1969 Hodaka - Vintage Motorcycle Ad

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1969 Hodaka - Vintage Motorcycle Ad
Original, vintage magazine advertisement
Page Size: Approx. 8" x 11" (21 cm x 28 cm)
Condition: Good
How can a bike
that looks as
good as the
Hodaka win
the nation's
Trailbike
Championship
3 years
running?
"The word is simplicity," reports a noted
test writer. "Six tools. Six simple, inexpen-
sive tools plus a standard set of metrics is
all it takes to completely teardown and re-
assemble this little masterpiece of design/'
102 mph from 5.99 cubic inches
displacement!
You are looking at an actual size pho-
tograph of the Hodaka’s single piston.
This tiny item develops 9.8 hp at 7500
rpm. 1.63 hp per cubic inch displace-
ment. The same as Andy Granatelli’s
Plymouth-powered Indianapolis *500’
contender, now being developed. And
that’s just the beginning. Using pro-
duction racing accessories, Hodaka-
mounted Harry Taylor won the 1968
Daytona Roadrace Classic, turning
speeds in excess of 100 mph!
You’ve got to finish to win.
“While the other makes of motor-
cycles, large and small, dropped like
flies from the pounding, the Hodakas
went on, and on, and on.” (Direct quote
from Cycle’s Racing Annual report of
the 1968 Cochella Hare Scrambles).
We’ve mentioned simplicity of design.
Here’s just how simple. Hodaka’s basic
power-plant consists of three moving
parts. (Fig. 2). That’s all. By compari-
son, the basic engine components of an
average V-8 engine number eighty-one.
It’s an established fact. The fewer
parts, the less chance there is for some-
thing to go wrong. One of the first
Hodakas ever built has been enthusi-
astically raced for years and is still
going strong.
Getting power to the ground.
Engine power poorly transmitted is
like a track star without shoes. You’re
looking at the guts of Hodaka’s stand-
ard five-speed transmission (Fig. 3).
Gear selection is achieved through the
use of a scientific spring loaded control
rod mechanism that insures positive
gear changes. It works so well, we pat-
ented it.
With trail sprocket attached, the
low gear ratio is a stump-pulling 42.37
to 1. Fifth gear street ratio is 8.71 to 1,
good for nearly 70 mph.
Frame withstands 500cc power.
When the Hodaka was first intro-
duced, full steel tube frames were sel-
dom found on lightweight machines.
Hodaka changed all that. Not onlv was
Hodaka one of the first to offer a truly
‘big bike’ frame on a lightweight, but
we made it better. Twin steel tubes
fully protect and envelop the engine
and gearbox unit. Skid plates are un-
necessary for anything less than all-
out competition. Vented gussets are
heli-arc welded at every stress point
for added strength. Ground clearance is
high at 8.7 inches. And weight is amaz-
ingly light. Dry weight is only 170 lbs.
for the complete machine.
One model—1001 uses.
The Hodaka is successful because it’s
all we make. One model. One size.
With the widest selection of competition
and pleasure accessories ever designed
for a single motorcycle. You can prac-
tically custom design to suit any taste.
Any requirement.
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