Rickman hodaka

[givergas]

so ive come upon a 1973 Rickman zundapp . the motor is pretty well toast along with a lot of other parts. thinking maybe putting a hodaka motor in it. 1. is it feasible ? and 2. what would be the best motor for it ? any ideas

[dirty_rat]

Very feasible as I have seen a few of them converted to Hodaka engines. Best engine depends on what you want to do with it.

[givergas]

just bring it back to a ridable bike that looks like it should , so when somebody looks at it they will say " hey thats a rickman ". i do have a 03 wombat motor i could use . don't want a garage queen some thing to putt around on

[Bullfrog]

Interesting. I've been thinking about your question . . . and I'd recommend the 03 engine or the Combat Wombat (95) engine. Either one would result in a nifty scooter.
Ed

[givergas]

ok well thanks . the motor it has now , sundapp , is in need of a fly wheel and everything that goes with the magneto and coils , needs new wiring . the carb does not have any useable parts all because of a very bad rust problem .the frame has deep rust spots that will not clean up so it needs replating or power coating so now's the time to make a change if its feasible before i clean the frame up . there's a young lady in town that does power coating on the side . im leaning on power coating chrome , the next guy that happens to get this bike after i tip over can go through the nickel process , i think that's a good option as there's a bunch of parts that are missing or needs replaced and i don't need to spend the whole budget on on one item

[ossa95d]

I'm wondering if the frame dimensions and geometry were the same between the Rickman Zundapp and the Rickman Hodaka Micro-mettise. I know that Rickman made and sold complete bikes with a Montesa 250, Zudapp 125, and Hodaka 100, but don't know if the frames were basically the same.

[dirty_rat]

There were some differences between the Zundapp frame and the Hodaka frame. I don't know about the geometry or dimensions, just remember that the Hodaka version was made with smaller tubing and they were prone to break at the streering head if ridden hard.

[givergas]

so im thinking i would need the whole rear wheel assembly to line up the motor so the sprockets are in line before installing the the motor . as i would need to cut the current motor mounts off to Aline with the new motor . me thinks this is going to be a long range project .

[drbridge]

I have A Rickman Zundapp Roller That I am currently converting to a Hodaka and I am installing a model 94 wombat motor in mine. I have completed the engine mounts and adapted the pipe and air box. I have restored the forks and wheels and have all the other parts I need to complete the project, but have put it on hold until fall when I will have time again to complete it.

On the subject of powder coating the frame, the frame has a lot of plating flaking off of it and the rest of the remaining plating is incredibly hard to remove. I took mine to my local powder coat service. They have done very good work on several frames for me. They could not begin to remove the nickel plate with sand blasting. It is incredibly hard. I took it home and tried all kinds of abrasive tools to remove it and it is not happening. I plan to paint it now and have found that just trying to feather the edges of the nickle plate where it has flaked off is a lot of work. It will be a rider and not a concourse restoration, so that will have to be good enough for this bike. To have it replated is a big can of worms and requires lots of $$ and even for a good plating company is complicated due to the bronze welding of all the joints on the frame. If striping is not done correctly Bronze welds can desolve and leave you with a bunch of pieces of your frame.

[givergas]

that is exactly how this frame is so thanks for the input . a big can of worms , yep that's what i have