A stunning new concept from the designer of the BMW Alpha Landspeeder, a gorgeous Hodaka Ace restomod, a 200 hp turbocharged Indian Scout from Sweden, and a Yamaha SR400 homage to the fashion designer Emilio Pucci. How?s that for variety"

Hodaka Ace ?Navajo?daka? When Chris Tope found a $20 chrome gas tank at a swap meet, he thought it would make a cool desk lamp project. After researching its origin, that plan was scrapped and a full Hodaka build began. Eight months and ten days later, the Navajo?daka rolled out of the toy hauler he uses as a workshop?and jaws began to drop.
With only the tank to start with, Tope scoured eBay and managed to score a Hodaka Ace for another half-dozen Andrew Jacksons. The old Ace was complete, but it needed a lot of work. The frame received a 3-inch stretch and the welds were bolstered for added strength. Replacement parts were tough to source, but persistence and patience paid off. The engine in Navajo?daka has been punched up to 125 cubic centimeters of two-stroke fury, and it now breathes through a 28mm Mikuni carb.

But it?s the design details that really steal the show here. The Navajo theme stemmed from sketches Tope had made in a notebook, and he went to great lengths to ensure they were executed expertly.
There?s a 1882 Morgan coin on the tank, and Buffalo nickels on the grip ends?hand engraved by J. H. Ranger and complete with an integrated Hodaka logo. [More]
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