A Road Toad wanna be?

[Al Harpster]

https://www.bike-urious.com/1300-1976-s ... 00-go-fer/

Thought this might be of interest.

It was a one year re-labeling of an old model towards the end of it's product life.

Better known as the A-100, later mass produced in Asia.

I bought one last year.

[JPark]

I have a soft spot for those old Suzi tiddlers. They also made a B100P which had no rotary [disc] valve and was referred to as the 'Bloop'. And a 120cc version for some reason. I think the PosiForce injection that fed the main and rod bearing gave pretty long bottom end life on whatever sort of oil the owners could scavenge which made them popular in the more remote areas. We are so used to fancy oil and quality gas.

The T bone frame and pressed steel swing arm were pretty much the kiss of death for American marketing, no matter how well they worked. You have to wonder if they were hitching a ride on the Hodaka rodent theme, even as that was moving to amphibians.

[viclioce]

Al. I don’t understand why you call this bike a Road Toad wanna be? Other than the 100 cc similarity, it doesn’t resemble a Toad to me. It looks like the old “Good things happen on a Honda” 90 to me, other than being a 2 stroke. What brought about this comparison? Just curious... Victor

[taber hodaka]

Victor it is in the pictures, they had picture on the side case with a artist sticker depicting a gofer, instead of a toad?? gotta see the picture. -----------Clarence

[JPark]

It's actually goPHer, or Ratus Prairiensis, and a relative of the Ratus Superiensis which we fondly revere in song and foible.

[viclioce]

Ahh. I saw the picture! Forgive my naïveté! Victor