And a Happy New Year to you as well Victor!

Great to see your bike. Hope it makes you feel as young as mine does!

Reporting in on the rebuild. Dave's article in the Resonator provided the part number and vendor for everything I needed to rebuild the shocks. The 8 1/4" length kit is no longer available but the 8 inch one did provide enough pieces to complete the job. I used the rubber jounce bumper, the ent...

No debate...you're correct!

Thanks David, that info is just what I needed. I ordered 2 kits and will report back with the results.

Bob V.

Thanks for the Hodaka Dave recomendation matt, I will contact him.

Small world Victor, I was born in Paterson as well. Do you remember the Hodaka dealer in Hawthorne that also sold Datsuns, Alphas and Lotus? That's where I bought my first Hodaka. (O'Brien's Datsun). A 100B+ then a SR.

Victor, the Thunderdog and I call northern New Jersey home.

Anyone have a recommendation for someone who can rebuild the rear shocks for my 250ED? They don't need any chrome work or polishing. Damper valves and shaft seals should do it.
Thanks, Bob V.

Great to hear of new interest in the big bore bike!

Any ideas as to how these fires started?

Matt, oh no it's not me! I found it on the H.A.M.B. earlier today. I do feel sorry for the guy's next few seconds though. I also wonder who it was? It does answer one question though...Where we got all those dents in those beautiful tanks!

Do you think he saved it? Or was the landing less than spectacular?

My 250 ED came with a speedo drive unit and headlight/number plate. I did install a complete speedometer set up from Hodaka Parts.

I agree with Bullfrog. The float arm step should face away from the carb body and towards the float bowl. At that point the float arm will be parallel with the gasket surface. Like I posted earlier, my bike ran cleaner on the low end with the tips of the float arm bent down 1/8" from that point...

That big Mikuni has the stepped float arm in it. I had some issues with them being a bit rich when set up that high. I dropped mine down about an 1/8th from there and the problem went away.
Your results may vary.

The site works fine on both my home computer and Samsung tablet.

I start to worry at 400'F.

Black motorcycles are faster than any other color bike!

I've had success freeing up Cadillac flathead V-8s with dry ice. Talk about stuck!

Clark tanks have a coarser thread on the filler cap. They also use brass threaded inserts for the fuel tap and mounting lugs. Caswell 2part will work as it is an epoxy type of liner.

I don't know who this dealer's distributor was but I didn't see their name listed in the Smith book. In 1970 the place to buy a Hodaka in northern New Jersey was O'Brien Motors in Hawthorne NJ. They sold an odd assortment of vehicles, Datsun, Fiat, Lotus and Hodaka. I purchased an Ace 100 B+ and a 1...

Thanks to all for the help getting my pump dialed in. It was off on the minimum position. A little cable adjustment and it's good to go.
Happy New Year to everyone.

As a new member I really appreciate the info in the Resonator. Thank you for all the continued effort in it's publication!

Welcome JPark, I'm relatively new here myself. The crew here is very welcoming and extremely helpfull.

Bob V

Thank you both for the quick accurate reply. The dimensions you gave match what I measured on my 250ED.
Enjoy Thanksgiving.