Look what I did to the Postie Bike

[Steam]

So here's Jantar's postie bike in Australia, and here's what I subsequently did to it....
Added a fuel tank and made it look tough.
I'm in Cooktown today, had a day on the gravel, one low-speed off, very dirty and dusty, great stuff!

Full-size images here http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamie_from_dunedin

[deanohit]

Awesome mate, how much fuel does it hold now?
Loving the black paint!

[dogsnbikes]

Nice pic's looks like alot of fun

[Jantar]

Hey, that looks good. A tank to grip with the knees should help with the handling too.

Did you go via the Daintree or the main road?

[ducatijim]

The question Jantar, should have been; Did you go via ; 1) The Development Rd, 2) the Cape Trib Rd or 3), the CREB track?

[ZeroIndex]

Hey, that looks good. A tank to grip with the knees should help with the handling too.

Did you go via the Daintree or the main road?
I would disagree... I rode a CT110 for 6 months while doing postie work for DX Mail... low centre of gravity by sitting on the tank (seat is bolted onto it) helps out a lot... can't see an advantage in a higher C.o.G. especially since I used to race around on the CT in carparks in my spare time. Maybe the extra petrol makes it go a longer distance, but valve bouncing in top gear at an *indicated* 92kph on a downhill-ish slope doesn't exactly inspire a CT110 as a touring bike...

[Jantar]

I would disagree... I rode a CT110 for 6 months while doing postie work for DX Mail... low centre of gravity by sitting on the tank (seat is bolted onto it) helps out a lot... can't see an advantage in a higher C.o.G. especially since I used to race around on the CT in carparks in my spare time. Maybe the extra petrol makes it go a longer distance, but valve bouncing in top gear at an *indicated* 92kph on a downhill-ish slope doesn't exactly inspire a CT110 as a touring bike...

In outback Australia, any cruising over 70 kmh is likely to cook the wee engine rather quickly. Six engines failed on the PBC and all were on bikes that had been ridden at 80 kmh or higher. those who kept the speeds down made it OK.

On the rougher sections when it neccesary to stand on the pegs, we all noticed the lack of a tank to grip with the knees.

[ZeroIndex]

In outback Australia, any cruising over 70 kmh is likely to cook the wee engine rather quickly. Six engines failed on the PBC and all were on bikes that had been ridden at 80 kmh or higher. those who kept the speeds down made it OK.

On the rougher sections when it neccesary to stand on the pegs, we all noticed the lack of a tank to grip with the knees.
Ah, ok... fair enough then :)

[Steam]

Hey, that looks good. A tank to grip with the knees should help with the handling too.
Did you go via the Daintree or the main road?

Yes, the tank really does help in that regard.
But... People look at it now and say "what's that? Looks small but tough" And that's good, but in retrospect I shouldn't have painted it, just kept the original postie colours, so then all the aussies woulda known what it is.

I went via the coastal Daintree road, fell off once going down a STEEP hill, the rear wheel was locked up and I was still sliding, upright, at about 15kph, until I found a ditch at the side of the road. Convenient ditch!

In retrospect I shoulda given it some gas and sped up temporarily to get up some steerage-way, and worried about braking closer to the bottom of the hill. I'm new at this gravel / dust stuff.


Awesome mate, how much fuel does it hold now?
About 13 litres, enough for about 700kms? Bit more maybe. Tomorrow I will get an even bigger tank, since that one is cracked. Frikkin wreckers, selling cracked tank, grrr.



The question Jantar, should have been; Did you go via ; 1) The Development Rd, 2) the Cape Trib Rd or 3), the CREB track?

Ohhh, the CREB track, sooo nice. Two nights ago I stayed at a campground at Cape Tribulation and had just pitched my tent when five dusty guys on KTM 950 Super Enduro's roared up, they'd just done it, and they admired my bike extremely, even when I was hiding behind a bush listening secretly.
In fact, one of them was an organiser of the Stormin Posties, another postie bike ride across australia like Jantar just did. Except with more beer.




...valve bouncing in top gear at an *indicated* 92kph on a downhill-ish slope doesn't exactly inspire a CT110 as a touring bike...

Owww! 92 is too fast for that wee engine eh. I have kept it to 70kph max, I want this bike to last a long time. I did 600 kms today, took a while but I got there in the end.

[deanohit]

Awesome mate. Wow, 700km range! That'll last ya a fair while then.

[Storm]

Well done that man:D Proving that size doesnt matter, its what you do with it that counts!!

[ZeroIndex]

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Owww! 92 is too fast for that wee engine eh. I have kept it to 70kph max, I want this bike to last a long time. I did 600 kms today, took a while but I got there in the end.
If you open-throttle gear-change from 1st into 2nd at the right revs, the front should come up a wee bit (around a foot off the ground :)) Yeah, we used to punish those poor little workbikes... but yeah, those Hondas... they last forever

[don rocard]

Are the holes on the back for lamps?The bike looks great,keep up the posts re your trip.Droca the lamp collector.

[FruitLooPs]

Haha primo, my dad rides one of them for DX Mail too.

Maybe I should score an enduro tank for it. He could deliver mail for a month before refilling! :lol:

[Steam]

If you open-throttle gear-change from 1st into 2nd at the right revs, the front should come up a wee bit (around a foot off the ground :)) Yeah, we used to punish those poor little workbikes... but yeah, those Hondas... they last forever

hehe, I did that a couple of times in my first 10 minutes of riding it, at the traffic lights of course. oops! Almost canned it in front of a whole intersection of people.

[ducatijim]

I remember well caning these lil blighters 'round the farm about 20 years ago.....just couldn't kill them.....the cowshit rotted out the mudgard and frame/swingarm before the mechanics went !!
Don't know how far/hard I would want to go on 1 now but.....................