Actually it did have reeds. They were warped and wouldn't seal the backflow. See the pictures. This was done by a guy that was AHRMA road racing.

I did check. I have an 83B. The fun will be to get it jetted for the ACE 100. I have been tearing it down and have found some interesting things about it. It came with a reed valve manifold but DPO mod is that he never put in the boost ports or the windows in the intake side of the piston. Id did ha...

I have a question regarding the Hodaka Parts, Inc. VM22 kit for the ACE engines. Has anyone specifically measured a VM22 for the mounting hole center to center dimensions? How close is it to the center to center distance for the 94 Wombat VM24 mounting hole dimension? The reason I ask is an ACE I bo...

Thanks. I will check it out when I get home from this job thing I still go to.

How do you tell the difference between the 83A and 83B carbs. I picked up an ACE 100 with a reed valve manifold and what looks to be a Wombat VM24 carb. Before I get too deep it would be nice to know which one I have to not waste time and $$$.

From 1973 to 1976 I worked part time at a Hodaka Dealer in Jacksonville, FL named Blanding Motorcycle Sales. It was run by Jim Huovinen (found some documentation from the Super Rats I owned back in the day and corrected the spelling of Jim's last name). The distributor he got the bikes and parts fro...

I am new to the club and this forum. How is The Resonator accessed/delivered? Thanks.