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by givergas
Wed Mar 26, 2025 4:10 am
Forum: HODAKA CHAT GROUP
Topic: little bird just told me
Replies: 4
Views: 3860

Re: little bird just told me

thank you for getting me on the stick . been meaning to call this guy and well stuff happens BUT.... i did call him this morning and low and behold he didn't get them . got sold to somebody else. it sounds like when i was on our farm i wanted a snow plow for my truck and was looking around and the n...
by givergas
Sun Nov 24, 2024 4:52 am
Forum: HODAKA CHAT GROUP
Topic: Registration
Replies: 8
Views: 19446

Re: Registration

i should also add that when i finish a build i take a picture of the engine number and frame number and pictures of all 4 sides , front , back , right and left sides . turn it in to dmv and they will look at them make sure that nothing is out of order then issue a title
by givergas
Wed Nov 20, 2024 11:00 am
Forum: HODAKA CHAT GROUP
Topic: Registration
Replies: 8
Views: 19446

Registration

I'm curious, here in Minnesota I have 3 bikes that are registered for the street. 1 is a hodaka B+, next is a 94 wombat then a 2005 yamaha v-star 1100 and for a yearly registration fee they all cost 21.25 at the dmv office or 20. 25 if you mail it in . What is it like in other states.i would like to...
by givergas
Sun Nov 17, 2024 1:14 pm
Forum: HODAKA CHAT GROUP
Topic: Exhaust Springs
Replies: 5
Views: 9390

Re: Exhaust Springs

Nice Ed, very good idea for recycling a old worn-out screw driver ....albert
by givergas
Sun Nov 03, 2024 11:45 am
Forum: HODAKA CHAT GROUP
Topic: combat wombat barn find
Replies: 98
Views: 208469

Re: combat wombat barn find

victor the fly wheel worked out great . had it welded as per the service bulletin and starts and shifts and every thing goes around like it should . took it to the local car show this year and the guy i got it from came up and was amazed at how it looked , started it up for him and he was very happy...
by givergas
Thu Oct 17, 2024 3:58 am
Forum: HODAKA CHAT GROUP
Topic: &#%@+ 250SL!
Replies: 18
Views: 36562

Re: &#%@+ 250SL!

I would think there's some kind of drag somewhere in the drive train , rear wheel or engine that allows the counter shaft or sprocket to hammer away at each other . Just a shade tree mechanic thinking
by givergas
Sun Sep 29, 2024 9:11 am
Forum: HODAKA CHAT GROUP
Topic: lucky Clarence Taber thanks, all you taxpayers for paying me to ride my hodaka every day inda 60's
Replies: 6
Views: 9068

Re: lucky Clarence Taber thanks, all you taxpayers for paying me to ride my hodaka every day inda 60's

Very nice, reminds me of the saying, men doing manly things in a manly fashion, hats of to you
by givergas
Thu Sep 12, 2024 4:30 am
Forum: HODAKA CHAT GROUP
Topic: Looking for tire recommendations for newly acquired CW
Replies: 14
Views: 9924

Re: Looking for tire recommendations for newly acquired CW

here's what i put on mine and very happy with them .
by givergas
Mon Sep 02, 2024 8:34 am
Forum: HODAKA CHAT GROUP
Topic: combat wombat barn find
Replies: 98
Views: 208469

Re: combat wombat barn find

combat wombat 2.jpg
up date... rear number plates on a few other tweak's and its ready for the local car show next week . it started running poorly and found there was no spring air adjusting screw , what the @#&$! . anyway got that taken care of and its back to running good again ..... albert
by givergas
Mon Sep 02, 2024 1:51 am
Forum: HODAKA CHAT GROUP
Topic: racing numbers
Replies: 3
Views: 6775

Re: racing numbers

that looks good , nice pictures
by givergas
Sun Sep 01, 2024 11:21 am
Forum: HODAKA CHAT GROUP
Topic: racing numbers
Replies: 3
Views: 6775

racing numbers

hey back in the day what was some of the ways numbers were put on number plates like on a combat wombat , super rat . just some black electricians tape , paint brush . crayon . .........
by givergas
Thu Aug 08, 2024 3:28 am
Forum: HODAKA CHAT GROUP
Topic: Hodaka Q&A
Replies: 218
Views: 412438

Re: Hodaka Q&A

i really dont know but thanks for showing me that this site is still working
by givergas
Wed Jul 10, 2024 3:42 am
Forum: HODAKA CHAT GROUP
Topic: little bird just told me
Replies: 4
Views: 3860

Re: little bird just told me

So just got a call back. This guy is a BMW mechanic and has a name for being the go to guy for early bmw boxers . He bought a lot of 10 bikes I might add that are not in his possession, and 1 is a hodaha 175 and 1 is a 250 .they were pushed of the show room floor late 1970s and stored. Never been ra...
by givergas
Mon Jul 08, 2024 7:05 am
Forum: HODAKA CHAT GROUP
Topic: little bird just told me
Replies: 4
Views: 3860

little bird just told me

a 175 and a 250 hodaka that have never had license , never had oil , no gas , no use at all be worth as a package deal . stunned at the phone call i just got ......albert
by givergas
Sun Jun 30, 2024 11:51 pm
Forum: HODAKA CHAT GROUP
Topic: Shippers
Replies: 9
Views: 6772

Re: Shippers

up date . i ended up contacting Tim Nunn , from the start he was very easy to deal with . as i was in no rush , its not like i bought a vehicle for 50 grand and could not wait to see it in person , i let him figure out when it would be possible for him to pick up the side by side and deliver it . wi...
by givergas
Mon May 13, 2024 2:14 am
Forum: HODAKA CHAT GROUP
Topic: Hodaka Q&A
Replies: 218
Views: 412438

Re: Hodaka Q&A

lets not bring the wives into this i have a enough problems ....albert
by givergas
Sun May 12, 2024 11:36 pm
Forum: HODAKA CHAT GROUP
Topic: Hodaka Q&A
Replies: 218
Views: 412438

Re: Hodaka Q&A

Clarence, you really know stuff . im in awe of your vast knowledge of all things HODAKA..........albert
by givergas
Wed May 01, 2024 4:27 am
Forum: HODAKA CHAT GROUP
Topic: What The Heck….
Replies: 7
Views: 2795

Re: What The Heck….

Dang it life getting in the way again glad you figured it out...albert
by givergas
Thu Apr 25, 2024 1:41 pm
Forum: HODAKA CHAT GROUP
Topic: Shippers
Replies: 9
Views: 6772

Re: Shippers

I thank you for the response. did call chadd and he got ahold of me by text with in 15 minutes from when I left him a message. And he said he is only set up to handle motorcycles. I was Inpressed with his fast response and precise answer. I thanked him and let him know he has a very good reputation,...
by givergas
Fri Apr 19, 2024 2:01 am
Forum: HODAKA CHAT GROUP
Topic: Shippers
Replies: 9
Views: 6772

Re: Shippers

Thanks Victor that's who I was thinking of . Clarence I will call this afternoon....albert
by givergas
Thu Apr 18, 2024 12:59 pm
Forum: HODAKA CHAT GROUP
Topic: Shippers
Replies: 9
Views: 6772

Re: Shippers

Polaris side by side from Idaho to Minnesota . I'm sorry if this is not hodaka .but I'm helping my sister move we thought we had it figured out but that got jammed up. So looking for the shippers we as hodaka people deal with so I can contact them to see if possible
by givergas
Thu Apr 18, 2024 6:16 am
Forum: HODAKA CHAT GROUP
Topic: Shippers
Replies: 9
Views: 6772

Shippers

I need to get a bike shipped and I can't find the shippers that are in good standing with the hodaka people. Any help with contact info would be appreciated....alb
by givergas
Thu Apr 04, 2024 11:44 am
Forum: HODAKA CHAT GROUP
Topic: combat wombat barn find
Replies: 98
Views: 208469

Re: combat wombat barn find

Yes took it for a ride around the yard and runs great, shifts in all gears , grandson rode it and passed his inspection , then the next day we got about a foot of snow and I'm waiting for it to totally disappear and warm up a little so I won't get it dirty 😀...albert
by givergas
Sun Mar 31, 2024 5:56 am
Forum: HODAKA CHAT GROUP
Topic: combat wombat barn find
Replies: 98
Views: 208469

Re: combat wombat barn find

so my carb leak was with the gasket on the bowl . as you can see by the photo i believe the gasket was not full , ? , enough in the corners to acutely make a seal. i took the carb off and checked it all out put it back on still leaked so off again and saw that the filter was suspect so i painstaking...
by givergas
Wed Mar 27, 2024 12:42 am
Forum: HODAKA CHAT GROUP
Topic: Hodaka Q&A
Replies: 218
Views: 412438

Re: Hodaka Q&A

97 super combat... 191 / 98 super rat.... 190 / 99 road toad.... 228 / 01 dirt squirt ...... 199 / 02 road toad .... 224.....