:)
Yes, that's exactly the bike that was my first...I sure wish I still had it today! Seems to be a collecter's item. Back in those days, '79 or so, there were quite a few Hodaka's around, but mostly Dirt Squirts and Ace 100's...I had the only CW I knew of in the area. My friends at the time had XR75's and YZ80's....and there was a Bultaco and Husqy....me, the Bultaco and Husqy used to just smoke the others. Ahh...those days...it's a wonder we're all still alive or don't have brain damage because of what we used to do/try, and nobody wore helmets back then. When I bought my riding gear (pants, jersey, boots, gloves, helmet and goggles) I started thinking about that, and have to giggle to myself...my gear back then: Hodaka jersey, orange with the "H" surrounded by a gear, Levis, Justin Ropers, bandanna for sweat....and that's it.
Thanks for the hint Michelle...I'll go out and get a brake lever. I was just at Kawasaki yesterday because I needed a new gas cap...the nipple to the breather tube broke and I'm a stickler for everything working right...
I did do my homework on bikes for several weeks, asked about it here, and shopped Cycle Trader and local ads, in addition to new bikes. I've got everything I need now, ('cept a brake lever!) and my buddy and I are going to go out for a couple of hours tonight to a local field so I can get a feel and try to bring back some skills. Tomorrow we're going over to Marshall Creek, a local trail spot, and do some more serious riding.
I need to service the bike today first. I know the guy I got it from took care of it, but it is a couple of years old and I'll do these things just so "I" know when and if they were done: Change/flush coolant, spark plug, xmsn oil, flush fuel since it sat for at least a month, clean air element, adjust chain tension, tap out the spark arrestor, check throttle/clutch cable tension. I have the owners manual that came with the bike and tells how to do this stuff, but I really need to get a Kawasaki Service Manual.
So, I'm excited, equipped, and ready to go. When I was at Cycle Gear getting my kit, the guy asked what kind of bike I bought...when I told him, he nodded and said "You couldn't have chosen a better bike." :cool: