help!
Replies: 11
Views: 5759

1977 250 SL help!

Hi there fellow Hodaka owners! I got a quick question. I've been searching for info on the 250 SL hodaka model. The one specifically I'm asking about is the 70(a) model I believe. THe one with white fenders but red tank and plastics. I've been told the bike weighed about 216-250 pounds and made abou...