Sprite-UK/American Eagle-USA /Alron-AUST

[VMX60]

Never seen this writeup before







Firko this goes back to page 22 when Frank changed to the radially fin heads on the copy Husky 250cc April 1970

[MXOFFROADER]

I have a 125 Hodaka powered American Eagle. Does anyone know how many of these were made?

[bazza]

does a hodaka have enough power to pull a water pipe  sprite frame around?

[VMX247]

I have a 125 Hodaka powered American Eagle. Does anyone know how many of these were made?

No,being a kit frame they mostly had Husky clone, Ossa,Zundapp,Kawa and other assortment engines in.List is long and varied.
Yous is the first Hodaka Ive heard of.
Any photos?
cheers

[firko]

I've never heard of a Hodaka powered American Eagle either and I've been researching them for a few years. Does your frame have twin top tubes of a single tube (in other words, is it an early frame or the later 'fastback' frame)? Most 125 Sprites I've seen had Sachs or Zundapp power so the Hodaka engine's probably an improvement.

[MXOFFROADER]

Here are the pics-I hope

[VMX60]

Wow a Hodie Eagle

Never seen a  Sprite/Eagle with that combo

What model motor

Ace100

Super rat MX that would be rare

Something new every day   

[MXOFFROADER]

The motor # starts with EH, which I belive makes it a Wombat (not a Combat Wombat) motor.
 

[firko]

 

does a hodaka have enough power to pull a water pipe  sprite frame around?

It's a fastback frame which is a shitload lighter than the early waterpipe monstrocity (sadly, I can say such things now without the fear of a follow up nasty email from Frank, i miss the old bugger already :'(). It's still comparitively heavy though, being made for a 250/400.

[bazza]

interesting food peggs but a good looking bike

[JC]

I have/had (might have given it to a mate when shifting house) a Dirt Bike mag w an article on Lee Fabry's collection which showed a pic of such a bike he owned in mint condition, w the caption, "Just another Hodaka-powered American Eagle... Another what?"

Thats the only place I'd ever heard of them too.

Sure looks nice, but don't you love the footpeg!

[VMX247]

w the caption, "Just another Hodaka-powered American Eagle... Another what?"

57 pages,JC still got a memory 

Yes those footpegs are standard items 

[sudman]

Nice
 

[VMX60]

MX

Do you know the History of the Hodie/Sprite

The only part that does not look like a Sprite kit part are the fork legs  35mm betor ? with the clamp on brake arm  The top tree are Sprite

Like JC/vmx247 the only Photo I have was the one in the above post

Bit of local History on the Hodie tried to race a super rat  yellow/orange model to get sales up and running.Rider said the motor was fast but the bloody gearbox never lasted a whole race day after lots of gearbox repairs as the gears where press fit we giveup the state distributer of the Hodaka brand

Cheers

[MXOFFROADER]

VMX60

No I don't know the history, I originally thought that a previous owner had removed the original (Husky clone) engine and substituted the Hodaka engine. But after close inspection it appears that all the motor mounts are original. The pink slip seems to confirm that it is a stock bike. Well with the exeption of the Can-Am Betors, Curnutt shocks, handelbars, fenders and seat cover the rest of the bike appears stock.