and so it begins my 350x build with much better pics

[cattle-dog]

this is not a restoration but a build the way i want it. everything is new or rebuilt,
heres a few pictures of the frame,swinger and motor,
the white 85 350x will supply the axle and various parts like forks, shock,bars ect.
the forks and shock are going out to be rebuilt this week, i would like to have this a roller in a week.

[SWIGIN]

The way you want it is IMO the only way to go.

[twitch101]

how much did it cost you to rebuild the engine? did you do bottom end and if so where did you get your bearing kit?

[cattle-dog]

i had a local honda shop go threw the engine for around $900 it is pretty much stock just has a overbore, stock compression. i really love the 350x trikes for the kind of riding we have, the parts 350x has a 12-1 piston engine and it is very torquey but smokes, when my build is done the 12-1 motor will get freshened up and put in my trail 350x.

[twitch101]

it smokes after being rebuilt? that doesnt sound entirely right....lookin good so far though

[cattle-dog]

no the parts bike engine smokes

[jeswinehart]

it smokes after being rebuilt? that doesnt sound entirely right....lookin good so far though

Not his re-built motor ,,,,,
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" the parts 350x has a 12-1 piston engine and it is very torquey but smokes, when my build is done the 12-1 motor will get freshened up and put in my trail 350x."

[Dirtcrasher]

Watch for crate motors (for the future), I've never paid more than 900$ for the few I got...... But the timing is right now!

Be nice to watch the build, my OEM plastic should be here tomorrow. I'm super psyched to see what I get, but with his 100% feedback and descriptions I expect it to be just what the doctor ordered at a low cost :naughty:

[cattle-dog]

dirt get the plastic off fleabay? i have been watching myself even bidded up to a amount i wont mention for mint rear plastics, i have oem tank and shrouds, fenders are the last big piece i need. i have a perfect seat core waiting to be shipped out to mrs mosh. need to blast and paint the oem muffler. this needs to be done for snow season.

[aldochina]

cool to see you moving right into this build man, i will be seeing this at raffa's i hope??

[cattle-dog]

ah yes i will have it wrapped up for raffas with a nice set of forsnows, but i will be dragging my tri-z with the yz 250 engine to raffas for racing on the ice, the x is to be my snow machine.

[cattle-dog]

well a little progress tonight took the swinger and shock out of the parts x, of course the shock bolts in the swinger are frozen in so its a trip to my work shop for some heat.
parts bike also gave up many rubber parts like the shock resevoir rubbers and clamps. cleaned all the rubbers trying to make them look as new as possible, they actually look very good. tank and seat rubbers also looked great when done.
one question for you 350x guys, i have two diffrent x swingers, the diffrence being the way the brake caliber arm is attached to the frame what style is 86? one swinger has a stud for the arm the other has a mount farther back? thanks cattledog

[atc350xer]

The one with the stud is an '85....

[Bryan Raffa]

ah yes i will have it wrapped up for raffas with a nice set of forsnows, but i will be dragging my tri-z with the yz 250 engine to raffas for racing on the ice, the x is to be my snow machine.

NICE:naughty::naughty:

[cattle-dog]

atc 350xer thanks a ton altho this is not a factory build i want the correct year swinger, what amazes me is how much these bike get parts swaped from other years my woods/trail x is a 86 with a 85 swinger then.

[atc350xer]

atc 350xer thanks a ton altho this is not a factory build i want the correct year swinger, what amazes me is how much these bike get parts swaped from other years my woods/trail x is a 86 with a 85 swinger then.

Yeah, my brother had an '86 that had an '85 swinger and motor. I got lucky I guess... mine's all '86.

[junit]

i have an 86 swinger if you need 1 its gonna need painted though.i have 86 plastic also that is in really good shape it has a 2inch crack though you probably want mint for your rebuild though.the crack aint all the way through plastic i currently have the front and rear plastic on my 350x but i would rather buy the meier plastic for when i crash and break it i wont feel so guilty

[cattle-dog]

my 86 trail x needs white rear plastic how much? i have a 86 swinger allready painted thanks

[cattle-dog]

ok i repainted the swinger as it was gray and should be a silver, needless to say 7 coats of paint and one coat clear tomorrow morning i will spray one more clear then its done. hope to install the swinger tomorrow night last picture with the incorrect swinger spelling is with one coat clear.

[cattle-dog]

when she tells you its to cold in the garage bring your trike in the house and build it on the dineing room table!!!!!!!
so here a couple of pics with the swinger and a nos shock installed sitting on our table !!!!lol
I have spent a ton of time cleaning bolts and rubber parts so they look as new as possible.

[cattle-dog]

here are some way nice pictures of my progress, i am very pleased with the way it is turning out, a slower pace than i would like but searching for nice parts is not easy,
notice the aftermarket chain slider and the nos honda 350x shock.
as i said this is going to be my snow machine so thats why the four snows.

[cattle-dog]

and one thing i forgot yes its in my diningroom being built on our dinner table!!!!!!

[swampthang]

You got a 350x on your kitchen table... YOUR THE MAN!!! :lol:

[CanadianThomas]

and one thing i forgot yes its in my diningroom being built on our dinner table!!!!!!

For me it's no problem, I'm single now. But for a guy with a gal to be living room building..... WOW. You got a keeper!

[edog]

Looking forward to the roller!

[69-ss-396]

Looking good!

[aldochina]

very nice cattle, waitin to see that exhaust all painted up and bolted on!! I gotta get me a set of them 4-snows. they must really rip!!

[Shorty]

i said this is going to be my snow machine so thats why the four snows.



What size are those 4 snow rear tires?

And do you think I could run those tires in hard pack dirt with them not getting ripped up?

[cattle-dog]

the tires are 22x10x9, i know these tires have been used for dirt drags/grass drags but hard pack might wear them out quick,
I am waiting on the polished tripples to come back so i can assemble the frontend,

[cattle-dog]

ok i have a question for the 350x guys, the motor i have i was told its a 87 350x engine, can i verify this? is it even possible?
Thanks cattledog

[Lonewolf-01]

This looks great! You are doing what I am hoping to do? Have you had any issues with finding parts? I just bought mine, so I am at the early stage of it. I first want to make sure it is up and running the way it should before I start the complete tear down. My headlights worked when I bought it, then a week later, they only work on Low, when I push and hold the button in? I looked inside the switch and I cannot see anything that looks wrong? Any thoughts, or where besides Ebay, I can find one? I guess the 350X had it's own switch, I believe due to the two head lights? Not sure, but that was what i have read?
Anyway, Great job!! Nice to see three wheelers getting this kind of attention!

[Dirtcrasher]

ok i have a question for the 350x guys, the motor i have i was told its a 87 350x engine, can i verify this? is it even possible?
Thanks cattledog

They lied :lol: you can run the motor number if you want to please yourself :D

Shorty, they only make the 4 snows in 22"s, no 20's.......... They work INCREDIBLE!

[cattle-dog]

thanks dirt didnt think so but thought maybe replacement motors were still built

[thornton]

lookin good. like the chain slider. i built my old tecate in the spare bedroom . in the house is the best, always nice and warm. i got my trail 350x almost done might have to check into those snow tires. ide like to be able to ride it in the snow and hook up good

[cattle-dog]

nate thos are pics of the tecate not your trail x

[thornton]

ya just wanted to share a pic of the bedroom build. heres a pic of my trail x. it turned out pretty good, still have to put carb and pipe on and tightin up a few things then its done. didnt do much with motor just j b welded it and it s looks like it took no more leak. going to run it to it dies then ill replace the motor with one thats not cracked. should be able to take it for a spin this weekend if all goes well, nate

[cattle-dog]

looks great nate cant wait to come down and ride.

[ama009]

when she tells you its to cold in the garage bring your trike in the house and build it on the dineing room table!!!!!!!
so here a couple of pics with the swinger and a nos shock installed sitting on our table !!!!lol
I have spent a ton of time cleaning bolts and rubber parts so they look as new as possible.

That would never happen to me!!

[cattle-dog]

after a month looking for a nice set of forks i found them and got the front end assembled.
i purchased a low hour engine that should be here in one week, it will stay stock other than a cam change. once the motor arrives i hope to have the trike assembled by middle of january.
the amount of time it takes to clean and paint every piece is amazing.
my goal is to have a few weeks riding on it before raffas ice fest, should be easy as long as everything gos right.
here it is on its wheels !!!!!!

[cattle-dog]

i had to take it off the dining room table, with the frontend on it was to big, but its still sitting in the diningroom.

[aldochina]

lookin very nice so far man!! gonna be a beast in the snow. i just gotta do some brake work to mine and it will be ready to go.

[MudBug]

looking great cattledog! I love the look of an 86

[Dirtcrasher]

Looking great CD, that headlight cover mounts to the forks themselves? I've never seen a 350X with a guard like that......

Regardless, it protects that headlight!

Keep up the good work :D

[Bretmd94]

I understand that you put it together in the dining room...... but how are you going to get it out??

[cattle-dog]

dirtcrasher i got the guard from frank fmnrd here has them very reasonable price also.
Bretmd94 we have a large door in the diningroom i will swing one tire out first then rotate the other tire threw. if that fails i will pull the axle only takes a few minutes.

[Bretmd94]

ah, I wish i had doors that big. I'm single, no reason not to have trikes in my house.

[cattle-dog]

its nice as i can tinker with out waiting for the heat to warm up the garage, mind you i paint in the garage, so alot of the time it smells like fresh paint in our house,
it took along time to find a good lady who didnt mind my strange habits and tolerate the crazy things that i want to.
i am going to put the airbox and hoses in the dishwasher tonight so they are spotless, and get them installed.

[edog]

!!!!Looking great!!!!

[bugler30]

i am going to put the airbox and hoses in the dishwasher tonight so they are spotless, and get them installed.

:lol:

as far as the door goes, good luck. I keep mine in a shed with a nearly 4' wide door and have to take the rear plastics off and basically put it on its side and it still beats the crap out of the door way. Maybe take the rear wheels off and use like a piano dolly or something under the rearend. Also leave the footpegs off until its out :D Looking good

[sittinguy]

lookin good, I built mine in the back bedroom. I had to pull the axle to get it out.

Parts are getting hard to find.

[cattle-dog]

well thanks to a few of the great members here my 350x is nearing completion, only thing left to buy is rear plastic and rear brake setup.
new cables, chain and sprockets are coming monday. a new seat and crash pad from mrs mosh. here are a few new pictures with motor and exhaust.

[350Xccelerator]

Looks great man, keep up the good work

[edog]

well thanks to a few of the great members here my 350x is nearing completion, only thing left to buy is rear plastic and rear brake setup.
new cables, chain and sprockets are coming monday. a new seat and crash pad from mrs mosh. here are a few new pictures with motor and exhaust.

Were those pics taken with a cell phone?

[2Tim215]

Looks Good Cattle-Dog! Can't wait to get your report on how those tires do in the snow. I'm told they expand by as much as 40% when gassing it. I may end up getting a set if I get something going before the snow leaves, I have the extra rims now so I can keep them mounted and just swap them for the season. Keep us posted!!! Tim

[cattle-dog]

not a cell pic, a digital camera that i dont know how to use lol. the frame is red not pink and dont know why they are fuzzy, i am not a photo pro just a simple motor head.

[Bryan Raffa]

flash not on... lookin good! what are thoes rims? thoes 4 snow's look like there spred wide...

[cattle-dog]

i believe they are itp`s i bought the setup from jack over the summer outside to outside tire width is 48 1/2 inchs thats how my other 350x was and it was very stable. i will try to figure out how to turn on the flash, thanks bryan

[2Tim215]

Cattle-dog, I think Bryan is asking about the width of the rim itself. Not sure but maybe the 4 snows shouldn't have that spread to work the way there designed.

[350XJEDI]

:D nice build , one ? what kind of handlbars are you useing ,I like them and mine are a little tweeked ,trailprotrailprotrailprotrailpro trees jumped in front of me .man i was suprised .:lol:

[cattle-dog]

hmm i will check jack used them for dirt drags, rims are 9x10 so 10 inch`s wide and i put up way nicer pics put camera flash on and auto focus thanks bryan

[cattle-dog]

not sure on the bars they came on a beat 350x i rode for awhile but i stripped and painted them 3 coats black 3 coats clear, the are very wide mrs mosh is making me a wider bar pad. i liked how they felt riding

[Flossyb20]

Looks great!!! Looks like evryone's going to wrap up their Xs at the same time!!

[2Tim215]

Photos came out great, wish that was sitting in my house!

[ATCeeya]

looks real good, i never seen a headlight guard like that

[cattle-dog]

i actually like this headlight guard better as it is not bulky looking and dosent detract fron the cool looks of the headlight, the guard is one of the many things i bought from fmnrd here on the forum.

[cosmohawk]

Man...that looks fantastic...good work man!

[puggerton03]

lt looks real nice. Dont beat on it too bad when you get it done!

[cattle-dog]

puggerton you know i ride my trikes no matter how nice i make them, it will get it muddy for sure and it will get ridden daily thats why i build them

[cattle-dog]

a couple of pics of the trike outside.
i had to put some junk fenders and seat on it so i could dial it in and ride it,
let me start off by saying foursnows rock!!!!!!! it would almost go anywhere threw 1 1/2 deep wet snow as long as you stayed on the gas and kept it rolling.
the 350 ran flawlesly only issue is no lights should be a easy fix.
here a a few pics of it outside with junk fenders on and a duct tape seat !!!!.:D
new fenders , new seat, and hondaline 6 pack rack come this week !!! then its icefest bound.

[2Tim215]

Nice! What are you running on the front?

[Hurricane635]

Looks great, nice work. Take out the closed course baffle and you'll be real impressed with the power and tone. Some guys think it's a spark arrester but it's just a baffle. But don't throw it away.

[shortbus]

That trike looks great!!

[cattle-dog]

its a itp mudlite i am going to go with a more origonal type front tire later on. thanks guys, she had to get her first bath today to get the snow and mud off the new build.
Its now in the garage with a few of the other toys no more trike in the diningroom.

[Tyler 54]

So the brakes are all good?


Looks like you having some fun!

[Mondexbrute]

now i like, very nice build! I sure would like to have a chainslider like that & a headlight guard also!

[350Xccelerator]

Looks awesome so far, that front fender and those tank shrouds look especially good lol

[cattle-dog]

Looks awesome so far, that front fender and those tank shrouds look especially good lol
yes they do lol
i really have to thank all the guys on 3ww who sold me parts for this trike. without you all i would still be looking for parts,and i will say a good 80% of this came from 3ww members and the classifieds, with only 20% coming from ebay.
plus all the info members gave me on the 350x`s
so one more saved.

[cattle-dog]

tyler the rear brakes are working great!!! thanks man. tank is going out tuesday and i have two nice front brake resiviors with the same issue for you!.

[puggerton03]

Looks great.

[aldochina]

looks real nice!! cant wait to see it at ice fest!! my 4-snows are alot taller on the stock rims!

[cattle-dog]

well here it is pretty much done the black seat is one i recovered to race at icefest, it will have a factory looking seat done by mrs mosh.
it has been a long haul with many problems that i didnt know if they could be fixed, but with time and help from a few close triker friends here she is.
my 350x snow machine

[shortbus]

Looks sweet, congrats.

[devilman]

great job man. just seen this thread. is that the same motor? never knew it would look that good ever again.