Hodaka Days News

Hodaka Days is less than two weeks away and we still need volunteers to staff some critical positions.

In addition to the sincere gratitude of the planning committee and having the satisfaction of helping your fellow Hodaka enthusiasts, your can earn points toward your Hodaka Days Iron Man patch.

Below is a list of the activities we need help with.  If you can help with any of these or have any questions, please send an email to volunteer@hodakadays.org.

Thank you.  See you in Athena.

Review this list to be sure you have everything you need to participate in your favorite events.

• 1.   Bring your AMA card if you want to compete

Competition events (trials and MX) are for AMA members only.  You must be an AMA member if you want to participate.  Bring your AMA card with you to present at signup. 

If you’re not already an AMA member, you can join at their website www.americanmotorcyclist.com.  An annual membership is $49.  A single event membership is $20.

Although we will have AMA memberships available at signup, we strongly encourage participants to sign up online to avoid long waits at signup.

• 2.   Have your AMA Event Entry Form filled out and ready to hand to the volunteer at your first recreational event

Fill out the AMA Event Entry Form and sign one liability waiver. You get the coveted gold wristband and you’re done!

If you forget, we will have Event Entry Forms available at the Hodaka Club booth, and at the poker run, trail ride, and parade staging area before each of these events

Once we have your completed AMA Event Entry Form and a signed liability waiver, we’ll give you a gold wristband. Keep the gold wrist band on and you will not be asked to complete paperwork for any of our sanctioned recreational activities again at Hodaka Days.

The Event Entry Form can be found here.

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• 3.   Renew your AMA and Club memberships ahead of time online

 If you’re going to compete in trials or MX you need to be an AMA member.  Hodaka Club members not only support Hodaka Days and the Hodaka Museum and benefit from great stories and technical information in the club newsletter, they also enjoy reduced entry fees to all the events at Hodaka Days.

 Although both AMA and Hodaka Club memberships will be available at Hodaka Days, we encourage everyone to sign up ahead of time at the AMA and Hodaka Club web sites http://www.americanmotorcyclist.com and www.hodakaclub.org to save time for not only themselves, but also for our volunteers,

4.   Bring the proper equipment if you want to race MX

 AMA safety rules have changed in the last few years.  If you want to race MX (or even ride practice laps), you’ll need to have the proper equipment.  AMA requires all riders to wear a full-face helmet and face shield or goggles.  If you do not have a full-face helmet equipped with a face shield or a full-face helmet with goggles, you will not be allowed on the track – no exceptions.  Eye glasses do not qualify as “goggles”.

•  5.   Make sure you have the completed paperwork for any minors that will be participating in any riding events – even as a passenger

 Our insurance requires both parents to sign any waiver for minors.  Please don’t pressure our volunteers to make an exception.  To do so could void our insurance coverage.  We simply can’t do it, unless you have sole custody of the minor.

 If you are bringing a minor and both parents are not able to attend the event, please complete the appropriate minor waiver forms.  The form for all recreational events (poker run and/or the trail ride and/or the parade) can be found here.  Since all of our recreational events fall under a “Road Rally”, the single form can serve as a release for all three events.  The form for the observed trials can be found here, and the form for the MX (whether you will be racing or just want to ride practice laps) can be found here.

Unless the forms are completed at Hodaka Days in front of an authorized club representative, any completed forms must also be witnessed and notarized to be accepted at the event.  NOTE: Even though there is no specific spot on the competition form for a notary to sign, it must also be notarized.

 In summary:

 1.    Have your AMA card with you, if you are riding trials or racing MX

2.    Have your event entry form filled out and ready to hand to the volunteer at your first recreational event.

• 3.    Have your AMA membership and Hodaka club membership renewed ahead of time.
• 4.    Have a full-face helmet and face shield or goggles, if you are racing MX.
• 5.    Have the proper paperwork for any minors that will be riding
• 6.    Have fun!

Special Hodaka Days reservation rates at the Red Lion Hotel in Pendleton expire in less than one week - 6/1/23.

The rooms are $121 for a single king or queen and $136 for a double queen + taxes, etc.  Reservations must be made by June 1^st.

The hotel is located at 304 SE Nye Ave, Pendleton, OR 97801 and their phone number is (541) 276-6111 .

There is a restaurant on site, but it has been closed since the pandemic and may not be open by June. They do have a pool.

There are a limited number of rooms and the last weekend in June is apparently a busy one in the area.  Book now and be sure to ask for the "Special Hodaka Days" rate.

Visit www.hodakadays.org and click on the download link under the poster images.

 Once again, we have procured a limited number of rooms at the Red Lion Hotel in Pendleton for Hodaka Days attendees.

The rooms are $121 for a single king or queen and $136 for a double queen + taxes, etc.  Reservations must be made by June 1^st.

The hotel is located at 304 SE Nye Ave, Pendleton, OR 97801 and their phone number is (541) 276-6111 .

There is a restaurant on site, but it has been closed since the pandemic and may not be open by June. They do have a pool.

There are a limited number of rooms and the last weekend in June is apparently a busy one in the area.  Book now and be sure to ask for the "Special Hodaka Days" rate.

If they are booked, please send an email to info@hodakadays.org and we'll see if it's possible to arrange for additional rooms.

Registration is now open to club members for:

Bad Rock Reunion Trail Ride 2023 Weston, Oregon Date: 23 Jun 2023 9:00 AM PDT

YOU MUST LOGIN TO REGISTER!

Welcome to Bad Rock 2023.

All makes of "vintage"* - twin shock, air cooled, drum brake - bikes welcome!

Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the first ISDT held in the US - Dalton. MA, 1973.

This is your chance to ride through some of the back country and actual trails used during the original Bad Rock ISDT qualifiers of the 1970's.  This is where Hodaka motorcycles were designed, developed and put to the ultimate test.

The event takes off from the intersection of Broad and High Street in the historic town of Weston, Oregon, approximately four miles east of Athena. 

It's about a 50-mile course, designed to be an easy ride for someone who has not been riding regularly or who wants to protect their investment in some of those hard to find Hodaka parts.  The club will provide a trailer at several points along the route to transport bikes with mechanical problems or bikes of riders who, for whatever reason, just don't wish to finish the course.

The course does include several sections where the route uses county roads.   Special arrangements have been made with the local authorities to allow trail bikes to use these sections during the event.   Other than county roads, all the off road sections are on private property and will not require an ORV permit.  However, all bikes must be equipped with a working silencer and spark arrestor.

This event is an AMA sanctioned recreational event.  You do not need to be an AMA member to participate.  However, without the help of the AMA, we could not afford to put on events like this and we encourage you to consider joining.  Their web site is www.americanmotorcyclist.com.

You need to pre-register.  This ride is limited to 150 entries and will be open to all makes of vintage (twin shock, drum brake, air cooled) bikes. Sorry, due to insurance restrictions, no passengers allowed.

Fee is $25 for Hodaka Club members and $30 for non-members and must be paid via PayPal at time of registration or we must receive payment within two weeks of signup if you request an invoice.

*Kids may ride "modern" bikes providing they are 14 years or younger, riding bikes 100cc or smaller, and accompanied by an adult on a qualifying vintage bike.  The ride coordinator may make additional exceptions to the "vintage" rule for ISDT/ISDE veterans and legends.

General discussion:  Status for 2023

• 1.    Budget – Better shape that 2022, but lower than pre-pandemic years
  YE 2021 = 16,300 & YE 2022 = 18,055
• 2.    Outstanding: Taxes $1,100—(including prep fee) & $100 Charter renewal
• 3.    Everything is going up.
• ·                     Insurance +17%
• ·                     Web site +15%
• ·                     Hotel Rooms +100% (Jackalope Jamboree scheduled in Pendleton same weekend)
• ·                     Printing +25% (Maybe do more in B & W?)

 New sponsors:

• 1.    All Balls Racing
• 2.    Viking Bags

Gem Status (Rob McIntyre)

• 1.    Theater should be available by June, but probably “Bring your own chair”

Contingent of Penton Owners Group may join us (no confirmation)

Volunteers

• 1.    In 2022 we did do better getting volunteers than previous years
• 2.    Used targeted emails for specific jobs and defined numbers
• 3.    Need to confirm volunteers and time they need to be there.  Had a lot of volunteers not show up at designated events. Maybe do a special event schedule for volunteers?

Trophies

• 1.    Going with a common theme for posters, tees, & trophies.  Probably going to feature a Dirt Squirt.
• 2.    Shared artwork saves time, effort and money
• 3.    Stu Gillard will coordinate again this year

Tees

• 1.    Common theme
• 2.    Sold all 2022 tees and prior years last year.  We currently have only four tees in stock from last year that were part of a special re-order.  Stu Osborn felt we could sell a lot more tees online before AND after Hodaka Days”. Gregg Floren suggested we could do a ‘one time’ offering from the Hodaka Club website store.

Any major rescheduling?

• 1.    Move TT ½ to one hour later
• 2.    Possibly start trials ½ hour sooner
• 3.    Encourage pre-registration by charging extra to register at some events.
  NOTE:  Pre‑registration requires volunteers and doesn’t negate the need from event site registration.
• 4.    Welcome BBQ in the park Thursday night.  Tom Barnett to donate tri-tip, beans, salad.

Food (Bob Whitman)

• 1.    Need better signage?  Some people didn’t realize we had food in the park last year.

TT (Bruce Kron)

• 1.    Jerry Carter has interesting new route possibility through wine country and Umapine area.  Thorn hollow bridge is still out, which makes the Umatilla river route impractical.
• 2.    Need to make sure “sag wagon” shows up and checkpoint attendees know schedule.
• 3.    Stu Osborn volunteered to man one of the checkpoints

Swap meet (Stu Osborn)

• 1.    Keep campers and vendors separated
• 2.    Need map posted?
• 3.    Advertise swap meet on Facebook?
• 4.    Stu Osborne will attend starting Wednesday and be available in the park to answer questions and watch for vehicles driving on the grass

Trail Ride (Nate Ewer)

• 1.    Landowners’ status?
• 2.    May add some new sections
• 3.    Will have a check in at the end of the ride.  Participants receive patches at the end.
• 4.    Special anniversary additions – investigating possibility of adding “special test section” for ISDT veterans and vintage mounted “manufactures” teams.  Gregg Floren will check with AMA for sanctioning and insurance requirements.

Seminars

• 1.    Well attended last couple of years
• 2.    Propose multiple (people’s choice) and let members decide by online vote?

Ice Cream (Dyann Swanson)

• 1.    Friday night at the Gem in conjunction with movie showing.  Probably show the John Penton Story.

Pancake Breakfast

• 1.    Need to verify
• 2.    Major fundraiser for local American Legion chapter

Trials – (Jay Lael)

• 1.    Great last year – good feedback
• 2.    Short observers – need specific campaign to pre sign observers

Auction (Erv Robison / Bob Whitman)

• 2.    Check taking credit cards?
• 3.    May do more reverse auctions at dinner to speed up event

Parade

• 1.    Usual issue with finding volunteers.  Will try to find a volunteer parade coordinator and crew of two or three volunteers to assist with parade announcements, “send off” and barricades.
• 2.    Foreigners in the parade – Need to watch for other brand bikes sneaking into the parade
• 3.    Gregg to order more Chuck Swanson memorial “overalls” stickers.
• 4.    Pre “register” (sign waivers) for parade to speed up send off.  Also combine with Bike show registration.

Bike show (Lee Fabry / Dale Dvorak)

• 1.    Display banners around bike show
• 2.    Should have more time this year – fewer Saturday activities
• 3.    Change “Pre-registration” to “Registration”  - cut down on rush to register all at once.
• 4.    Limited voting to one hour to allow time to count ballots

Banquet (Bob Whitman)

• 1.    Hopefully back inside?
• 2.    Prices going up
• 3.    Same caterer
• 4.    Checking options for two “protein” (meat) choices

MX (Thal Anderson)

• 1.    Full face helmets and goggles required.  Will be check on the starting line.
• 2.    Straw bales are available
• 3.    Water truck is available
• 4.    Need easyup(s) again
• 5.    Have OK from Dennis at Diamond Eye to hold races again this year

Logistics

• 1.    Need to coordinate delivery of porta potties and garbage cans – Jerry Carter and Gregg Floren can probably handle this again.  Tom Barnett volunteered to help also.
• 2.    Have detailed list of locations from Al Pedro who did these in previous years
• 3.    Could use a couple of volunteers to swap full for empty/less full trash cans
• 4.    Move all porta potties to the front of the park

Venue

• 1.    Have rented a stage and have rented tents before
• 2.    Should we investigate a custom large “easyup” for the club?  Gregg to investigate and make recommendations to the board.  Bob may have some “leads”.  Also, possible that Tommy Croft may have some connections.

Park Cleanup

• 1.    Junk left in park
• 2.    Need someone to monitor “cleanup and checkout”?

Although the official planning meeting has been postponed until after the first of the year, the decision has been made to go ahead and hold Hodaka Days on the regularly scheduled dates of the last full weekend in June again next year.

For 2023 that would be June 22 - 25 in Athena and Weston Oregon.

Plans are in the early stages and all activities are, of course, dependent on approval of the involved public entities and land owners.

Watch this blog for further updates.

See you in June.

Found at Hodaka Days:

• Fly Racing kidney belt (claimed)
  
• Pair of black sunglasses
• Black zipper front sweatshirt
• One other fairly valuable item.  If you'd like to take a "shot" at describing it and you give us a high "caliber" description, we'll see what we can do to get it back to you.

Missing at Hodaka Days:

• Blue and black Malcolm Smith Racing (MSR) enduro jacket
  

If you think you can help any of these items find their way home, please send an email to info@hodakadays.org.