Iron Horse 90

**lardog** · 05-31-2010, 10:12 PM

Has anyone ever heard of a Iron Horse aftermarket 90 frame? It looks like a Bandito but the front motor mount is welded instead of bolted on, it looks like the motor sits lower in the frame.

**shortline10** · 05-31-2010, 10:24 PM

Got a pic of the back of the frame by the bearing carrier . I have one that's very similar .

**lardog** · 05-31-2010, 10:56 PM

I dont have a pic of the back right now, but it looks the same as the bandito .....

**Xpress** · 05-31-2010, 10:57 PM

I'd like one of those...

**shortline10** · 06-01-2010, 07:05 AM

I have a frame that has that exact front neck but the back half is like A Nicholson . My Guess is it was a made to order frame for Iron Horse by the Bandito company . I have run into a few frames were the motor sits much lower in the frame and you really don't realize it till you go to mount the exhaust and its hitting the rear axle .

Maybe Greenhuman will chime in and shed some light on the frame but I think its just a Heavy duty Bandito

**greenhuman** · 06-01-2010, 10:14 AM

Thats an early Bandito because of the fully welded front mounts. The later versions were boltable. The Banditos with the lower engine mounts had a steeper fork rake for quicker turning and were really noticable.
Has anyone seen or got a set of Bandito chromolly forks? They had a double wheel mount, were smaller in diameter than standard forks and had no headlight mounts.
I have looked out some photos from our Glamis trip with my friends from Johnsons we took in 1982. I will have to scan them and post them up. Some really trick 90's there!

**shortline10** · 06-01-2010, 05:16 PM

Originally Posted by greenhuman

Thats an early Bandito because of the fully welded front mounts. The later versions were boltable. The Banditos with the lower engine mounts had a steeper fork rake for quicker turning and were really noticable.
Has anyone seen or got a set of Bandito chromolly forks? They had a double wheel mount, were smaller in diameter than standard forks and had no headlight mounts.
I have looked out some photos from our Glamis trip with my friends from Johnsons we took in 1982. I will have to scan them and post them up. Some really trick 90's there!

Very good info John . I know their is a member that has a set of those bandito forks and maybe he will post a pic of them .

**lardog** · 06-01-2010, 11:40 PM

Are these Bandito 90 forks?

**Vealmonkey** · 06-02-2010, 01:37 AM

I have these, but they are chromoly, so I don't think they are bandito forks. I did sell another set of forks to a member on here that were quite similar, but were made of mild steel and much heavier in weight. I took my forks off my old aluminum frame and I'm putting them on the old tried and true nicholson frame.

**greenhuman** · 06-02-2010, 07:51 AM

Originally Posted by lardog

Are these Bandito 90 forks?

No, the Bandito fork are a bit different at the bottom. The standard position is the same as stock and the front position is around one inch forward. Both of those ones pictured are forward.

**90crazy** · 06-08-2010, 05:36 PM

I just picked this one up. It does'nt have any decal on it. Are all the early banditos like this named Iron Horse?

**shortline10** · 06-08-2010, 05:54 PM

Originally Posted by 90crazy

I just picked this one up. It does'nt have any decal on it. Are all the early banditos like this named Iron Horse?

My guess is iron Horse is just a dealer that put his decal on the frame .

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