Freakin' hippy
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
Wherever I may roam
Awesome mate, how much fuel does it hold now?
Loving the black paint!
"I came into this game for the action, the excitement... go anywhere, travel light,... get in, get out,... wherever there's trouble, a man alone... Now they got the whole country sectioned off; you can't make a move without a form."
Paved roads are just another example of wasted tax payer dollars.
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Nice pic's looks like alot of fun
Night rider
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?
Time to ride
Talentless Tryhard!
The question Jantar, should have been; Did you go via ; 1) The Development Rd, 2) the Cape Trib Rd or 3), the CREB track?
Forum whore
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...Originally Posted by Jantar
“There's nothing more exhilarating than pointing out the shortcomings of others, is there? ”-Clerks
Night rider
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.
Time to ride
Forum whore
Ah, ok... fair enough then
“There's nothing more exhilarating than pointing out the shortcomings of others, is there? ”-Clerks
Freakin' hippy
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.
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.
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.
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.
Wherever I may roam
Awesome mate. Wow, 700km range! That'll last ya a fair while then.
"I came into this game for the action, the excitement... go anywhere, travel light,... get in, get out,... wherever there's trouble, a man alone... Now they got the whole country sectioned off; you can't make a move without a form."
Paved roads are just another example of wasted tax payer dollars.
I like bikes
Well done that manProving that size doesnt matter, its what you do with it that counts!!
"Not one day that we are here on this earth has been promised to us, so make the most of every day as if it was your last, and every breath ,as if it were the same"
Forum whore
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
“There's nothing more exhilarating than pointing out the shortcomings of others, is there? ”-Clerks
Scooter boy
Are the holes on the back for lamps?The bike looks great,keep up the posts re your trip.Droca the lamp collector.
Hardcore Biker
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!
Freakin' hippy
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.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
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