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In January of 1970, Hodaka produced the [[Hodaka Super Rat|Super Rat 100]], a strictly off-road bike and street legal [[Hodaka Super Rat 100B]] for around $500. In 1972, Hodaka followed up their success with the [[Hodaka Wombat|Hodaka 125cc Wombat]]. Following the Wombat was the [[Hodaka Super Combat|Hodaka Combat Wombat]], a more serious racer. | In January of 1970, Hodaka produced the [[Hodaka Super Rat|Super Rat 100]], a strictly off-road bike and street legal [[Hodaka Super Rat 100B]] for around $500. In 1972, Hodaka followed up their success with the [[Hodaka Wombat|Hodaka 125cc Wombat]]. Following the Wombat was the [[Hodaka Super Combat|Hodaka Combat Wombat]], a more serious racer. | ||
Hodaka began falling during the 1970s in sales as the much larger Japanese makers began making their mark in the American market with more than trail bikes. Also, Hodaka parts were obsolete components or leftovers from [[Yamaha]], [[Honda]], etc. The death nail was the economic downturn of the late 1970s. Shell attepted to buy Hodaka but Hodaka | Hodaka began falling during the 1970s in sales as the much larger Japanese makers began making their mark in the American market with more than trail bikes. Also, Hodaka parts were obsolete components or leftovers from [[Yamaha]], [[Honda]], etc. The death nail was the economic downturn of the late 1970s. Shell attepted to buy Hodaka but Hodaka re[[fuse]]d to sell. Shell in turn did not renew the manufacturing contract and Hodaka was closed. The tooling was sold to Daelim, a South Korean company to make utiitarian motorcycles for Asia. | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
*[[List of Hodaka Motorcycles]] | *[[List of Hodaka Motorcycles]] | ||