For all my friends that commented on the 1/1 motorcycle project, I thank you! I think the one shown for 2016 is the last one I'll be doing due to cost and space. They did entertain me. Here's the remaning three that I still own. They all start as junk and end up as expensive storables, but with a history, lol!
The first one was my successful short-track racer of the sixties, sold, lost for years, recovered as junk two decades ago, restored and displayed in my living room as all models should be!
The second one was a friends project that never happend and was stored for decades. I also kept on him to finish it for decades. He gave it to me on my 70th birthday as a gift. A grim start but a very successful show bike and fun to ride as a modified vintage 1980 Cafe Racer.
The third one was a barn find a couple of years ago I drug home as junk to restore as a modified Vintage Cross-country Racer. After restoration, It was entered along with me in a National Vintage 38 mile cross country race. I had to be over 70 and the bike over 40. At 72 we both qualified, traveled to and competed in what my wife called "The Last Great Race". All goals were met, I survived and finished and the brought-back-to-life Hodaka performed flawlessly. It was a memorabile life adventure for sure!
That's the story on the 1/1 models and even though it was great fun, it's time to work on the 1/48s and stock the Museum with one of my other passions namely Aircraft!
Thanks for looking Gang!
Max
