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Steen’s

November 1, 2009
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I remember thinking back in the late 1960s that Steen’s really represented everything that Southern California stood for. They sold Go Karts, their own Taco brand of mini bikes, and even offered Hodaka and Rickman motorcycles. I mailed-off for a Steen’s catalog around 1970 or so, and I used to drool over all the cool [...]

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Bonanza Mini Bike Kit

November 1, 2009
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Bonanza came to be one of the biggest names in mini bikes, but I wasn’t aware that they ever offered bikes in kit form. Seventy dollars, or toss in an extra fifty and get the engine… such a deal! While Bonanza based many of their bikes on a conventional mini bike platform (rigid frame and [...]

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Hodaka Super Rat 100

October 29, 2009
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Ah yes, the venerable Super Rat. Based on Hodaka’s durable Ace 100, the Super Rat was a total transformation of the docile trail bike, resulting in a fierce motocross racer. I remember well that day roughly thirty-five years ago when a good friend upgraded from his Honda Trail 70 to a Super Rat. I also [...]

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Me and My Wombat

October 19, 2009
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That’s right, it’s yours truly zipping down the street on his brand-spankin’ new Hodaka 125 Wombat. My sister, who was taking a photography course at NTSU at the time, captured this thrilling action shot. I’m solely to blame for the dopey artwork that was applied with a flair pen. (remember those?)

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Hodaka 125 Wombat

October 15, 2009
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Hodaka got their start in the 90cc arena, which was very much an “off-size” in that it wasn’t a standard displacement used in racing. The displacement was a bit of an orphan, found only on the smallest street bikes and trail bikes. This was improved slightly when the Ace 90 evolved into the Ace 100, [...]

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The Hodaka Ace 100-B

October 14, 2009
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The success of Hodaka motorcycles had to be due, at least in part, to timing, as they were introduced at the birth of the trail-riding frenzy. It can’t be overstated how big this dirt-bike phenomenon was, when, for the first time, lightweight machines that were truly trail-worthy were made available. These new bikes were small, [...]

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Hodaka Motorcycles

October 13, 2009
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Who remembers Hodaka motorcycles? I had one back in my dirt-bike days, and I have a pretty good collection of old Hodaka memorabilia that I can scan and post if anyone’s interested. I have some two-fold pamphlets for the Hodaka Ace 100-B and the Super Rat 100, and larger poster-sized brochures for the Wombat and [...]

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