Iron Horse 90

[lardog]

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. :crazy:

[shortline10]

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

[lardog]

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

[Xpress]

I'd like one of those...

[shortline10]

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]

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]

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]

Are these Bandito 90 forks?

[Vealmonkey]

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]

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]

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

[shortline10]

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

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