The Hodaka Club Forum

Probably a beating the dead horse question.
About to drop my Ace 90 frame and parts off to the powder coat shop in Houston. Does anybody have a RAL # for Hodaka red-orange?

I don't know if there is a RAL# for a Hodaka red. There were a couple of different shades of Hodaka red, on different models and different years (maybe due to fading). Best bet is to have them match the color on the frame that hasn't seen much sunlight (bottom of tubes, inside engine mounting area, inside bracing area around steering head).

Yes had a NOS headlight bucket and out in the daylight it matched up well with RAL 3020 called Traffic Red. Will see how it comes out next week....

The colors we tend to see on frames and external parts, especially RED, tend to fade and turn more orange than the color new. I have come to like Rustoleum 2X Paint & Primer in the color Apple Red. It is virtually the same color as the Rustoleum Safety Red, but it double coats without crackling, a problem I encountered with the Safety Red. I also like the 2X Satin Black for black frames. Victor

Ace90 Frame and parts back from sandblasting and powder coat.
Used Prismatic RAL 3020 Traffic Red.
In the attached photo of the frame is a NOS Super Rat chain guard out of the original shipping bag. I say a strong match.