The Hodaka Club Forum

Vic
The front setting bracket is under the seat.You need a FIFTH exhaust spring under the seat.
Larry S

Ahh. I didn’t have That Spring! Thanks! Is it the same as the other exhaust springs? Yes I looked at the parr’s fiche and it is the same. I may have a spare! Thanks for showing me this, Larry! Victor

Edit: Larry. Did you use the 1 1/2” spring here, or the 2”? The 1 1/2” seems too short while the 2” seems a bit loose. Maybe I need a 1 3/4” spring? The parts fiche lists all the exhaust spring as the same part, but I can’t seem to stretch the 1 1/2” far enough. Victor

I used a 2" spring from Ace Hardware.
Larry S

Went and got the same spring this morning! It seems to be working well! The OEM exhaust spring I had just seemed too tight to make it reach. Maybe age has taken some of the “give” out of the older spring? Victor

Well I got home & found a delivery on my doorstep! Tires, tubes & rim liners arrived! Victor

Here’s my updated list of things done!!! :ugeek Victor

Summary, just to help me keep track.

1. Stripped bike completely down to bare frame.
2.Strip, sand, prime & paint frame with paint & primer in one.
3. Painted lower tree black. Added new ball bearings, upper & lower, in the steering head. Greased and packed in the bearings and re-installed Triple tree.
4. Rebuilt front forks, with new seals & O rings. Cleaned & reassembled & added new 15w fork oil (or maybe it was 20w?)
5.Reassembled fork tubes to trees.
6.Stripped & painted frame, heated & straightened kick stand & repainted kick stand, brake pedal and foot peg assembly silver and installed.
7. Cleaned, polished & re-installed rear shocks.
8.Replaced bent handlebars with new bars.
9.Cleaned wheels & reinstalled. (Still need to order new tires).
10.Disassembled motor, removed old bearings & seals & sent head, cylinder, intake manifold, tranny cases, clutch cover & magneto cover to Larry for vapor blasting. Larry did a fantastic job!
11.Inspected cylinder & piston to find it had very low hour .010 over rings & piston which will be reused.
12.Ordered bottom end rebuild kit, cables, air filter, new points & condenser (before Terry ran out), number plates, and I’m sure I’m missing a few things in my mind.
13. Bought a large, used toaster oven at Habitat For Humanity for heating up cases!
14. Removed minor dents from fenders, cleaned & polished stainless steel fenders with Barkeeper’s Friend and reinstalled.
15.Made an initial, but non-successful attempt at cleaning out fuel tank. Did manage to free the frozen petcocks. They are not OEM, but are functional & I like them.
16.Carb disassembled, cleaned, jets replaced, and reassembled. Ready to go for testing.
17.Repair weld on inside of air box. Replace screws & nuts with new. Repaint black portion of air box to match frame. Clean rust from air box cover and seal with clear coat to preserve battle scars. Order & install new filter on support ring. Add new wing nut, backing washer and clip.
18. Disassembled motor for vapor blasting. Removed bearings & seals & shipped out.
19. Motor came back. Heated cases in toaster oven to allow expansion of bearing bosses. Installed bearings & bushings. When cooled, installed seals.
20. Completed tranny reassembly and put new O ring in kick shaft opening. Attached primary gear and clutch pack, attached countershaft bushing & sprocket & mounted stator assembly. Replaced screws holding stator plate to case. Installed new points & condenser. Bolted on flywheel.
21. Assembled shifter case assembly & packed with grease. Installed cover and rubber bushing.
22. Installed shifter case on motor. Installed clutch side case with new gasket. All new case & cover screws used for assembly. Screw in dip stick.
23. Installed motor in frame. Installed carb on motor intake. Installed air box & air boot.
24. Installed exhaust pipe with a total of 5 springs.
25. Had seat foam rebuilt & reupholstered seat & mounted to bike.
26. Installed throttle, clutch & brake cables & adjusted.
27. Cut a piece of plexiglass to fit over air filter & installed in air box.
28. Install oil in transmission. Install all new fuel lines for petcocks to carb.
29. Ordered and received new tires, tubes & rim liners. To be installed....

Got a box from Terry today with all my rubber pieces! Shifter, kickstart & brake pedal rubber along with 2 new mud flaps!

Funny thing happened tho. When I was putting the kickstart lever rubber on, it broke in half! Right in the middle! I could still put the 2 pieces on, but nothing like a 2 piece kick start rubber. Fortunately, you can’t tell the difference because it broke cleanly.

So are these rubber pieces the same size for the other models? Terry sells a set for the 94/95 for less than buying the 3 pieces separately. If they are the same size for the Aces, I’ll order more for my other bikes! If not, I’ll ask Terry about packaging the 3 pieces for the other bikes!

It’s amazing how the mud flaps really make the front fender look finished, & the right size for the front wheel!!! Victor

I was waiting for these and didn’t see them in my shipment. Well, as it turns out, Bev had wrapped them with the ring box, and I couldn’t see them thru the bubble wrap! I had set the ring aside in its box & bubble wrap thinking it was just the ring box in the wrap! I finally cut it open and there they were, 4 petcock gaskets and my 5EJ13 stock CW needle! Put the needle in the carb & put the gaskets in my carb tool box! But, you really couldn’t see them thru the bubble wrap!!! Victor

Hi Victor, nice Thread. Did you have your flywheel welded if so where Thanks

No it wasn’t necessary! It was in excellent condition! The only thing I did to it was remove light rust with a wire brush on a drill. I read your post about your flywheel. Do you have pictures? Victor