suspended 185s

[daddy420big]

i just pick up a weld on kit 185s suspended frame with a works rear shock and a pccc front trees. i like to see more of these trike and talk to the people that have them

[shortline10]

Let’s see a few pictures , their are a few of us on here that have and like these old set ups .

[agedatc]

i just pick up a weld on kit 185s suspended frame with a works rear shock and a pccc front trees. i like to see more of these trike and talk to the people that have them

I bought a bolt on kit in 86 or 87 for this 185s. Can't remember who I ordered it from or the maker. Works pretty well, but has a few issues. The weak link is the swingarm pivot bolt and mounting plates. It came with a 3/8" grade 2 bolt that goes through a 1/4" plate mounted on each side of the trike frame. Over time, the holes wallowed out, giving play to the swingarm. I recently removed all the suspension components and the side mounting plates and had the holes welded up and then I redrilled the holes, and had some washers welded up to the plates on the outside, for extra support.
Also, to beef up the front suspension, I installed a Terry kit, which increased travel from 3.2" to about 5".
One pic shows an area where I glued a piece of rubber hose to the swingarm where the chain was rubbing and causing wear. Not sure how long it will last, but works for now.
Overall, a pretty good kit, but 500 bucks was a lot to spend back in 86.


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[daddy420big]

i post up some pics of it very soon.

[daddy420big]

and what is the terry kit i have not hear of that befor . not the front end

[agedatc]

and what is the terry kit i have not hear of that befor . not the front end

They manufactured suspension upgrades back in the eighties.

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[daddy420big]

what is involed in the kit for the front end

[Joseph Farrow]

Looks like a PK set up.

I bought a bolt on kit in 86 or 87 for this 185s. Can't remember who I ordered it from or the maker. Works pretty well, but has a few issues. The weak link is the swingarm pivot bolt and mounting plates. It came with a 3/8" grade 2 bolt that goes through a 1/4" plate mounted on each side of the trike frame. Over time, the holes wallowed out, giving play to the swingarm. I recently removed all the suspension components and the side mounting plates and had the holes welded up and then I redrilled the holes, and had some washers welded up to the plates on the outside, for extra support.
Also, to beef up the front suspension, I installed a Terry kit, which increased travel from 3.2" to about 5".
One pic shows an area where I glued a piece of rubber hose to the swingarm where the chain was rubbing and causing wear. Not sure how long it will last, but works for now.
Overall, a pretty good kit, but 500 bucks was a lot to spend back in 86.


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[agedatc]

what is involed in the kit for the front end

Disassembly of each tube. Installation of new components. Not sure if anyone makes these kits anymore. It was 30 some years ago.

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[kiser]

I love seeing pictures of these bikes! I have one with a weld on kit that I'm slowly rebuilding and one with an aftermarket frame of some sort. A friend is rebuilding it for me and it's coming along very nicely! I don't know how to post pictures or I would lol, I'll see if a Fabio can help me with that! Keep pictures coming, I'm looking forward to seeing them!

[daddy420big]

i been really bz i have not got any time to really do anything pics are coming . if anyone has anymore plez post them up .

[Hopper055]

Here are a few pictures of my suspended 185s at TF2k18. It's a pk bolt on kit with 200x forks. I have a build thread in my signature if anyone wants to take a look.

[agedatc]

Here are a few pictures of my suspended 185s at TF2k18. It's a pk bolt on kit with 200x forks. I have a build thread in my signature if anyone wants to take a look.

Looks nice. Same kit I have on mine. Any mods to the steering stem on the 185 to mount the x front end?

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[shortline10]

My 1981 HPATC 185s

[Hopper055]

Looks nice. Same kit I have on mine. Any mods to the steering stem on the 185 to mount the x front end?

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I bought an adapter from a member who has since passed. His username was Ol deuce, Randy was a heck of a guy he answered a BUNCH of my questions. I'm sure I annoyed the hell out of him but he was never anything but nice to me. He even welded the Adapter up for me so all I had to do was install it in my triples. Here is a picture of the Adapter.

Edit: Wish I never uploaded these pictures to photobucket.