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Thanks Bob for sending all that great info on the enduro kit. I will post some pictures when I get the bike completed and rideable. You convinced me to join POG. I will be sending in my application.

Back to the bike....here are those pictures of the engine numbers, and shock. I tried to find out what should be there from pictures, and other data, but there is some conflicting info out there. Hope the pictures help, but the bottom line on those engine numbers are small and difficult to focus on. My eyes tell me Type 1251/6a. The rest is visible. I can try again if needed.
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https://imgur.com/a/TZ2rXFt

Tom, Not to replace Athena of course, but it would be fun to have a campout in the fall, say at one of the OHV sites where everyone could bring their Hodaka's, and other vintage bikes like Penton, and ride for a weekend. Whip Up, Elk Flats, and I think one other, are not far from Yamhill. I don't know how much interest others have, but I like riding a vintage bike, and looking at what others ride too. I really like the ridden bikes. I never knew anyone that would buy a bike off the showroom floor and take it riding that way. We always put on Preston Petty fenders, took off, or modified the exhaust, and sometimes if it was a street bike we did a lot more than that. Just a thought.
Greg

Hi Dave,
This bike doesn't have covers on the rear shocks, they are all black, and leaking. The engine is a Type 1251/6a. It looks original to the bike, possibly a change over was made between yours and mine. Somebody might know about when changes were made. I will try to post some pictures soon of these 2 things, and include the engine numbers, which are probably useful.

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Hello Tom, No I wasn't at Yamhill this year. I didn't know there was an event there. I noticed that the Athena Hodaka Days was cancelled, and thought I would have to wait until next year. Yamhill is knocking on the door to Trask Mtn. There used to be incredible riding out there when the ISDT was held there in the 70's. I'm only minutes from Yamhill, I'm bummed I missed it. Will Yamhill be a yearly event?

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Greg

Here are a couple pictures of what I understand is a Hi-Point enduro kit. Many thanks to Bob Gilman for his help and Penton knowledge. It was difficult for me to accurately describe some of the parts, especially the tail light, hence the pictures. What I'm going to need is the rubber piece that the tail light attaches too, as it has deteriorated and I would risk losing the light if I ride it the way it is very much. I'm wondering if there are different rubber mounts for the different versions of tail lights.
What I'm learning is that those Green Preston Petty fenders may very well have been on the bike when bought new, like the prior owner insisted, as he bought the bike from the original owner who he said he knew. The one thing I do know, is that he was sure of that fact.

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https://imgur.com/a/SNECV3n

Bob, I tried to send you my email, but I get a "500 server error" message. Maybe I'm not allowed to send messages. Possibly you can send me yours, and I will respond to it. It's probably not the best idea to post my email here.

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I haven't been able to find any good pictures yet of the enduro kit that Penton supplied to compare my bike to. Especially the rear tail light mount. I think the headlight and speedo are correct. If this info is documented somewhere that would be great to see. I will try to get a picture of mine on here tomorrow.

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1105 are the 1st 4 numbers. It must have that enduro kit, because it has the front light, speedo, and rear light. Not sure about the sprocket.

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I forgot to add..... The Trask is where my friends and I rode every weekend that was reasonably dry for many years back in the late 70's. We rode the marked trails of the ISDT and others. When we thought we knew every trail out there we would find more. One of the guys rode in the Trask Mtn, so we probably discovered a few trails that way. It was a trail riding paradise out there. Some trails were difficult to go fast on and some became impassible when wet, but that was part of the fun. Sadly Weyerhouser bought the land from Willamette Ind. and gated most everything we liked the most. I have a cabin south of the Trask now and am starting to discover some good riding areas, as I try to get back to enjoying trail riding again.
I've been to Hodaka Days too where they run a portion of Bad Rock ISDT. The last time I was there Tom Penton was a featured guest. Not sure what year that was. Preston Petty was there too. I'd like to do that again also.

Thanks for your interesting thoughts and history. I said my bike was a 1971, but maybe it is considered a 1972, because it is date coded as October, or November 1971. I don't think it is considered a "tanker" as it's tank is not steel, but probably fiberglass. It was an Enduro model, with the lights. The rubber mounting for the rear tail light has disintegrated, and I'm not sure if it was original equipment or not? I don't see many pictures of the enduros. Were they dealer added items?

Hello,
I think I've been on this message board before, a few years ago, but had trouble getting back. Seems to be working now.
The question, I had was it a practice by a dealer to install Preston Petty fenders? I bought my bike from a guy that swore it was bought new that way. I doubted him, and he became rather upset, saying how positive he was about it. I think he actually believed what he was telling me to be true. I paid a premium for it(at the time) because I liked it, and now considering getting repro fenders to bring back the original factory look. According to him I'm the 3rd owner, but like everything he said, I'm taking that with a grain of salt too.

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