Project "Bandito" 90/110

[Daddio]

I have a question for the atc 90 gurus. If you look at the pictures I took of the offroad sticker I removed, under that sticker was part of another sticker. It appears that someone cut around the offroad sticker and removed the rest of that sticker so they could change color. It was repainted a navy blue color over the red and before the black. The Oneal sticker was put on after it was painted black.
My question is; did Honda put a sticker like this on the early atc's or was this an early aftermarket fender? If it is aftermarket, who would have made it. You can see that the original date on the offroad sticker is June 74, so they are at least that old.

[Vealmonkey]

It almost looks like the colors of an old Malcolm Smith decal to me.

[Kickstand 1]

Go to my pic's first page fifth row third one over. BAMB. 1/2 your question is answered. Ok i read along with your project. Very nice so far. I threw a red flag right away with that sticker being a 1974. The plastic it is on is later 70's. That sticker on there is so weard. I knew right away that something didnt smell right. How a sticker from 1974 got on a late model fender is beyond me. I have 27 atc, us90's and have ripped down over 100 of them in the past years. I have some of my collection posted and most not. Picks of donor bikes and ones ive stripped down this year. Nothing ever surprises me with the 3 wheelers any more. Thats a one year only rear decal. WEARD!

[Daddio]

Go to my pic's first page fifth row third one over. BAMB. 1/2 your question is answered. Ok i read along with your project. Very nice so far. I threw a red flag right away with that sticker being a 1974. The plastic it is on is later 70's. That sticker on there is so weard. I knew right away that something didnt smell right. How a sticker from 1974 got on a late model fender is beyond me. I have 27 atc, us90's and have ripped down over 100 of them in the past years. I have some of my collection posted and most not. Picks of donor bikes and ones ive stripped down this year. Nothing ever surprises me with the 3 wheelers any more. Thats a one year only rear decal. WEARD!

Which year had that decal? I got it from generation cycle and they said it came from a 78 atc90. I could see from the pictures that it was a fiberglass fender. exactly what I wanted. best part beside the price was the seat. Perfect foam and nice pliable cover. I looked at rear fenders for several months before I settled on this set. I spent a few hours this week at work fixing the cracks and re-enforcing the rear section that seemed to always have cracks in them. I have some pics and video of the process.
Thanks for the info.please let me know what year they are supposed to be. Really curious.

[Daddio]

I just checked your pics and found the one that you mentioned. It is the one. No doubt about it. Could it be that they issued the 74 stickers when you got the first one and just replaced the part of the sticker with the year on it each year as needed instead of making completely new stickers every year? I kept the year stickers that I peeled off the main sticker before I started removing the big sticker. I was just curious about it. I enjoy doing detective work on old stuff as I work on it.

[Swanny224]

I'm thinking about modifying the fenders I have , since they are already broken, to look more like these low profile fenders. I have a lot of experience with fiberglass so I see it as a real possibility. By the way I had to steal this pic to post it here. Sorry Robin and .

Man, talk about a springer front end.

[Kickstand 1]

The bike in the pic was a 1978. I bought it from the original owners kid. I have never seen another one and i own 4 other 1978, 4 1977, 1 1976, and 2 1979 atc 90's the rest are early us90 atc's in my collection of toys. (or 1979 1980 110's) I do not own a 1975 any more i sold it. None of the rear stickers are like that one you have. Only the 1978 in the pick of the one i parted out. I too fixed that fender and sold it. Like i said i have never found another one like it. This is why i wrote on this message. If you find out please drop me a message and fill me in. Its like a disco look when you really look at it. i only can come up with that it was a late 1978 into 1979 atc 90 fender. This is when Honda changed to a 110. I might of been the last sticker before the switch. Just my guess. I have owned many and looked at hundreds and hundreds over the years never another one till yours.

[Daddio]

The bike in the pic was a 1978. I bought it from the original owners kid. I have never seen another one and i own 4 other 1978, 4 1977, 1 1976, and 2 1979 atc 90's the rest are early us90 atc's in my collection of toys. (or 1979 1980 110's) I do not own a 1975 any more i sold it. None of the rear stickers are like that one you have. Only the 1978 in the pick of the one i parted out. I too fixed that fender and sold it. Like i said i have never found another one like it. This is why i wrote on this message. If you find out please drop me a message and fill me in. Its like a disco look when you really look at it. i only can come up with that it was a late 1978 into 1979 atc 90 fender. This is when Honda changed to a 110. I might of been the last sticker before the switch. Just my guess. I have owned many and looked at hundreds and hundreds over the years never another one till yours.

That is interesting. I thought it may have been an aftermarket fender. All of the ones I've seen have a black sticker with a white outline. It is rather strange. I have been going through some old magazine adds but they are all in black and white and poor quality pictures at that. Thanks for the info. I'm not done searching yet.

[Kickstand 1]

I searched for a long time and came up with nothing. Beers and Beers later still nothing. I think the only way is to ask someone who is from the the good old area of atc's. Please let me know.

[ctbale]

My first 3 wheeler (eva) I got last summer from original owner is a 78 with that same disco sticker. It cant have more than 10 hrs on it, but it has the cracks too. I will take a picture Monday. The guy also sold me his 83 atc70, it has the factory wiring harness for lights, I guess that was a 83' only option I heard. I was going to scarf patch it from the under side, and glass in a fibreglass dowl. I saw the alum plate mod, might have to try that also, the material is kinda like a cross between fibreglass and plastic, I think is just small fibre, fiberglass??

[ctbale]

I looked at rear fenders for several months before I settled on this set. I spent a few hours this week at work fixing the cracks and re-enforcing the rear section that seemed to always have cracks in them. I have some pics and video of the process.

Have you posted any pics or vid, love to see that for my fix, thanks

[Daddio]

I just finished uploading some pics to photobucket. I have my videos uploading to youtube as I'm typing this. That will take longer......much longer. I'll post up a few pics now of before I started and when the vids upload I will post them and then the repaired fenders. I should have them painted very soon and at that point I will start a thread on fiberglass repair for these fenders in the proper section of the forum.

[Daddio]

This is the fenders as I purchased them. You can see the large crack on the left side. There were many other small ones on the fender that were repaired but I'm focusing on the larger ones.



This is the large piece of steel that had been bolted to the underside of the fender to keep it from breaking by the previous owner.



This is a picture of it stripped of paint except the very back where I wanted to do a little research before I stripped it. I used a dual action air sander to remove the paint.




More to come.

[Daddio]

Ok! Here is the video part of the fiberglass repairs I made on the fender. I've been in the autobody repair business for 36 years and have fixed all types of fiberglass parts from boats to semi front ends and everything in between. I use this method and have never had any problems with failure after repairs. Just giving you guys a little background on me. I currently work for a Honda dealership.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64j80WLhlg0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CH6XbUPpT2s

I use plenty of fiberglass resin when I do my repairs. DON'T SKIMP. I actually dip the fiberglass matte into the cup of resin and press it firmly in place with my hands to make sure there are no air bubbles in or under the matte. I wear two pairs of gloves on each hand, just in case! Also closely follow mixing instructions for the product you are using.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AI8mods6Hs4

As you can see the outside of the fender is still in pretty good shape. I do the reinforcement on the backside for this reason. It makes the finishing of the outside much easier this way.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2gyq2aGmKY

This is how I finish the outside. The filler I use on the outside is as strong or stronger than the material the fender is made of. The matte and resin is much stronger than the material the fender is made of.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ce32zJEwbEk

This is the product that I prefer to use on my repairs. There are many others out and I've tried most of them but this is my favorite.

[Daddio]

Here are a few pictures I took with the fiberglass filler on the fenders and some with it sanded and then in primer.