185 faster than 200?

[atc1981hondas]

With max psi in the tires, why is it that the original 185 could achieve a top end speed of 65mph on tar, but the 200 only breaks 55mph? The gearing must be different (Transmission) because the trikes have the same tire size and sprockets?

[kb0nly]

Gearing and sprocket size i believe, i think it was discussed recently on here. There isn't much else different, you re-bore or put a 200 top end on the 185 bottom end and you basically have a 200.

[briano]

I would love to see the 185 hit 65 mph, was it in the back of a truck going down the highway

[RIDE-RED 250r]

If a 185 did 65, then my R must be good for at least 90....

Not sure where you got your info, but the 185 is about a 50mph machine give or take

[kb0nly]

Yeah i wasnt going to mention the speed... But i have been on some 185's, even a couple with speedo's that i knew to be accurate as i repaired them and checked by GPS, and the tops i could get out of them was 45-50. My 200ES will do about a needle width under 50 without all the accessories loaded up on here and not towing anything, she feels like if she had a sixth gear she could stretch out a bit faster but thats about tops.

Maybe if i was a bit skinnier, and i stripped down the 185's i have ridden to bare essentials to lose some weight, and did a good tuneup on them, i might and i say might be able to hit 55-60, but it would be scary at those speeds unless it had good tires! Every one that i have ridden wobble bad above 40.

[atc1981hondas]

Well my information is from an old cousin of mine back in the day. All he had to do is fill the tires so they got huge and hard, and I guess it flew. I don't think he'd lie, this is the original 185 Im talking about not the S.

[atc1981hondas]

Hey man, I don't know, it wasn't my trike, it was an older cousin of mine's back in the day. But all I know is that he passed cars with the thing. I'll look more into it.

[captainweezy]

Well my information is from an old cousin of mine back in the day. All he had to do is fill the tires so they got huge and hard, and I guess it flew. I don't think he'd lie, this is the original 185 Im talking about not the S.

So this is who overfills the s! lol

[kb0nly]

LOL, sure if you reduced the drag by making the tires firmer you can get some more speed out of it, i would hate to see the consequences of popping an overinflated tire at 65mph though!

[atc1981hondas]

A side note on that, different types of tires get larger, and maybe they were taller than 25X12, Hard to say, I don't have a picture or anything of that old machine.