100cc....Hodaka vs. Berkshire

[Ernie Phillips]

Chuck,  By bumping the compression I mean raising it.  150-165 psi cranking pressure seems to work for us and still use 93 octane pump gas.  Sorry you missed Barber.  Hope you're feeling better. Any chance you'll make Combs?  -EP

Ernie P.
Chattanooga, TN

[chuck]

Thanks Ernie. I would love to go to Combs but just too long of a drive and can't get away right now. Hope to make more of the ISDTs next year.

Chuck


72 125 Six Days
72 100 Berkshire
74 250 Hare Scrambles
72 Wassel

[socalmx]

In the day, I had a DKW 100 and stock was not up to speed with the Hodaka or HD Baja (I raced desert). Uncle Donny milled .060 off the head, open the ports up, and built a new pipe for it. From that point on, I could run with the best of them. I do remember one race where I was side by side with a stock Berkshire when we hit a fire road. We both came down off the berm in first gear and gassed it thru the gears. By the end of the road (I was pegged the whole way) I was about 1/4 mile ahead. Bottom line is trick the Berkie out, throw away the bing for a 28mm (or even a small bodied 30mm)and go to town.

[Mickey Sergeant]

There is a guy here that has modified Hodaka.My Berkshire was stock at the time.I couldnt keep up.I just had some porting done with a pvl ignition and a custom pipe made up.Taking it out next week to a race.Anxious to see how it performs.