That's the reason I don't worry about it unless it's severe--It all goes to a good cause--

Max

The washer shown is inside the engine-- there's no washers between the seal and the bearing. The seal is bad or the O-ring #904621 on the control shaft has failed. Tap in the new seal and try it. If the collar that goes in the seal has an O-ring ( Most don't) it also could have failed. Also check yo...

We need the pix on our site.

AZ,thanks for the info--this is getting off the subject (but you brought it up first) I too was a member of the RD/RZ club--Here's a shot of my RZ-350 I built in the past--Talk about loud--even with mufflers. It sounded like a dual engine Hodaka! What fun--I don't know what I was thinking when I sol...

Funny Mike!--My story is after I got out of the Hodaka and racing business the kid down the road began riding a Briggs powered minibike (with no muffler of course) up and down our road continuously. My wife told me I should do something to stop him. All I could say is there is nothing I can do--It's...

Wow, that is wild--how did the clutch get back there? Did it start out as a Super? Veeery interesting--Hmmm. Waddaya think?
Thanks Pungo for sharing.

Maxie

I like Danny's comment "the loudest motorcycle he ever heard"--I can relate to that from the past--I think I had a few of those! My Circle F on my 94A requires earplugs today and I was wondering if anyone had any comments on the HT3 pipe in relation to volume. Are they quiet enough for the...

The Hodaka crew is at your service--jetting made easy! Seriously that reed and mods will make the 94 perform better without being radical. Have fun--and again keep us posted.

Maxie

Tom--Thanks for the info! I just hadn't seen those before. You are right, I think the Progressives are the way to go. I bought a set for my 94A from Paul and they work great as you say. Mystery solved.

Thanks again--Max

Hey Tom--I was checking out your very cool bike on the SH site "Your Bikes." I'm helping a good friend restore his RT, You probably saw it on the post 'Road Toad Project" recently. Anyway, I was curious about the rear shocks--what are they and do they work well? (I was out of the Hoda...

Oops--I forgot to send the 'before shots". Scary!-- Keep us posted on the project.

Max

Hey Mac--welcome back to the forum. I hadn't raced for over 40 years but after finding a 94A in a barn a couple of years ago and rebuilding it,I too decided to go for the "Last Great Race" and entered the ISDTRR in Oklahoma last year. I'm 72 years old and it was a little trying but quite t...

Here's another shot of that engine showing a fabricated block-off plate for the oil pump. The hole plugs we were discussing were in assortment box #58134 and labeled "Nylon Hole Plug". There were several sizes so you will have to carefully measure the holes before you journey to Ace.(Lots ...

I can only solve one problem at a time--I found these cool plugs at our local Ace hardware. Now on to the next one!

Maxie

Thanks for your comment Danny--the "more radical" piston lived a short life and only one was made. We inspected the engine after every race and found small cracks where it was trying to shed the skirt. The piston shown was about the limit for reliability. The rectangular holes were already...

Well a few days ago I was rummaging around in the sub-freezing Hodaka parts shed and found part of an "old friend". It was the remains of my old short tracker. (You've seen the bike on previous posts and in the "Your Bikes" on the SH site -- the one hanging from our ceiling.) I t...

If you haven't seen this shot from "Your Bikes" on the SH site, It is definitely Hodaka Super Rat history--Steve Starakakis flying in 1974!

Maxie

Thanks and welcome to the forum--you are a great boost to my old ego! (LOL!) I'm trying to share this history before I forget it! (love your chat name)

Max

Another great historical story! Thanks for sharing. It was a good time in life!

Maxie

You're right Brian, there's not much you can do to a new race bike to make it go faster. Back then we were all racing street bikes with modifications. Our parts business was mostly R-pistons, HC heads, racing exhausts, shocks -- in other words, racing-related. The Super Rat was the beginning of the ...

I thought I could stir up a discussion on this type of suspension--here's another rider that realized the benefits of these weird units. Advantages were many, like the ability to roll over obstacles, less stiction and more strength. They look heavier but they are not. It was an interesting and succe...

After reading the discussions about the model 93 under the post "Photo Needed", I should tell you my story. When the first crate of two 93 Super Rats arrived I took possession of one and my good friend and sponsored teammate took the other. We literally put hundreds of hours on them in dai...

I love the grass growing out of the nooks and crannies----too funny--I'm still giggling.

YIKES!

Bearings are always better in reducing friction than bushings. If it's going to be an all-out racer I would go with the bearing however,if it's just a fun machine, long term reliability is probably more important. The horsepower gained is probably next to nothing but in racing all these small items ...