Ben's Dirt Squirt

[RichardMott]

My Grandson Ben and I started assembling the Dirt Squirt today. We installed the rear shocks and front forks. I won’t go into too much detail. I will save that for the Resonator Revisited. Next session will be installing the fork brace, fenders and handle bars.

torqueing the hardware

Thumbs up

Popping on the dust caps

This session is over for now

[hodakamax]

Ah, good to see the project is still active. What a great learning experience!

Max

[Alberta Mike]

Nice lookin' young fella ..... is there a kid on the planet that wouldn't want to do what he's doing ... working on Grampa's Dirt Squirt?

[RichardMott]

Just to be clear. This is Ben's Dirt Squirt, not mine. He would be too short to ride it is it was completed by end of summer. However, he will be able to ride his Nana's Dirt Squirt now, since I put a "Tiger Industries" lowering kit on it. Maybe the last one on the planet. Ha!. By the way, Nana is only 4' 10" tall.

The lowering kit

Mary Lou (nana) on the DS

Ben and the DS posters

[taber hodaka]

Looks like the best kind of fun. Tiger industries also made a rake plate for the ace90. -------Clarence

[bobwhitman]

Um, Clarence... just what does (did?) a rake plate do?

Bob

[taber hodaka]

Bob that was from memory but looking at my data it was part number T-251-H Angel rake plate (polished aluminum)- increases fork rake 1&1/2 inches fits HODAKA Ace 90 and the 100. Price $12.45 The buggers stole the one I raced with. It was sold by Tiger Distributing Company Glendale California. The expansion chamber sold for $24.95. The rake plate was stamped Tiger on the under side. Just trivia------------Clarence