MX at Unadilla, NY

[RichardMott]

Is anyone on the East Coast planning to be at the Unadilla MX races in New York the weekend of June 6/7? I was going to try there at drop off my bikes for transport to Oregon.

[RichardMott]

Going to Unadilla, NY next weekend. There is CC, MX and trials. Anyone going besides Throwchain and myself?

[ossa95d]

I will be there on Saturday either riding a Super Rat or my Super Toad. I would enjoy meeting you guys.

[RichardMott]

Great! Just look for my van and trailer. Here is a photo.

[thrownchain]

I would imagine we'll walk around the racer parking looking for Hodie riders, and other interesting bikes.

[ossa95d]

It should be easy to spot that van, I will definitely look for you. I got the Super rat running pretty well tonight so I think it will be the mount of choice for the MX. I will bring the Super Toad as a back up just in case. The 100cc Expert class looks like it will be well filled this year. I'm getting excited! I think I attached a photo of my Toad from last year.

[BrianZ]

Nice picture of the Toad in action. What size carburetor are you running?

Brian

[ossa95d]

Brian,
Believe it or not I have the stock carb on the Toad. The only real modifications are the HT2 pipe, a Super Rat small rotor CDI, and a high compression head gasket. I had to gear it way down to pull the gap between the gears on the big uphills at Unadilla.

The Super Rat is a very special bike with a lot of modifications and fabricated parts. We are running a 32mm carb on the it and a PVL with a HT3 pipe. It is heavily ported. It has been a bear to jet correctly with the big carb but now it seems to be very close. The jetting is very sensitive to minor variations in temperature and elevation. I'm hoping I have it right for Unadilla. Thanks to Paul for all his input and help and the opportunity to ride this bike. These 100's are a blast! If I don't do well it's not the bike's fault.

[BrianZ]

Thanks for the info Ivan. I'm running a 28mm on mine, but the engine has been ported to Super Rat spec, and I have a Super Rat head. It's laid up for the time being until I can get a new piston and some upgraded cush drive rubbers (I'm having problems keeping third gear from failing).

I'm still using the points ignition, but I'm curious; what kind of improvement did the CDI make?

Regardless, they are a darn fun bike to ride!

Brian

[ossa95d]

I really like the way it runs with the Hodaka CDI. It's a simple bolt on and with the light flywheel it revs really quickly. I also run a lightweight Cheng Shin 755 4.10-18 rear tire (very close to a 3.50 in width and diameter) with the lightest tube I can find. It definitely makes a difference.

[ossa95d]

The Super Rat ran great at Unadilla! The trophy presentation was almost as much fun as the racing!

[hodakamax]

Ivan, that's a mighty large smile you're wearing there! That says it all.

Maxie

[admin]

Congratulations Ivan !!!
See you soon
Paul

[ossa95d]

Thanks Paul! Max I think my face is a brighter shade of pink than Trish Dowd's shirt in the photo. (By the way the hot trophy chick in the pink shirt is John Dowd's wife Trish.)

[RichardMott]

Brian Miller and Jerry Allison did well there. Here is the link to one of Jerry's rides.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoR18B4 ... e=youtu.be

That's Chicago Jerry scoring the ride. Met Teddy Landers and Fred Guidi as well.

Here are some photos for Saturday. I don't know how Jerry did in his final motos. He was 6th and 2nd in his first 2. I left at about 3:30, Saturday, so I missed his second 2. Handed my 2 Hodakas off to Throwchain for transport to HD15.

[eichco1]

Good stuff Rick. Thanks for posting.



Mark in Illinois
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