Vintage 1973 Hodaka Dirt Squirt Dirt Bike Rare Original in Working Condition!

This bike was bought new in 1975 and had the same owner. it was meticulously cared for and has been stored for the last 30 years. The serial # is E-04996. it has been professionally gone through and is in running condition. starts up on the first couple kicks.

The Hodaka Dirt Squirt 100 Chrome tank model 96 was only produced from 1973-1974 and only 9200 bikes were made. The carburetor was cleaned and all the fluids changed. This bike is all original and has all its original matching parts it will be hard to find one in this condition except for private collections. The bike was gently used for trail rides in the 70's but was not rode for about 30 years until it was just brought back to life. If your not familiar with these bikes here is a little history on them as they are one of the essential bikes that started the dirt bike craze in the 1970's

Hodaka was a joint Japanese and American company that manufactured motorcycles from 1964 through 1978. Close to 150. 00 motorcycles were produced within that time. Prior to 1964 Hodaka made engines for the Yamaguchi motorcycle brand.

The worldwide distributor of Hodakas was PABATCO. for Pacific Basin Trading Company. Its headquarters were in the rural town of Athena. Oregon. 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 by Shell Oil Company from 1965 to 1978. The name Hodaka comes from a mountain near the factory and means "To grow taller". Starting to manufacture complete motorcycles in 1964. Hodaka/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. a combination of events led to the demise of Hodaka. Falling US dollar exchange rates against the Japanese yen. a shift in demand from dirt bikes to larger road bikes. and 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.

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