Hodaka 1971 Super Rat MX Racing Motorcycle 100CC Fully Restored Beautiful! Rare

Hodaka 1971 Super Rat MX Racing Motorcycle 100CC Fully Restored Beautiful! Rare

$ 5,995.00

1971 HODAKA SUPER RAT MX 100CC Racer Fully Restored.

This Beautiful Bike is from the original Owner and was a Desert racer that was only raced once then sat for years, Frame was professionally modified for Lay down shocks, but we placed shocks at factory Position, A rare add on here.

This is a Truly Gorgeous bike, Perfect for a Museum or any collection.

Here is the list of everything done to this bike, We used all original new and NOS Hodaka Parts and kept the Original Parts where we could. This bike is a Nicer restore than the Ones that have gone through the Mecum auctions and brought $7500 or more. We want to list it here before Vegas.

Brand new Rims relaced with brand new spokes on front and back, with fully rebuilt Hubs.

Brand new Vintage Correct Reproduction Tires.

Original Period correct force brace.

Brand new NOS Handlebars

Brand new NOS controls

Brand new NOS Cables

Brand new Grips

Brand new Seat.

Original Tank was re-chromed and Looks incredible.

We used the Original New old Stock Made in Japan fenders that look fantastic and may have minor marks etc.

Brand New NOS Mud flaps

Frame Was blasted and Powdercoated

Chain guide NOS

Chain guard powder coated

Brand new Chain

Brand new Rubber, Kick starter, Brake Petal, Shifter.

Forks fully rebuilt

New Era Correct front Number plates

Rebuilt Throttle

NOS gas cap

Fully Refinished Pipe

Brand new SHOCKS

NOS Hodaka Tank Badges

Engine had a Complete Ground up rebuild By Hodaka Ron and refinished.

Carb and Engine fully rebuilt with new Seals etc.

Vintage Era Specific FORK Brace that was installed when the bike was originally Purchased.

NOS racing foot pegs instead of the heavy Rubber ones.

ALMOST TOO PRETTY TO RIDE,

Please email with any questions you might have. $500 Non refundable deposit by Paypal. Full payment by cash in person or bank wire due within 7 days of auction end.

Pick up or Shipping the the responsibility of the Buyer and most the longest we will store is 30 days. We recommend Uship or Federal.

This Bike is Sold on a BILL OF SALE and your Ebay receipt. TITLES WERE NOT ISSUED IN THE 70's on These off road bikes.

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Bike is located for pick up in Bennington, Nebraska USA.

For the legion of teenage motocrossers across America that were spurred on by Bruce Brown’s legendary 1971 documentary, “On Any Sunday,” to fall in love with motorcycles and motocross, there was a ready-made off-road machine that became ubiquitous with the MX scene in this country: The Hodaka Super Rat.

The 100cc Hodakas were the weapon of choice for an entire generation of kids who weren’t big enough yet to straddle one of the menacing, larger displacement bikes on the market. One of the things that stood out was Hodaka’s penchant for quirky model names.

The most popular Hodaka was the 100cc Super Rat. 125cc bikes included the dual-sport Wombat, racing Combat Wombat and, later, the Super Combat. Toward the end, there was a 100cc dual-sport bike with the unlikely name of Road Toad. The designers at Hodaka must have had fun naming these bikes. Although Hodaka produced a 125cc, it was the 100cc that proliferated like rabbits at the local MX tracks.

The Hodaka Super Rat had a signature chrome gas tank and a red frame, which set it off from the competitors. The bikes were virtually indestructible–just the thing an overzealous teenager needed as he went about the trials and tribulations of learning to ride moto.

And if you did manage to wad it or blow it up, the parts were ridiculously inexpensive–just like the under-$500 base purchase price (about $3000 in today’s dollars). The simplicity of the machine also made it easy for a nascent mechanic to wrench on.

Simplicity was the name of the game with Hodaka. The bikes were basically a frame, a 2-stroke motor, shocks and forks. Basically a kid could fill the Super Rat up with pre-mix and ride all day. Clean the air filter now and then and you were set.

Check out the diameter of the swingarm and the complete lack of traction with those rubber-covered footpegs.

I was riding a Honda MiniTrail 70 in 1971, completely content, until I saw a local motocross race at Indian Dunes. There was a 100cc class back then and it was virtually dominated by the Hodakas (the Super Rat’s main competitors were the Yamaha 90 MX and the Kawasaki Centurion 100cc, as well as the much more expensive Penton 100cc and other Sachs-powered machines).

The sound of 35 100cc machines–probably 31 of them Hodakas–all revved in unison for the start, created the most beautiful beehive of sound for a 13-year old. Next time you watch “On Any Sunday,” notice how many Hodakas you see in the various scenes of MX and desert racing. With their shiny chrome gas tanks they’re incredibly easy to spot.