HODAKA SUPER RAT. HODAKA . Ahrma

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Hi ! Just got this ! So so cool . I love it . Gave it a good kick an she fired right up and ran like a champ ! Quick round the garden so fun and fast too ! Very cool little bike .The bike is in fantastic condition and looks like has had no more than 5-10'rides on it so a real nice unrestored survivor bike .I have NO PAPERS FOR THE BIKE !!! You get that ? No papers ! But will do a bill of sale to the lucky one and can ship all over the USA and the world at good rates good luck and have fun !Hodakawas a jointJapaneseandAmericancompany that manufacturedmotorcyclesfrom 1964 through 1978. Close to 150,000 motorcycles were produced within that time. Prior to 1964 Hodaka made engines for the Yamaguchi motorcycle brand.The worldwide distributor of Hodakas wasPABATCO, orPacific Basin Trading Company. Its headquarters were in the rural town ofAthena, regon. PABATCO designed and engineered a majority of the motorcycle and engine and Hodaka in Japan was responsible for the manufacture and assembly. Pabatco was owned byShell Oil Companyfrom 1965 to 1978. The nameHodakacomes from a mountain near the factory and means "To grow taller". Starting to manufacture complete motorcycles in 1964, odaka/PABATCO is credited by some with starting the trail bike craze in the United States. This was due mainly to the design by the off road motorcycle enthusiasts at PABATCO. Hodaka models are listed below. In the late 1970s, combination of events led to the demise of Hodaka.FallingUS dollarexchange rates against the Japaneseyen, shift in demand from dirt bikes to larger road bikes, nd general economic weakness fatally wounded the company.Shell attempted to purchase the Hodaka company at one point but the offer was rebuffed by Hodaka in Japan. Some of the tooling was later sold to theKoreancompanyDaelimafter Hodaka closed in 1978. In 2014, complete history including in house notes, lueprints, hotos etc.. was published. The book is called "HODAKA the complete story of America's favorite trailbike". The book is authored by Ken Smith from Australia and has the most comprehensive history of the Hodaka motorcycle brand ever written.

Every year the small town of Athena, regon, olds an event in June entitled Hodaka Days. It is a time for Hodaka owners to share pride and race Hodaka's.

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