full race 185s with full suspension

[185 flat track]

i have a 1983 honda 185s but none of it is stock it has a full suspension frame with a fox moto x shock a extra wide axle the tires stick out past the fenders a wide pair of front forks and it is all air adjustible it has flat track tires all the way around the motor is out of a honda xl 185 dirt bike so it has a manual clutch the head is ported and polished it has over size valves and heavy duty springs it has a race cam its bored over bigger than a atc 200 the carb is a mikuni 28 mm with a sudco adapter and a big straight through mega phone type exaust and i just put a new wiseco piston and rings it has a power band like a two stroke and it sounds mean it will smoke a 350x but it runs race gas like 100 octane and the rear swing arm is not home made they bought the frame new and i was told the front forks were purchesed in petaluma califonia for 500 dollars this bike is extremly fast it was specifically built for flat track the power band is through 2 3 4 gears mostly but ihave never seen one like this but i was thinking of selling it and iwas wondering waht it might be worth it cost about three thousand to build wile they raced it :cool:

[BIGCRIP28]

you ever heard of a period? use them to make sentences or spaces to make paragraphs. alot easier to read.
got a pic?
beat a 350x? you sure?

[185 flat track]

i was in a hurry sorry about that. i will try to get a pic i know it will beat a 350x because it has a couple of times

[83185s]

thats freakin bad ace if it beats a 350x!! and race gas ..100 octane?? try at least 107..lol...anyway...grab a pic as soon as you can..i wanna see it!

[mymint87]

What you might have there is a Nicholson Framed 185....super soft suspension...and it sounds like the real McCoy...

I own a 110 and a 500 with Nicholson frames...

hang on to it...Someday the Smithsonian will be knocking on your door :D

[Lomax]

Sounds like something that I would have to hang on to if I was you. Thats something that you dont see everyday and it would be something that sounds like it would be alot of fun to keep around and play with

[Wickedfinger]

Pics, get some pics.

[BigGreenMachine]

Pics, get some pics.

agreed :welcome: :D

[Maine_Triker]

Yup, pics pics pics pics...........

[Trikeaholic]

$800 what do ya say?? you pay shipping

I dont like the "carrot danglers"

[crackshot]

get pics of the swingarm and where it attaches to frame. I have 2 hardtail trikes that need to be chopped and suspended.

[185 flat track]

do any of you guys know how to put pictures on here i got the pics on a flopy disk and loaded onto my computer i just dont know how to put them on the site.

[chris200x]

You have to resize the pics. Go to the open forum...on the top of the page there is a sticky. How to post your pics...A program called irfanview. A step by step thing that should help you out. If not email them and I can resize them for you. Please only a cuople at a time though...I only have dail-up.

[TrikerR]

if you send them to me, il post them for you.

ned_mo@hotmail.com

[Rex Karz]

Could you guys identify my 185? It has a suspension frame with a stiffie. Lots of compression, really gets it on!

www.rexkarz.com/atc/atc2

[83185s]

rez urs is also a nicholson framed 185..prolly has a 12:1 in it..if its got alot of comp..it looks like it gets on it..lol

[mymint87]

Could you guys identify my 185? It has a suspension frame with a stiffie. Lots of compression, really gets it on!

www.rexkarz.com/atc/atc2

I'm sorry I cant identify it, I can tell you that Nicholson frames have no identifiable marking or label/stamp/signature...etc.

I can also tell you that several things on your frame lead me to believe its not a Nicholson 185 frame .....

I first spoke with Nick Nicholson about a year ago, I recently had a chance to talk again and spoke with him on lots of issues and topics...he told me that the high production of copy cats killed it for him and that he was forced to move on...

so unfortunately, there's more immitations out there, than there are Nicholson's

[Rex Karz]

Thanks for the info! I have a 200x shock I'd like to put in it, but would prefer one which does not require Me to chop the mounts to install. Any ideas/comments?
BTW, it came from the Porterville, CA area, I heard there used to be 3 wheeler races around there somewhere.

[mymint87]

Thanks for the info! I have a 200x shock I'd like to put in it, but would prefer one which does not require Me to chop the mounts to install. Any ideas/comments?
BTW, it came from the Porterville, CA area, I heard there used to be 3 wheeler races around there somewhere.

You've got a classic racer and a cool trike..

I submitted several photos to billy, you can find them under Tommy's interview, one "EXTREMELY RARE" pic is a photo out of a "Rocky" catalog..it shows Tommy on a Nick 185...check it out

i know what your saying about modifying the mount, simply slamming an "x" shock on there probably would lower the rear, lengthen the wheelbase and change the rake...not to mention their alot stiffer than the original fox shocks that they used

[350x'inNY]

You've got a classic racer and a cool trike..

I submitted several photos to billy, you can find them under Tommy's interview, one "EXTREMELY RARE" pic is a photo out of a "Rocky" catalog..it shows Tommy on a Nick 185...check it out

i know what your saying about modifying the mount, simply slamming an "x" shock on there probably would lower the rear, lengthen the wheelbase and change the rake...not to mention their alot stiffer than the original fox shocks that they used

How about a 81-82R shock? Something like this??? PS -- Is there a way to change the spring w/o unhooking the resevoir line? I know... I should have listened to the "banned and nameless" and had a custom shock made by Works setup.... however, this retro NOS spring came with the cool decal! hahahha

Bruce

[Rex Karz]

350x in NY, that "R" shock looks like it might work. I only have about a 7/8" slot width it has to fit in. The length of my stiffie right now is 11" :naughty: and any shorter than that, the fenders will rub. If someone has the dimensions of the shock that comes with the frame could You post it?

This trike looks to be due for a serious restore.

Here are more pix of the "Whatever"
http://www.rexkarz.com/atc/185/

[mymint87]

Here are more pix of the "Nicholson"



your on crack

[Trikeaholic]

Hey Rex, my tri moto kit came with a simple Bilstien shock. I can measure it up for you, what measurements do you need?

[200xman]

How about a 81-82R shock? Something like this??? PS -- Is there a way to change the spring w/o unhooking the resevoir line? I know... I should have listened to the "banned and nameless" and had a custom shock made by Works setup.... however, this retro NOS spring came with the cool decal! hahahha

Bruce

I pulled my spring off to paint it. All you do is back off on the preload nuts all the way and the lower washer has a slot on it. compress the spring slightly, pull out the washer and the spring comes off the bottom.

[350x'inNY]

I pulled my spring off to paint it. All you do is back off on the preload nuts all the way and the lower washer has a slot on it. compress the spring slightly, pull out the washer and the spring comes off the bottom.

That's the info I'm looking for! What did you use to adjust the preload nuts? I thought the spanner wrench that came for my 350X might work, but no dice.

[185 flat track]

i got my pics on here they aare on the post right above this one.

[Rex Karz]

your on crack

Wow, where did that come from?

[350x'inNY]

Wow, where did that come from?

If you look a few post earlier, he said your frame is NOT a Nic... then you said it was a Nic again....

anyhow, I measured up that 82R shock while I was down measuring my fenderbrace and footpegs on my 350X. It's almost exactly 13" center to center... I also have these other 2 shocks on this 83R swinger.... it was given to me this way... NOT anything I'd ever do to it!

Bruce

[83185s]

o so rex's frame isnt a nic? do * know who made it or if its a home made one? i thouhgt it was and someone took off the shoc and put a pipe in there...hmm..thats wierd..

[RideRed250R]

like my mint said, there are many copy cats, nic frames had a special build to them, iam not a wise locust of nics but i do know they stand out in design and build style (welds,bends,thickness of tubes) your 185R as you could call it, is probly a rear suspension kit, thats what i think, if it is a custom job more power to you. its a nice trike either way and this comes from a guy who owns 2 185s and had a 81 185s with a 11:1 piston bored to 205cc and had a web cam in it. so more power to you but i dont know who makes your frame
adam

[RideRed250R]

the pipe is for flat track?tt style gave it low center of gravity and no suspension bump
adam

[MTS]

Hey Rex, about how long is that swing arm.,..iv been waiting too see these new detailed pics, hopefully i can make up a swinger for my 82 heheh...