He was an executive in various positions for American Motorcyclist Association, and was one of the founders, and later president, of the Antique Motorcycle Club of America.
His family moved to Springfield, Massachusetts, where Hodgdon began riding motorcycles and flying aircraft.
[1] Upon graduating from college in 1926, Hodgdon was hired by Springfield motorcycle manufacturer Indian as a marketing and technical writer whose dutied included editing the corporate newsletter Indian News, designing advertisements, and writing owner's manuals.
[1] He was described in an introduction to a 1932 Motor Mechanics article as "one of the leading authorities on motorcycle hill-climbing and racing".
[2] Hodgdon retired in 1968,[1][clarification needed] but continued to write about antique motorcycles.