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Roger, looks great.

Very cool! Good find.

Hodaka Club member Andrew Blackburn has started his ride to Hodaka Days that kicks off on June 27th. He is using a Spot unit so I e-mailed him to see if he is using the tracking, if so I asked for info to log on a follow. The bike itself, other than having the motor freshened, up, new tires and an MZB electronic ignition, will be stone stock. He also said he will post up on ADV. Hodaka Days should be a blast again and I wish I could share our club newsletter with you. We put together I believe is a very good newsletter, it comes email as a PDF. If you would like to check it out PM me your e-mail and I will send it. 60 pages. And again if any of you big bikes want to go for a great ride head for Hodaka Days. I will be.

Andy has been giving a daily RR on ADVrider with some great photos. TAT on a Hodaka

We have been sworn to secrecy for months until now! Service Honda's legendary 500AF is being featured on the hit TV show Mythbusters, June 5th at 9:00 p.m. Be sure to check your local TV station listings, grab some snacks and watch this moto-infused episode.

100% Presents The SoCal Vintage MX Classic 4 Barona MX Park- Saturday, June 8th 2013 The SoCal Vintage MX Classic is coming up on Saturday, June 8th the at Barona Oaks MX Park. http://www.baronamxtrack.com There will be classes for all Vintage (‘74 older), Evo (‘76-‘83) and Revo bikes (‘84-‘94) in addition to 2-Stroke (Open) and Modern bike classes for all non-vintage racers. The track layout will be a fun Vet & Vintage friendly course with a longer layout for this race. This is the only Vintage MX race at Barona MX his year, so don’t miss it! EVENT FEATURES MX LEGENDS - Come ride and hang out with MX Legends: Marty Smith, Mike Bell, Gary Jones, Darrell Schultz, Marty Tripes, Ron Lechien, Jim Gibson, Doug Dubach, Steve Stackable, Tommy Croft, Mike Beier, Bill Silverthorn, Gary Chaplin, Gary Faxon and many more. There will be a post-race Legends Autograph Session with FREE POSTERS! after the racing. VINTAGE MX BIKE SHOW - Bring out your vintage bikes to display, as we will be hosting our 2nd Annual Vintage MX Bike Show. The categories are: 1947-1965, 1966-1975, 1976-1986, Minis up to 1986, Sidecars, Best Preserved/Unrestored and Crowd Favorite. Special awards will be given out for 1st and 2nd places. Bike Show entry is FREE! CLASSES - Vintage, Post-Vintage, 2-Stroke, Modern, Vet and Mini classes. CA vs. AZ TEAM SHOOTOUT - New for 2013, we will be featuring a California vs. Arizona Team Race, where the 2 teams go head to head in a 2 moto format. The team with the lowest score wins. This will be the 2nd round in the series. The AZ team won the first round in Arizona by one point, so the CA team will be looking for redemption here at round 2. MARTY TRIPES 100cc WORKS REVENGE - Come see some of the fastest riders in the US on 100cc machines. A very exciting race to watch! SO CAL CZ CHALLENGE presented by CR High Performance - Also new for 2013, we have added the SoCal CZ Challenge: an all CZ feature race for novice, intermediate and expert riders. One moto format, CZs ONLY! FALLEN MX HEROES TRIBUTE - Every year we do a ceremonial moto to remember our sports “Fallen MX Heroes”. ENTRIES - There will be sign up Friday (7th) afternoon and Saturday morning of the race. *OUT OF STATE Riders GET 1/2 OFF THEIR ENTRY FEES! NO PRE-ENTRY. SPECIAL EVENT TEES - We will have a several special event t-shirts for the race. We sell out every year so we will send out a "reserve me a tee" email in the coming weeks. We will also have hooded sweatshirts. Stay tuned. CUSTOM MEDALS - Custom awards will be presented for all classes. PRIZES - We have great prizes from 100%, Maxima, FMF, Thor, Dunlop, SIDI, Race Tech, Sol Republic, Smooth Industries, Motoworld, Julian Hard Cider, Grombomb and much more! Prizes will be drawn randomly to insure all riders have a chance to get something. POST-RACE BBQ - Post-Race BBQ and bench racing session. Come and hang out with some of the greatest MX racers of all time. CAMPING - Friday & Saturday night ($10 per night) *We encourage everyone to camp out and have a good time! SCHEDULE Gates Open: Friday 12:00am and 6:30am on Saturday Sign Ups: 7:00am - 8:30am Riders Meeting: 8:45am Practice: 9:00am First Race: 10:30am *NO MEMBERSHIP REQUIRED! For more information go to: www.SoCalMXClassic.com or call 619-549-2997

Stuff was running long so I had to bale. I ran my first moto and had to leave around 1 knowing by the time my next moto came I would note make it to my next stop in time. I saw Mimi and hope she got a photo of me, she may have been looking for my Hodaka 100cc on the track but I was on my Yamaha 250.

Kelly, At the end of day three, the Toad rolls on. Day two was 222 miles that was 85% pavement. Rockwood to Bell Buckle, TN. Nice scenery and friendly people, but not that great of of a DS route. I had to wait out storms this morning. Severe thunderstorms and flood warnings. I finally got going at 12:30. Water covering the road everywhere for the first few hours. Had a better route today. Still, about 75% pavement. Route went through some state forests and preserves, some very nice riding. Route also went through Amish farm country. Passed many horse-drawn buggies, most people waved. Lots of wildlife- deer, turkeys, hawks, vultures. Saw a red fox crossing a forest road. Arrived in Adamsville, TN around 8:30 pm after 242 miles. Will be riding around the same distance tomorrow to Sardis, MS. I need to change the gear oil and service the air filter in the morning. 617 total miles so far. Here is the Spot URL for the ride (minus the first day and part of the second):Hodaka on the TAT

Eagle Mike showed off his new shop in El Cajon on Saturday. About 20-25 showed up to swap and share stuff all KLR and Mike helping out with some good wrenching. I saw a frame bolt mod, valve adjust, new DoHickey installed and a few other things. AS always Mike puts on a great lunch with everyone donating a little to help out. I met three San Diego KLR riders that I gave info to the SDAR web site. There were riders from OC and Arizona too. Here are a few photos of the get together. Mike giving some hands on. Nice early KLR all the way from Arizona. Doing the DO upgrade. Valve adjustment. Thanks Mike for hosting a great event.

380 Vernon Way, El Cajon 92020

Riders and Friends, There will be a open practice at Barona Oaks MX on Saturday, June 1st on the actual SoCal Vintage MX Classic layout. (For Vintage & Vet Riders) Come try out the track and dial in your bikes for the June 8th race. You will also be able to sign up that day for the June 8th race and avoid the log jam on race day. We hope to see you there! and THANKS for supporting the event! It should be a good one. Scott Burnworth SoCal Vintage MX Classic 4 Barona Oaks Raceway - June 8th www.socalmxclassic.com

Dan, don't know? I was there for coffee and donuts and left after lunch. Rode my 1993 KLR.

Posted on facebook. Otay /Jamul practice track (CALVMX members built this track) will be open for riding and overnight camping all weekend. Track will be watered daily as needed..AND There will be open Camping,,RV/Trailer are $10.00 a night. Clean portapotty and picnic tables. Anyone else interested in a weekend of camping and riding?

http://hodakadays.org/ Free camping in the city park on the grass under the trees. Clean bathrooms, showers, and pool. Small town hospitality, and big time names like Peter Starr and the guys that ran the Hodaka brand.

Roger, I have something like this in the large RV tires. Works great, but I don't see how it can work with a inner tube. I didn't see on the other link where anyone stated if they are using the product or the air soft pellets in a tire with a tube?

Twice in a row when racing there the guy parked next to me went home in the ambulance instead of his own truck - I thought ....hmmmmm Really looking forward to this vintage race, gotta see a Maico....memories! This is why I race vintage, oh yea every so often someone gets taking away in the ambulance. Vintage is very safe I feel, no 2 ft whoop section, all the jumps are table top and the track pretty much stays rut free. I would say it you have never raced but wanted to try it even if you ride a modern bike a vintage event would be the place to try it. Yes they have modern support classes but the track is very kind. Racing is racing, I bet Frank from CALVMX would even drop in a DS class if we had enough so up. Look this is a premier event right here and you can see many of the older greats race, talk to them and check out some very cool bikes.

That's wild, I have never heard of them going after the Cat. I have a Toyota also and I hope the fact its in the driveway with motion light will work to keep it safe.

Happy Birthday my friend. Cheers

I mention SDAR to my friend Dave Stall at KUSI, he sent me this email. Would love to do a segment on your motorcycle group,ould Check with your group and pick a date in May, June etc. etc., either a Wednesday-Friday-Saturday (Be careful with Saturday, you could get bumped by KUSI Sales) Sunday (Most watched morning show). Dave... If we do a Sunday show we would need to arrive by 7am and we would be done by 8am. So what about May 26th?? May 26th is now out due to holiday.Far enough out to plan? Kelly OK looks like pushing for June 2nd Please chime in so we can nail it down.

I have always wanted to do that ride. Maybe for an airline ticket?

I really like my Britannia Fairing, looks like cost may be close between both after you add in all the extras on the HDB that you may need. Website

DRZ riders what do you think of the IMS or Clarke

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Everyone please note the date is changed to June 9th

I needed new chain and sprockets, with the o-ring chain I needed a chain press. These can range from $10 to $100, I wanted to try this $10 model as I may only use it a few times a year and its small enough to carry on the trail if needed. It worked perfect, took about 3 min to get the link on with no issues. For the money this tool is a winner.