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Also in this issue:

Captain Eddie’s Captain’s Mast 3 Rick Sieman’s Checkpoint 9 Ed Miley’s Amazing “Motorsickle” Reprint from Shell News

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The Farm at Chehalis 14 Hodaka Days Scrambles Primer 18 Hodaka Club Business 19 Featured Bike 19 Club Trophies on Display 25 Henry Koepke Award Winner – The Dave Miller Bike

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Hodaka Nutcases 30 Hodaka Days Results 31 Hodaka Sets Speed Record 34

THE PRESIDENT’S CORNER THOUGHTS FROM THE PREZ PAUL STANNARD, HODAKA CLUB PRESIDENT 2008 HODAKA DAYS: LOOKING BACK Yet another Hodaka Days event is in the books. What started as a gathering of new and old friends, has led us to this point in time. This coming year (2009) will be the tenth anniversary of the 1st Hodaka Days. Our Hodaka Days planning committee is already thinking of an event again for 2009. I, for one, will be pushing to have it happen “back in Athena where it all began.” When Gregg gently reminded me that it was time for another column, I had plans to write about something other than the topic I would like to cover. Sometimes in life, I think we have a grasp on what’s important. Perhaps we’re focused on finishing that Super Rat restoration, or getting the new and improved parts for your Hodaka race

bike. Sure, that’s important, but only for that fleeting moment in time. Will it really matter in a year if you could not find that special fender you need? Or will it matter in five months if you don’t switch your stock ignition to one of the PVL ignitions? I don’t really think so anymore. Yes, we are all passionate about our Hodakas and want them to be the cleanest, fastest, coolest bikes out there. Well, they all are, aren’t they? If you’re reading this, then you are already a part of the Hodaka family. Hodaka and family are the key words here. The word Hodaka means more

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than a brand of motorcycle that was in business from 1964 through 1978 and made cute fun bikes. To most, if not all of us, it brings back fond memories that we all carry as children or young adults. Maybe the memory is of your first motorcycle, or maybe it reminds you of that special place to which your little Hodaka carried you. In those moments in time you were one with your bike and it was your friend, your pal and a part of you. Your Hodaka was a loyal part of your life and your family. If you cared for it, the bike in turn cared for you to bring you back home. Kind of like a relationship of sorts. I cannot emphasize the “family” part enough. While I sit at my desk daily, I receive many calls and emails. Most of which tell me similar stories and these stories are all based on the memories each individual carries in his or her mind, of many years past and riding their beloved Hodaka. Some say we Hodaka folks have a cult-like following. I say we are more like one huge family. Actually, a family that, for the most part gets along. When I’m at a race, it never fails that there is a Hodaka rider always helping another Hodaka rider with either parts or advice, or even loaning a fellow Hodaka rider a bike. This years Hodaka Days was no exception, as I saw many, many people who unselfishly offered their time and help to volunteer. This enabled others to enjoy the event, but the volunteers did not seem to be bothered that they may have missed something. It was all done for the one and only reason: to help others. That is what family does and we

are family. (Shameless plug for more Hodaka Days volunteers for next years event PLEASE) Recently, one of our family had fallen ill . Harry Taylor had a heart attack, but did not realize it. Patty, his wife, drove him to the urgent care and from there he was transferred to the hospital. A few days later, Harry underwent open heart surgery and had a quadruple heart bypass surgery. Thankfully, Harry is doing great! I had a chance to see first hand all the love and care for him that was coming in from all over the world. The Hodaka family rallied around the Taylor family in this time of need. I would not expect any less from our group. The calls and letters kept coming and coming with offers of help and support. This is what we do as a family, help any of us that may be in need . This of course is one of the important things in life; to be there and help. The Hodaka motorcycle may have been what brought us all together, but it is us as “family” that is what will really matter in five months, or ten years, or wherever time takes us. See you down the road!

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P.S. An open letter from the Taylor’s to the Hodaka family; To the Hodaka family: I would like to offer a very big THANK YOU to all my many friends in and out of the Hodaka family circle. My wife Patty and I have been OVERWHELMED by the get well cards, letters, emails and phone calls. Over the years (which are many) I have been blessed with a great friends. Many of you are much more than just friends. You all know who you are. I won't try to name you as I do not want to forget one. Thank you See you all in June 2009 at Hodaka Days. Harry Taylor

CAPTAIN’S MAST “BLUE PRINTING” THE HODAKA CLUTCH FOR SMOOTH ENGAGEMENT BY “CAPTAIN EDDIE” – ED CHESNUT “A thing of beauty is a joy forever.” With apologies to John Keats, a corollary in motorcycling might be, “A clutch which engages smoothly is a joy until it turns into a light switch.” Many Hodaka riders know the feeling of slowly releasing the clutch lever and experiencing no engagement, no engagement, no engagement . . . then, boom/zoom! . . . suddenly the clutch is fully engaged and it’s off to the races! This article will guide the reader through the important steps to achieve a “butter smooth” clutch. The following information and concepts apply to all small bore Hodaka clutches. OK! Let’s get to work. You are going to need the following tools in addition to the standard tools used when doing clutch work: Ø a medium size triangular file (about

8” long, with approx. ¼” – 5/16” wide faces) for smoothing the internal teeth of the clutch cage

Ø a small, fine file for removing the sharp burr on OEM Hodaka steel clutch plates and clutch hub

Ø a fine ¼” diameter round file such as used for sharpening chain saw cutting teeth. This file will be used to

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file round relief notches in the steel clutch plates to clear the clutch screws.

Ø a file comb – Most home handymen think they ought to get a file comb, but never get around to actually purchasing one. Go get yours now. It is essential for precision metal working with a file, especially when aluminum is involved. Mine is more than 20 years old and looks older than that, but it still is quick and effective at removing material from a plugged up file.

Ø a sheet of 150 to 220 wet/dry abrasive paper

Ø a flat (repeat, FLAT) surface to use for lightly lapping the steel clutch plates - thick glass, granite surface plate, hmmm – granite counter top? (be careful about that last one)

Ø light oil for lapping – WD40? Marvel Mystery Oil? Other?

Ø Bench vise with jaw “cushions” to protect the clutch parts which will be clamped in the vise

CLUTCH CAGE The internal teeth of the clutch cage will probably exhibit some “wash boarding” wear (see photo). The depressions worn into the faces of the internal teeth are one of the “features” which lead to the “light switch” (on/off) behavior of the clutch. The depressions aid the steel clutch plates in “hanging up” until they suddenly pop loose and engage.

The teeth of the steel clutch plates wear shallow depressions in the internal teeth of the clutch cage over time. The internal teeth of the clutch cage must be smoothed to “original condition” in order to restore proper clutch engagement. This is a job for the patient person who takes satisfaction from duplicating machining operations with a hand file! There are 21 internal teeth with 2 faces each, for a total of 42 faces requiring smoothing with a file while retaining the tooth geometry. While that sounds difficult . . . and it DOES require some decent file control . . . the nature of clutch operation actually does allow for somewhat less than perfect file alignment.

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This photo shows the use of old credit cards as vise jaw cushions to keep from marring the edges of the clutch cage. Clear packing tape holds the cards in position. It also illustrates the process of “feeling” for the proper alignment of the triangular file for EACH file stroke. “Rock” the file up and down and right and left to “feel” for the proper position with file fully engaged on the clutch cage tooth and fully flat on the tooth face – then take a single forward stroke, then lift the file off the tooth and return to the start point and repeat the whole operation. Do NOT pull the file backward across the cage tooth! In my experience, the file will start to “load up” after 4 or 5 cutting strokes.

A clean, sharp file will remove material quickly, so check the condition of the cage tooth often. When the file loads up, you’ll feel or hear the file “skate” without cutting, or see gouging in the face of the cage tooth caused by aluminum chunks stuck in the file teeth. When that happens, rotate the file to present a clean face and continue.

Note “loaded up” face of the file. When all three faces are loaded up, use the file comb to clean the file teeth. It is important to NOT rush the filing operation. Did I mention “feeling” for proper alignment and taking a single cutting stroke? Every time.

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The first cage tooth after all 3 file faces had loaded up – almost done!

Now it is time to reposition the clutch cage for comfortable filing on the next tooth. CLUTCH PLATES The standard Hodaka clutch plates were produced by a stamping operation. As a result, the steel plates exhibit rounded edges on one side of the plate and sharp edges (burrs) on the other side of the plate.

The sharp edges of the clutch plates contribute to the clutch “hanging up”, then letting go suddenly – “light switch” engagement. Warped/bent clutch plates will interfere with proper clutch operation and should be discarded. Flat clutch plates can be wet lapped on 150 to 220 wet/dry abrasive paper laid on a flat surface. Light oil keeps the abrasive cutting while all the plates are lapped on both sides. The lapping will go a long way toward removing the stamping burr – and if your clutch plates are as grungy as the one in the photos, the lapping will remove a lot of rust! Don’t over do the lapping, its only purpose is to clean up grungy plates and dress off most of the burr easily.

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Lapping does not flatten the plate – it must be flat to start with. Lapping cleans off “barn fresh” rust and takes off most of the burr. Now for some real fun! Make your self comfortable for some light filing of the remaining sharpness on the two sides of each tooth on each plate you will be using in your clutch. Don’t forget to

dress off the sharpness at the bottom of the valleys between teeth and the tips of the teeth while you are at it. Just lightly skim off the sharp edge – leave the maximum possible thickness on the tooth to provide maximum bearing area where the tooth contacts the clutch cage. NOTE: The clutch plates being supplied by Strictly Hodaka do NOT require filing off sharp edges. They are ready to go right out of the box, except for clutch screw relief.

CLUTCH HUB The clutch hub was de-burred at the factory, but there may be remnants of a “wire edge” from the de-burring operation. Check every tooth for sharpness which could dig into the clutch cage. Dress off any remnant burrs you find with your small, fine file.

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CLUTCH SCREW RELIEF The “factory” clutch screws were specially made for the application and feature a small diameter smooth shank and rolled threads. This screw design helps prevent the clutch plates from “hanging up” on the screw shank.

Use a ¼” diameter file to modify the steel plates as shown in the photos to assure that the plates can not “hang up” on the screw threads. If carefully lined up and clamped together, all of the plates can be filed for relief at the same time. (See the clutch blue printing tip on the Strictly Hodaka web site for more detail.) FINAL INSPECTION Lay the prepared clutch cage on the workbench and confirm that prepared clutch plates will “fall through” the clutch cage without hanging up. Check that the clutch hub will pass through the clutch cage without hanging up. Because of its thickness, the clutch hub must be properly aligned to pass through the cage. If you find that you simply can not slide the hub through the cage, something is still wrong – a missed burr somewhere perhaps? Correct the problem and proceed to the next step. CLUTCH FRICTION DISKS Bent, chipped or worn out friction disks should be replaced before reassembly. Early “all-fiber” friction disks will work well even without all the oil holes found in the later aluminum body friction disks.

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The aluminum friction disks are certainly more durable for high horsepower engines. A quick check and de-burring of the friction disk internal teeth (if any burrs are found) would be a good thing to do with the aluminum friction disks. SAFETY WIRE & CLUTCH SCREWS When you reassemble your clutch, if you use the original “factory” screws, you’ll need to safety wire them for security. The following photo will serve as a guide for routing the safety wire properly – and it illustrates two mistakes in the routing of the wire.

The arrows drawn on the clutch cover show screw rotation when the screws are tightened. In the photo, 5 of the 7 screws are properly secured. However, the screw at arrow #1 has the wire going straight through the hole. The screw could tighten or loosen quite a bit before the wire would come up snug and stop the rotation. The wire should have wrapped half way around the screw to go through the screw hole. At arrow #2 you can see that wire tension (represented by the arrow) is actually tending to loosen the screw. The wire should have gone through the screw hole the other way.

CONCLUSION Well, there you have it – a butter smooth clutch for your Hodaka. Yes, there is quite a bit of detailed – er, um, “detailing” involved, but you are going to feel all warm and fuzzy when you go for your first ride with the “blue printed” clutch! Note that the information on de-burring and smoothing teeth has been around since the ‘60’s, but I was unaware of the concept of filing clutch screw relief until recently. Since I am wayeeeeee “old school” and still use the factory screws, it hadn’t occurred to me that the steel plates might “catch” on the screws. So a special “Thank you!” seems in order to the anonymous person who provided that tip to Strictly Hodaka! Oh, um, keep the rubber side down!

CHECKPOINT BY RICK SIEMAN THINGS YOU DON’T WANT TO DO

Over the years, I have acquired a vast pool of knowledge, some of it useful. For the good of mankind, the following list of

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helpful information is presented. Use it wisely. • Do not chase rabbits, unless you are a male rabbit pursuing lady rabbits. They will leave you in their dust easily and laugh at your futile efforts in their burrows after you leave the area. • Do not wait to get the gas in the morning when you go riding, because as sure as death and taxes, the only station on the way out of town will be closed for some obscure reason. • Do not eat spicy hot Mexican food the night before you go racing. Trust me on this one. • Do not go racing with new boots. • Do not take your new girlfriend to the races to impress her. This will just about guarantee a wretched day of racing, and you will make a fool of yourself. Chances are also very high that you will get a painful injury (like a busted toe) and she will have to drive you home, while you sit in the passenger seat and moan. Not a good way to start a relationship. • Do not go trail riding with a large number of friends from work whom you never rode with before. This is an absolute lock on a truly miserable day, as you spend most of your time trying to make an ancient Suzuki 185 Duster (owned by the guy from shipping) try to run. • Do not rely on your wife to wake you up in the morning when you want to go riding. In fact, don't even rely on your alarm clock. The only way to assure that

you are up in time in the morning is to use the legendary Indian Alarm Clock. It works like this: You drink a whole bunch of water - like ten or 12 glasses - right before you go to bed. This way, you will be up waaaaay before you need to be. • Do not ask your wife or girlfriend to adjust the passenger-side rear view mirror so you can see the traffic behind you as you drive out to the races. While women can become rocket scientists, brain surgeons and jet pilots, they are incapable of adjusting mirrors to your satisfaction. No matter what system you use (up, down-no, to the right - a little bit left, move it to 3:30 now just a hair toward 9 o'clock), nothing will work. You are far better off getting in and out of your vehicle a half-dozen times, if need be, rather than start a raging argument and an eventual torrent of tears. • Do not stuff your sweaty shorts and socks into your gearbag after a day of riding. You will forget them, and the next time you open your bag, the stench will often be strong enough to stun a medium-sized wart hog. • Do not put large amounts of powder in your socks before you go riding. It will absorb moisture and turn into a clay-like substance, which you will be forced to extract from between your toes with a screwdriver. • Do not try to clean goggle lenses with plug and contact cleaner. It will melt the surface of the plastic and leave it with the same optic qualities as a piece of taffy.

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• Do not lend your helmet to anyone else. It will come back to you all sweaty and soggy, and scratched as well. • Do not wash your kidney belt in the washing machine with large, fluffy towels. The belt will come out looking like a wide swatch of cotton candy when a zillion loose threads stuck to the Velcro. • Do not drink coffee before a race. You will have to stop alongside the course halfway through the event to answer the call of nature, and while you do this, a whole bunch of people will pass you and wonder why you were so stupid. • Do not leave any tool you own at home. If you do, that's the one tool you absolutely will need while out riding. • Do not lend any tools to anyone at the track. Chances are a solid 4:1 against recovering the tool, even if your brother borrowed it. • Do not try to get “just one more ride” out of that old sagging chain. You will be pushing back. • Do not lend your pen to anyone in the sign-up line. You will never see it again. • Do not be among the first group of riders to head out for practice on a muddy track. All you will learn from the experience is how to clean a bike with paper cups filled with water and one tiny red shop towel. • Do not follow anyone too closely who is wearing a tank top and sporting a “Born To Lose” tattoo.

• Do not even try to fit in some old riding pants you found from ten years ago. Fat chance. Literally. • Do not put a candy bar in the pocket of your enduro jacket. It will melt right around noon. • Do not attempt to walk up an aluminum loading ramp on a hot day in your bare feet. • Do not offer to take your dorky next door neighbor out to teach him how to ride dirt bikes. He just might take you up on the offer. In fact, he will! • Do not try to ride an enduro using a wristwatch strapped to your handlebars as a timekeeping device. • Do not wash your bike first and then spray chain lube on the chain. Spray the lube first to keep water out of the pins and rollers, then wash the bike. • Do not leave your fuel petcock on. Even if it never leaked before, it will. • Do not trust anyone who says “radical!” more than once in a conversation. In fact, be suspicious if he says it once. • Do not sell your vintage bike. Ever. You’ll hate yourself in a year or so for letting it go.

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Reprint from Shell News Q3 1973 – Thanks to Marv Foster for the original article

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Welcome to “The Farm”

On the starting line at the Chehalis grass track

THE FARM AT CHEHALIS, 2008 BY BOB WHITMAN The Farm at Chehalis, Washington occupies a very special place in my heart. Two years ago, I had just purchased my first Hodaka in many years. Like so many of our members, I’d ridden the wee critters many years ago, but life had distracted me and I’d been away from bikes in general and Hodakas in particular for a long time. After acquiring a little Ace 100, my on-line wanderings disclosed a vintage weekend to be held at Chehalis, a few hours up the interstate from me. A September visit to this event absolutely hooked me!

“The Farm” is several hundred acres of rolling fields, pastures and woods in a low-lying valley. Two full days of vintage bikes and their owners was an amazing experience. Saturday I watched my first observed trials, watching everything from British Bangers to delicate Hodaka Specials tackle the green and (mostly) loamy challenges of western Washington terrain. That evening a

barbeque banquet was held in the main level of the classic old barn which had been opened up to serve as a hall. The dinner speaker was Sten Lundin, one of the first of the great Swedish motocrossers and World MX Champ in 1959 and 1961, sharing tales and slides of his experiences with a couple of hundred of us.

Sunday provided my initial opportunity to watch vintage MX, laid out on a beautiful, grass track over the rolling fields just west of the barn. Thundering Limey iron, screaming twin pipe CZs, and best of all, Hodakas, fast and slow, primpted to perfection or functional and fast. The best part about the weekend was the amazing openness and warmly welcoming attitude of the participants. Everyone seemed happy to share information, from showing off their bikes to explaining the event rules to this uninformed rookie. I met Captain Ed (Chesnut), trials ace Jay Lael and many others whose names were initially lost, but returned as I met them at subsequent events. I went home and dove face first into the wonderful world of Hodakas.

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Since then, I’ve been back to The Farm four times. AHRMA sanctions two events each summer there, the National weekend in August and the Classic in September. The National is the larger event, with riders competing for points counting toward national championships in trials and racing. The Classic limits racing to Classic and Premier bikes, which for Hodakas eliminates any of the reed valve bikes, allowing Combat Wombats to occupy the spotlight. By August of 2007, I was in full-blown Hodaka obsession mode. I’d attended my first Hodaka Days earlier and was determined to (1) ride trials and (2) acquire more 03 Wombats (which had become – at least for the moment – my Hodaka of choice.) Manic on-line dealing and many telephone calls resulted in my driving to Olympia, WA., to pick up one Wombat on my way to Chehalis, where I met a new friend from Denver (Ed Peacock, who earned his National Trials Novice championship at the event) who graciously delivered another Wombat (origin: Denver) and a trials mount (a Brand Y 175 from LaGrande, OR). After another great weekend watching and talking with the northwest Hodakaphiles, I rolled on home with a trailer full of vintage treasure. In September, I was back, to ride my first trials on the TY175 (not a pretty experience, to be honest) and again to share campfires, beer and tall tales. Again, the siren call of Pabatco overwhelmed me and another Wombat, this time a model 94 with late forks and

front wheel, followed me home. My wife was beginning to seriously question my sanity.

This summer, the Nationals in August was a really amazing event. I arrived early Friday and staked out a generous area for the Hodaka group. Don and Debbie Daugherty appeared next with their Toy Hauler, followed later by Ed Chesnut, Jay Lael, Jerry Carter, and the Lake cousins, Larry and Mike. Some 97 trials riders – the largest turnout in the nation for an AHRMA trials - assaulted the devious sections laid out by trials master Derek Belvoir (pronounced “Beaver” in the oh-so British way)

Downtown “Hodakaville”

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Derek’s forte’ seems to be subtle, off-camber, right hand turns on either up-hills or down-hills. Appearing easy, these provide far more challenge than expected for us Yanks, more comfortable with left hand turns and too often unprepared for the slipperiness of the terrain. Jay Lael just smoked the expert class in Modern Classic on his exquisite “Tree Frog” while Mike Lake, with his equally nifty “Bull Toad” finished 8th . Jerry Carter nearly aced the “two” line, winning with only two points in Classic Intermediate on the beautiful Hodaka special he and Jay built. Ed Chesnut, riding the only actively-campaigned, Hodaka factory, prototype “Bull Frog” finished in a 3–way tie for 7-9 in Intermediate, Modern Classic, claiming 7th by virtue of his (ahem) superior age. I rode the “bunny” line (beginner), trying to build some confidence. The perfect, cool but pleasant weather lasted almost exactly through the trials, only as they ended dropping a brief but violent rainfall on us

for about 20 minutes, just enough to settle the track for the next day’s racing.

Sunday’s racing was really epic, with some 500 riders. Every moto had two gates, nearly all of them full. The Hodaka crowd truly distinguished themselves, making up for limited numbers by riding hard and well. Don Daugherty, in only his third race back after a 29 year hiatus, scored 4th in a hotly contested 125 Sportsman, Intermediate, while Paul Nielson rode his Rat to 3rd in 100cc Novice…at age 78!

Don Daugherty and Jay Lael

Don Daugherty… on it!

Jay Lael’s phenomenal trialers. The “Tree Frog” (foreground) and the “Type IV”.

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This class, the new 100cc Sportsman with no fewer than 14 entries, was especially fun for us as Mike Lake and Jerry Carter duked it out for top dog in Intermediate, with Stu Osborne right on their heels as the top Novice. A couple of unplanned adventures on Jerry’s part gave the win to Mike, as the two of them picked off a number of Expert riders. Stu, in turn, won both his motos for his first AHRMA National win. Ed rode his customary, gentlemanly Classic 125 Intermediate race, actually setting a record for “holestops” by avoiding the crowd and lining up with the Novices, thereby starting the better part of a lap behind his class. Still, he beat a couple of Intermediates who failed to “keep the rubber side down” or broke! Jay Lael’s heroic effort to beat National Champion Jared Lange in Classic 125 Expert came undone with a similar gravity failure.

The 2008 September Classic was a more relaxed event. Trials riders numbered about 55 with about 125 or so racers. The weather, as always, cooperated, being slightly overcast and cool, perfect for the tasks at hand. This time, I came prepared to race. I brought the Wombat purchased here a year

earlier, now outfitted with a fresh Combat motor, to be ridden by my son Vint, trying his hand at racing after a 30 year gap. Attendance was lighter at the event, with gas prices taking their toll. Ed and Jay represented Hodaka on Saturday, with Jay doing his customary job on the Modern Classic Experts and Ed finishing 3rd in Modern Classic Intermediate. My son enjoyed his first trials experience (on a borrowed TY) while I finished my year as a beginner by treating the spectators to another swan dive into the creek. Still, a better showing. Now on to Novice next year. The evening barbeque was as tasty as before, the speaker (Joe Bolger, Canadian/Northeast champion) witty and entertaining, and the company as enjoyable as ever. Sunday morning, our Spartan race crew (Ed, Jay and my son) tackled another beautiful track. Jay looked as fast and smooth as usual (did you ever see a more graceful motocrosser? The man NEVER puts a foot down!).

Vint discovered he’s no longer 13 and is too aware of his own mortality to go fast right out of the box. And Ed? Well, the

Vint Whitman on the hybrid Combat/Wombat

Stu Osborn gives the Rat a last minute check

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Paragon of Preparation, the Viceroy of Vigilance had some problems. Seems his normally bullet-proof “enduro bike”, the all-purpose, MX, cross-country, enduro machine was finally asking for some (overdue?) attention. First a self-draining clutch cover required the hasty application of JB Weld. Subsequently, the subtle vibration (and related loss of spark) was revealed to be a flywheel rivet failure, thankfully before any serious harm. A substitute provided by Jay got the Captain back on the track, but a moto later, the clutch cover repair came undone and a substitute cover (courtesy of Ed’s Bull Frog) was installed.

At the end of the day, Ed had started all four of the motos he entered and managed to complete three, Vint had finished a smooth but slow first race (with the bike running beautifully, said his “crew chief”) and Jay had battled into 2nd place in Classic 125 Expert. As we loaded up, Ed promised to give his wounded steed the requested winter renovation, Vint vowed to practice and return a more aggressive racer, and Jay, well, he just sort of smiled at the

rest of us. Too bad we must wait for next August to return…

HODAKA DAYS SCRAMBLES PRIMER BY THAL ANDERSON, HODAKA CLUB REFEREE As club Referee, I am once again looking forward to this year’s event and hope to make the racing even better than last year. I am getting reports of new project bikes and fine tuning of last year’s. Harry and his crew will soon start grooming the track and the excitement is building. Last year, Jim Allen of Allen’s Cycle volunteered to sponsor extra trophies in all classes and it worked out well. So, again this year, we intend to offer 1st through 4th place in all classes. The classes will be the same as in previous years. In the 100cc and the 125cc class, there will be both reed valved and piston port classes. The 175 and 250’s will be combined again. Our

“Captain” Eddie Chesnut on the Chehalis MX track – headlight on and water bottle securely stowed in the

rear rack

Almost too pretty to race!

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family class is intended for women and kids, open to any bike. The last class is for trail bikes, the ACE 100’s the B’s, Dirt Squirts, and Road Toads. The 125 Wombats will be included with the trail bikes, unless we get enough entries to make another class. The ever popular Grand Prix will be back with the new Jim Pomeroy trophy for the winner. Just for fun, we are working on a team race. Our racing format is not motocross! We use a scrambles format. In scrambles, the riders race in heats or semi’s and then advance to an A or B main. The track is a vintage friendly scrambles track, with small jumps, tight corners, straights and whatever else Harry and crew can fit in. Hodaka Days as a club event is geared for both advanced and beginner riders. Our affiliation with the AMA is based on safety; therefore, proper riding gear is a must. Most of the advanced riders will already be wearing the most advanced safety gear, but for the first time racer or trials rider, here are some basics. A helmet, recommended Snell2004 or newer, yes this is vintage racing, but not vintage helmets. Sturdy Boots, no sneakers or sandals. A pair of heavy jeans and a long sleeved shirt. A pair of gloves and for dust, a pair of goggles. The idea is if you go down, to keep the gravel rash to a minimum. Or as Captain Eddie says, “Keep the rubber side down.”

HODAKA CLUB BUSINESS

Hodaka Club Minutes Meeting held in Athena, OR at Hodaka Days, 2008 on June 21, 2008 Meeting was called to order at 5:00 PM, in the Athena town park by President Paul Stannard Membership and Finances: Treasurer Kelly McKeirnan reported that membership continues to rise and is approximately 200 now. Kelly noted that currently we have $1171.77 in our account, prior to income and expenses resulting from Hodaka Days. Gregg explained that Hodaka Days costs the Club approximately $8000 each year. Last year the Club failed to qualify as a not-for-profit entity under federal tax law. As a result the Club, filing as a for-profit organization, managed to minimize federal taxes by pre-paying a number of expenses and paid only $38.00 in taxes. This year we were informed by the State of Oregon that we could not conduct a raffle, as we were not a non-profit. The ruling was made known to us shortly before Hodaka Days. To cope with this ruling, the Club worked out an agreement with the Athena Library Friends Association (ALFA) to permit continuation of the planned charity raffle. ALFA has purchased the “Raffle Bike” from the Club for $1400. The raffle will be conducted by the club, on behalf of ALFA, with proceeds going to ALFA to assist in completion of a community history room at the new library. This room will be where materials and displays relating to Hodaka and its role

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in Athena’s history will be developed & maintained. The current “Raffle Bike” was purchased from John Ritchie last winter. Jeff Vlk assisted with securing the scooter, Danny Messmore handled its preparation, along with contributing powder coating, shocks, tires and other key parts. Ron Liddle rebuilt the motor, and key parts were contributed by Al Bumgarner (ProMarkets) and Paul & Patti Stannard of Strictly Hodaka. Paul explained that the Club owns two additional bikes, a 1975 Road Toad (somewhat rough and in need of a top end) which was purchased at the same time as the Raffle Bike in a “package” and a 1973 Wombat (clean and complete, but disassembled), obtained more recently. These bikes will be repaired and restored to a marketable condition and sold or raffled off in the future to meet Club needs and goals. Discussion next focused on the possibility of moving Hodaka Days to a different location in future years. Members expressed a number of views. Athena, with its history, community support and the presence of Chuck Swanson, Harry Taylor, Ed Chesnut and other “pioneers” in the area makes it unique and compelling. It is, however, remote and difficult to access for would-be participants from the east and middle of the country, drawing primarily from the west coast. Current increases in the price of fuel and travel in general have exacerbated this. Ways to encourage greater involvement from members in the rest of the country were suggested. Race organizers such as those from

Diamond Don’s Texas spring event and the Barber autumn race have expressed interest in hosting a Hodaka Days in the future. While such venues could provide enhanced (continued on page 35) Club Elections Vote by mail The annual club meeting in Athena was cut short, due to a severe weather warning, before the topic of elections could be discussed. Our club was chartered in 2006 and club officers are elected for two years. That makes 2008 an election year. Elections will be vote by mail so that all members can participate even if they can’t make it to our annual Hodaka Days event. Nominees must be a current AMA member – we are, after all, an AMA chartered club. And a Hodaka Club member in good standing. Depending on the office, you should be prepared to spend between two and 10 hours per week on regular club business plus help organize our annual Hodaka Days event. In addition, if you are running for Risk Management Officer or President, you’ll need to complete the AMA risk management course. The course is available on-line at www.ama-cycle.org. If you are interested in running for office, we ask that you send us two letters. One stating that like to run for a specific position. The second letter can come

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from any club member in good standing, seconding the nomination. We’ll list the nominees on the club web site and nominees can include a picture and statement of reasonable length. Nominations need to be received by December 12. Look for your official ballot in the next issue of the Resonator Revisited. Follow the instructions on the ballot to mail it directly to a neutral third party for tabulation. The current board will not be involved in counting the ballots. Our current by-laws state that only AMA members can vote. The board intends to propose an amendment at the 2009 club meeting to allow non-AMA members to vote. However our charter requires by-law changes be submitted in writing at the annual meeting. So, for this election, its AMA members only. I would also like to extend a special thank you to all my fellow board members for their dedication, hard work, and commitment to the club. Without their efforts the Hodaka Club would never have gotten off the ground and grown to the 220 plus member organization it is today. If you have questions about the elections, please send an email to info@hodalkadays.org.

FEATURED BIKE GREGG FLOREN’S TRC 125 SUPER COMBAT BY GREGG FLOREN Now granted, it might seem a little self-centered to write about your own bike in a newsletter that you work on. But our first two options for this issue didn’t work out for various reasons, so I hope you don’t mind if I take a few bytes to write about my Taylor’s Racing Concepts 125 Super Combat.

Harry Taylor, former Pabatco R & D manager on the TRC Bike in 2004. At this time, the bike was running a 100cc engine. Photo by Siege

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TRC 125 Super Combat. Most of the Bikes Harry builds share the same red and white color scheme

Bike uses a ’74 CR125 front end and wheel

This bike was built as a winter project by Harry Taylor back in 2004/2005. It has a near twin owned by Greg and Diane Watkins of California Hodaka. Harry raced the bike in 2004, including a spin at the Hodaka Days scrambles. When I heard that the “twins” might be for sale, I jumped at the chance to buy one. Other than a couple of cosmetic changes, the bike is the same as when I bought it.

The frame is from an 01 Dirt Squirt, chosen for ease of maintenance because of the pinch style swing arm bolt and the built-in grease zerk. The stock frame has been modified to lower the engine 1 1/8 inches and the swing arm has been lengthened 1 ½ inches. Suspension is all Honda. CR125 forks up front and CR250 shocks in the rear. The taller than stock CR250 shocks raise the rear end enough to offset the changes to the handling introduced by the leading axle front forks.

The engine is a modified Super Combat power plant. As you might imagine, the porting has been revamped “a little” from stock. Fuel is fed through a modified 39 mm Mikuni and a V-Force reed, coupled to a Yamaha YZ manifold.

Modified 39mm Mikuni, V-Force read, and Yamaha YZ Manifold keep the fuel flowing

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The carb has been modified by the addition of stabilizing vanes on both sides of the venturi and a UFO (Ultimate Flow Optimizer) incorporated into the slide. Air is supplied via a modified Suzuki air box and a Kawasaki filter. Ignition is from a CR125 Honda CDI unit. The Honda unit isn’t any better than the Hodaka, just easier to find. The head is from a Zundapp enduro and milled to fit the Hodaka cylinder. The custom stainless exhaust is hand built by Harry and served as the prototype for the “generation one” pipes from Strictly Hodaka.

The side cover/number plates are custom aluminum work by Harry. The saddle is a modified Suzuki part. Fenders are from Western Power Sports (a modified front unit on the rear to fit in the narrow Hodaka frame). The Clarke Racing Products tank holds 1½ gallons. Because of the high compression ratio, the bike requires R110 gas. There are a lot of nice smaller details on this bike and I’ll mention just a few. A Yamaha chain guide keeps the chain tracking straight and true and reduces the chance of shattering a case. There has been a lot of work done to reduce weight, and some of it isn’t obvious in

the pictures. Many of the bolts have a reduced head size to save weight. Where that option wouldn’t be feasible, the bolts have been center drilled, or the heads have been machined down. Oh, and that clutch… it’s like “buttah.” No doubt blueprinted, but it’s also activated by a modified Yamaha perch and handle. The clutch handle pivot point has been moved to give the rider maximum leverage. It’s a pinky finger pull. If it’s a Harry Taylor bike, then you know it’s going to be red and white. Harry told me he started with the red and white color scheme when he was with Yamaha and he’s stuck with it. The tank decals and fender striping are Harry’s design. I have made a few small changes since acquiring the bike. I worked with one of our graphic artists at work to create some custom transfers for the side covers. And I couldn’t keep paint on the

pegs, so I had them zinc plated. They were supposed to be rough zinc, but the

Custom transfers were designed by Erin Lihnus, one our graphic artists at work. The custom number plates are from Jakes Garage.

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plater screwed up and polished them. Maybe someday I’ll have them redo the job. Lesson… always write down the instructions for the plater. The only other change was to replace the numbers on the front and side plates with my own AHRMA numbers using, custom decals from Jakes Garage. In spite of all the modifications, the bike is completely legal for the AHRMA Sportsman 125 class. I’m no racer, but after spending some time in the saddle joy riding around my house, I think it’s safe to say if you can’t be competitive on this bike, then maybe it’s the rider and not the bike that’s the problem.

The bike has only been raced once since I’ve owned it , during Hodaka Days 2008. I loaned the bike to club member Jeff Harshman, of Walla Walla, WA. Jeff won the Grand Prix and finished second in the 125cc reeded class.

Jeff Harshman #580 on the TRC Super Combat at Hodaka Days 2008. #4 is Nick Chapman, #98F is Mike Allen, #59R is Jay Lael,, and # 57 is Kelly Corwin. Photo by Ken Smith of VMX Magazine. Be sure to read the great Hodaka Days coverage plus and excellent article on Harry and his “shed” in issue #35.

One of the unique features of the bikes “near twin”, owned by Greg and Diane Watkins of California Hodaka, is the factory one-of-a-kind clutch on the countershaft setup. But then that’s another article... Photo by Diane Watkins.

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CLUB TROPHIES ON DISPLAY IN ATHENA BY GREGG FLOREN The Hodaka Club’s perpetual trophies found a permanent home this September. The Henry Koepke Trophy and the Jimmy Pomeroy Trophy are on display in the local history room of the newly dedicated Athena Public Library. The grand opening of the new library was celebrated with a three-hour dedication ceremony September 3rd. Over 100 people attended including the Oregon State Librarian, Umatilla County Commission members, City Council members and a representative of the Ford Family foundation. The day was the culmination of a three-year effort spearheaded by the Athena Library Friends Association (ALFA) to raise the money for the new library and lot of hard work from volunteers. The event included an open house complete with self guided tour, hors de oeuvres, music and speeches from local dignitaries. The beautiful library is located downtown on the same piece of property as the original library. The land was donated by a local family explicitly for a town library. Features of the new library include: ♦ 350% increase in space compared to the old library ♦ Internet access ♦ A reading lounge with gas fireplace - nice for those cold eastern Oregon winter days ♦ Children’s area ♦ Teen area with décor selected by volunteers from Athena-Weston High School ♦ Multi-purpose meeting and activity room ♦ Climate controlled local history room with separate humidity and temperature

controls to meet archival preservation guidelines The club trophies share the local history room with other local history and public records including church histories, cemetery records, census information, school registers, and historic photos. And is soon to include the entire archives of the Athena Press, the local paper that closed in the late 70s.

The Hodaka Club's Koepke and Pomeroy trophies are on display in the local history room of the new Athena Public Library. The library is built on land deeded to the city by a local family.

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Jimmy Pomeroy Trophy

Awarded to the first place finisher in the annual Hodaka Days scrambles Grand Prix race

Named in honor of Jimmy Lee Pomeroy. An AMA Hall of Fame member, Jimmy was known as “The First American” after he became the first rider from the states to win an FIM World Championship MX event (Spain in

1973).

Jimmy was an avid supporter of vintage motocross events and a “bigger than life” fixture at Hodaka Days.

The attached trophy is from an event at Wenatchee, Washington in 1965. It belonged to Jimmy and represents the very first first-place finish of his career.

Presented by the Hodaka Club

The Pomeroy Trophy includes an award originally owned by Jimmy himself and donated by the Pomeroy family. Special thanks to Honorary Lifetime club member Chuck Swanson for his work to add the new base and Plexiglas case. Recipients of the Pomeroy Trophy thus far include Jimmy’s brother, Ron, in 2007. And Jeff Harshman in 2008. The trophy inscription reads:

Left: The Henry L. Koepke Trophy

Right: The Jimmy Pomeroy Trophy

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Henry L. Koepke Trophy

Awarded for technical innovation and implementation demonstrated on a Hodaka powered motorcycle

Named in honor of Henry “Hank” Koepke, first General Manager and chief engineer of the Pacific Basin Trading Company. Known affectionately as “Fearless Leader” by his coworkers, Henry was instrumental in developing the first Hodaka motorcycle and seeing it through to production.

Presented by the Hodaka Club

The Hodaka Club's 2007 contribution to the new library is recognized on the "Wall of Honor" located on the east side of the building.

The Koepke Trophy was created from an early Ace 90 engine, cut in half and mounted on a plaque made from South African Bloodwood. Thanks to Bob Whitman, and Thal Anderson for figuring out how to cut an engine in half! The trophy inscription reads:

The Hodaka Club has contributed almost eight thousand dollars through donations, auctions and raffles for the library. This money is earmarked explicitly for Hodaka related exhibits and materials. At the request of ALFA, Club Members Bob Whitman, John Patterson, and Ed Chesnut have volunteered to serve on a committee to acquire and display the collection.

Judy Price, ALFA board member, coordinates the Grand Opening ceremonies

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Right: Athena-Weston band teacher and Gem Theater project manager Rob McIntyre chats with Tom Gallagher from Roseburg's Ford Family Foundation and Hodaka Club representative Gregg Floren of Newberg at the dedication event. Photo by Janet Mandaville

2008 KOEPKE TROPHY WINNER: GREG WATKIN’S SUPER RAT BUILT BY DAVE MILLER, AKA “THE DAVE MILLER BIKE” BY GREG WATKINS Dave Miller of Dave Miller concepts built this bike to race when he was invited to participate in an invitation-only 100cc Pro class for vintage bikes at the 2004 Elsinore Grand Prix. Dave was a three time national minicycle champion back in the 60's.

Some of the work that was performed on the bike: • Aluminum Webco 100cc cylinder. • A 100 Webco head that was made

from a 125cc Webco head • The chrome tank was cut apart and

two inches was removed from the center of the tank before welding it back together.

• The seat pan was cut down and narrowed.

• The front forks are 32mm Cerianis and the rims are polished Akronts.

• Custom made fork stabilizers. • Hand made full floating rear brake. • Late model Honda CDI ignition. • Porting work and custom reed cage.

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• Frame modification and custom swing arm hand made out of 4130 chromoly tubing gives the bike its long wheel base.

• One of Dave’s custom exhaust pipes. • Works Performance shocks, quarter

turn throttle and custom decals. The bike puts out 17 HP at the rear wheel on the dyno.

At the 2008 Hodaka days in Athena, Oregon, the Bike was awarded with three trophy’s: the best custom MX, the best in show and, the first time ever presented, Henry Koepke award.

At this years Hodaka Day’s awards ceremony, we were all having a wonderful time enjoying good times and good friends as always when the winning name was announced - Greg Watkins! I was floored and didn’t know what to say; it was such a surprise! Even I, believe it or not, was at a loss for words. This award means so much to me and for what it represents. All I can say is that I am truly honored and thank you from the bottom of my heart. What a great moment in my life!

Greg receives the 2008 Henry Koepke award for technical innovation from Henry’s son Kurt Koepke. Photo by Janet Mandeville.

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HODAKA NUTCASES BY KEN SMITH, EDITOR VMX MAGAZINE Let’s see…..up at 5am, catch plane at 5pm, fly for sixteen hours, hop in a car for four hours – that’s at least thirty-two hours without so much as a wink of sleep, so, the only sane thing to do is spend the next five hours having a chat and a few quiet beers. So that brings it up to thirty-seven hours without any shut-eye and I have to get up in four hour’s time to go on a trail ride but Harry Taylor’s shed does that to you – makes you feel like talking I mean, not drive you to drink. Hey, wait a minute……..that’s the opening paragraph to my column about Harry Taylor in VMX Magazine. But, that first walk into Harry’s shed pretty much ‘opened the door’ on my first Hodaka Days experience. There was Harry, of course, and a cast of Hodaka nutcases with whom I would be sharing the next few days, all fired up and ready for some Hodie action. You all know that everyone else in the vintage dirt bike world thinks you’re nuts, don’t you, by worshipping those little chrome-tanked wonders? Don’t you? Do I care, do you care, does anyone care? Heck no, those naysayers can all go to hell – let’s party!! Hodaka Days was a hoot and it really was a four day party of sorts. Every single person I saw and spoke to was simply delirious at being in Athena – catching up with friends, looking over

the bikes, gearing up for a ride - it was the ultimate feel-good event.

For me, the trail ride on Thursday was the highlight. I suppose partly because it was the first time it had been run but also because you didn’t have to put on a ‘race-face’ to join in the fun. Just tootling along the trail with a bunch of other Hodaka riders, witness to some spectacular scenery, having a pitstop and a ‘coldie’ halfway through the ride…does it get any better? Some may have preferred one or more of the other events on hand, be it the parade through town, the trials, the displays, the scrambles – there’s no shortage of things to do over the long weekend. One of the constants though was retiring each night to Harry’s shed to talk crap and drink beer, just like the night before. It was a damn happy place to be, with a constant stream of Hodakaphiles coming and going, joining in the merriment.

Ken, Paul, and Harry on parade day. Photo by Stu Osborn

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It was a bloody long way to come but I knew I’d made the right decision to attend the minute I walked in the door to Harry’s shed. I couldn’t have felt more welcome and somehow I also knew that I was going to get really sucked in to the Hodie ‘lifestyle’ before the event was over. After the first day or two I had to restrain myself from running down the main street of Athena, Wombat on a Bun in hand, screaming “I’m a Hodaka nutcase and I want to tell the world!!!” And I would have done that too, except I didn’t want my Wombat to fall off my bun. But then again, the streets of Athena were alive with Wombats at the time. So another one might not have done any harm, even it did mean I went hungry. Hope to see you all again in Athena and thanks for everyone’s hospitality.

HODAKA DAYS 2008 RESULTS

BIKE SHOW WINNERS: Ace 90 - Gregg Floren Ace 100 - Doug Evans Early Super Rat - Don Daugherty Chrome Wombat - Rick Vernier Chrome Dirt Squirt - Gwen Vernier Combat Wombat - Rick Vernier Super Combat - Russ Ehnes Super Rat - Stu Osborn Road Toad - Kolby McAdams Dirt Squirt 01 - Jamie McAdams 03 Wombat - Susan McAdams 175 SL - Mike Perrett 250 SL - Gregg Floren 250 ED - Danny Messmore Best Custom MX - Greg Watkins Best Hodaka-powered custom bike - Milo Linville Best of Show - Greg Watkins Henry Koepke Award – Gregg Watkins

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HODAKA DAYS 2008 RESULTS (Continued)

TRIALS Novice 5th place (15 points; 9 cleans) - Bob Canfield 4th place - Chris Allen 3rd place - George Bellinger (5 points;13 cleans) 2nd place - Danny Messmore (2 points) 1st place - Jack Kelly (0 points; 14 cleans) Intermediate 3rd place - Rick Mott (2 cleans) 2nd place - Jerry Carter (11 cleans) 1st place - Ed Chesnut (12 cleans) Expert 3rd place - Jim Allen (38 points; 3 cleans) 2nd place - Mike Allen (33 points; 6 cleans) 1st place - Jay Lael (3 points; 11 cleans)

SCRAMBLES 100cc Piston Port 4th place - Larry Sommerfield 3rd place - Milo Linville 2nd place - "Gray Steek" Belanger 1st place - Jim Allen OPEN (175 and 250) 4th - Danny Messmore 3rd - Ed Chesnut 2nd - Mike Allen 1st - Nick Chapman

100cc Reeds - group 1 4th - Stu Osborn 3rd - Milo Linville 2nd - John Patterson 1st - Jerry Carter 100cc Reeds - group 2 4th - Nick Chapman 3rd - Kelly McKeirnan 2nd - Paul Stannard 1st - Mike Allen Trail Bikes 4th - Luke Olson 3rd - Larry Sommerfeld 2nd - Jim Allen 1st - Austin Bohn 125cc Piston Port 4th - Kaylie McKeirnan 3rd - Jim Allen 2nd - Jay Lael 1st - Mike Allen Family Class 2nd - Diane Watkins 1st - Kaylie McKiernan 125cc Reeds 4th - John Patterson 3rd - Jim Allen 2nd - Jeff Harshman 1st - Nick Chapman Grand Prix - Pomeroy Trophy 4th – Kelly Corwin 3rd – Jay Lael 2nd – Nick Chapman 1st – Jeff Harshman

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HODAKA SETS AHRMA SPEED RECORD!

It’s definitely a looker and a runner. Club member Reggie Chapman rode this bike, built by Club member Greg Watkins of California Hodaka, to new AHRMA land speed record on the salt flats of Bonneville last month. Greg built the bike in just a few weeks. Greg and Reggie had help from several people including Greg’s wife Diane, Reggie’s son Everett, Paul Stannard, Harry Taylor, Rich Gagnon, Dave Miller and others. The bike broke the record in spite of the fact that, due to technical difficulties, Reggie never got the machine out of third gear on any of the timed runs. Read the complete story in the next issue of the Resonator Revisited.

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Hodaka Club Minutes (continued from page 20) visibility for the Club and a way to increase participation, members noted that we would simply be one modest component of the larger event. Earl Burrows suggested organizing a smaller role, with combined camping, flags/pennants, a Hodaka parade lap as part of the racing, modeled on and developed from the presence we had at the spring Buckeye event near Phoenix. He noted a similar tack was taken at Perris, which included some non-racers on display to encourage visitors and conversation. Bob Whitman suggested developing “kits” of display and membership materials which could be made available in different parts of the country so that a local event coordinator could set up displays, coordinated pits/camping and displays at major race events. Paul appointed Earl as the Club Event Coordinator, to research such approaches, lead in the design of ways to enhance our presence at races and like events and hopefully identify area coordinators (e.g.: Northeast, Southeast, etc.) who would take the lead at local events. Thal Anderson raised the need for a “Quartermaster” to be appointed who would seek to develop and maintain a list of Club materials, such as banners, flags, markers, etc. President Stannard appointed Stu Osborn to the role. Stu will attempt to contact the various members who have, or may have, Club materials, develop a list and maintain

records of what we have, where it is and who can access it. The larger question of moving Hodaka Days itself was tabled for further investigation by the Board. Election of officers, also planned, was also deferred, to be completed by mail later this year, as a severe weather warning was received. The meeting was rather hastily adjourned and most members retired to the Catholic Church Hall where the Hodaka Days banquet, auction and raffle were to be held. Respectfully submitted, Bob Whitman, Secretary

Great coverage of Hodaka Days 2008 in VMX Magazine #35. Available now on-line at www.vmxmag.com.au or http://www.strictlyhodaka.com/

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The Resonator Revisited Needs You!

Do you have an idea for an article for the Resonator? Do you know of race, show, swap meet or other event club members would like to read about? The Resonator is looking for “roving reports” to cover events and write articles. You don’t have to be a Pulitzer Prize winner. That’s what we have editors for J If you can help, please contact Gregg Floren (gfloren@easystreet.net) or call 971.246.0687.

The Resonator Revisited:

© 2008 the Hodaka Club

Rick Sieman Editor

Ed Chesnut

Technical Editor

Gregg Floren Layout and Publication

Articles contributed By:

Greg Watkins Gregg Floren Bob Whitman

Ken Smith Paul Stannard Rick Sieman

Thal Anderson

Additional Photos By:

Diane Watkins Ed Chesnut

Janet Mandeville Ken Smith

Siege Stu Osborn

The Resonator Revisited is published quarterly by the Hodaka Club. Any posting or republication is prohibited without the express written consent of the Hodaka Club.

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The Hodaka club, chartered by the American Motorcyclist Association and incorporated in the state of Oregon, is dedicated to the preservation, restoration and riding of the Hodaka brand of motorcycles worldwide for people of all ages

Officers:

Bob Whitman – Secretary

Gregg Floren – Legislative Officer Kelly McKeirnan - Treasurer

Mike Kirchberger –Risk Management Officer Paul Stannard – President Thal Anderson – Referee

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