1980 Nicholson 500x build??

[3WW Star-John_Neary]

the xr500 came with a open frame cradle on the bottom? i had a XR350 i forget how the frame was designed

i just worry about putting that much weight on the front engine mount but that is just a hunch

*edit* i just googled it and sorry my mistake, the XR500 did have that style of frame in 1982 so the engine is fine for that setup, thanks for correcting that DohcBikes

[DohcBikes]

Here's another one. Same frame. This guy is a member here maybe he wants to attest to the strength of the frame.

Course this one's not as dirty so it might look stronger.



It's ok guys, we are all wrong sometimes.

[Mr. Clean]

Nicholson frames where all hand made from chromoly tubing and did not come with Vin numbers, not a Nicholson.

Actually John is right, it is not a Nicholson.

[350xtrike.rider]

Its weird how the frame is stamped though..
It couldnt have been made in 1980 maybe 81 or 82.

[DohcBikes]

Actually John is right, it is not a Nicholson.

LOL. Wow. Yes he was right about it not being a Nicholsen, and he was wrong about the bike having a custom frame and an engine that wasn't designed for a stressed load and he sure took it better than you did.

Have a great day Mr. Clean.

[DohcBikes]

Its weird how the frame is stamped though..
It couldnt have been made in 1980 maybe 81 or 82.

The bike is a 1980 xr500.

The three wheeler parts are nearly all 1983 200x

[Mr. Clean]

LOL. Wow. Yes he was right about it not being a Nicholsen, and he was wrong about the bike having a custom frame and an engine that wasn't designed for a stressed load and he sure took it better than you did.

Have a great day Mr. Clean.

Thanks I am having a great day, every day is a great day in my life. Make assumptions much about how I took it? I did not quote you or was not even addressing you or your concerns about frame stress loads.

The thread title is 1980 Nicholson 500x build? If you search google much like I did when I got my Nicholson 500, it will link you to threads like this and its good information for the masses of people who are uneducated about what is and what is not a Nicholson framed trike.

[DohcBikes]

Sounds legit. Moving right along.

[Mr. Clean]

Great ..... how bout some more Gore Porn ?

I am pretty sure you know how to use your search engine of choice. How else would you come up with those witty meme's, and gif's?



For the original poster, here is my second gen Nicholson 500, that is torn down at the moment for a nice come back to its former glory.

[Joseph Farrow]

Here is a pic of my early style Nicholson 500 that uses the ATC185s/200s parts vs the later version that used the 200x parts like Mr Cleans.

This is a custom built bike using the Ascot 500 motor that came with the down pipes and electric start. It was almost set up to be street legal. From what I have found out Nick built some for a few NFL players on the West Coast and this may be one of those bikes.



It is not going to stay like this as bad as I hate to change anything about it because of it being an original bike built in the early 80's but it is going back to what it was originally intended for......A Race Bike! In particular it will be set up like the bike Wax is riding in this pic.



"Big Moe" will live.... just as a HPATC/RD now.