![]() If you’ve got a custom CT110 why not share a picture with us and tell us all about your bike. Buy Microburst NOS Kit fits Honda Postie CT110 CT90 CT70 CT 110 90 70 Nitrous Oxide & Boost Bottle Kit: Nitrous Kits - FREE DELIVERY possible. There are Facebook Groups dedicated to the CT110 and there are plenty of custom-build ideas to be had. There are a bunch of other one-off postie bike builds in the vein of the collaboration between Rising Sun Workshop and Young Henrys and OS there are a few custom builders too. One of its projects was this custom postie bike called Fika which is Swedish for coffee break. Lanesplitter Garage sells custom bikes and spare parts for all kinds of bikes. You can read the full story behind this one HERE. The idea behind this build was that it not only had to be eye catching but it also had to serve as a working beer dispenser. Then there are the one-off builds like this nuts looking chopper built by Rising Sun Workshop and Young Henrys. These guys build in the scrambler style but all its bikes are custom-made to suit the owners wants and needs, but they offer things like wooden front and rear racks and even surfboard carriers. Love it.Īnother awesome CT110 tweaker is Dusted Customs at Moto in Noosa. The Junk Mail is just that, built from bits it had lying around the workshop the frame has been stretched 200mm. And the Pinko Bastard is Champion’s ‘take’ on the CT110. The Parcel Bomb by Champion Abbotsford was built, it says, for trails and tar. The workshop is out the back of the beer garden at the Yarra Hotel in Melbourne and the bikes that Jim turns out are perfect for gentlemen riders or learners…me, I want one of every single bike he makes. In Australia and New Zealand, the common Honda CT110 Postie bike is a familiar sight and sound. So, what makes the postie bike a great project? Simple, it’s cheap to buy a second-hand one, the parts are cheap and if you buy an ex-postie bike then you’ll be getting one that’s been tweaked with tougher bits and pieces to handle the rigours of suburban mail delivery.Īny custom postie bike article has to lead with the daddy of the business and that is Champion Abbotsford run by Jim Clark. And while there are a bunch of top-class custom bike builders in Australia that will build you the ultimate scrambler only a couple advertise as exclusive builders of custom postie bikes. But more specifically in customising them. So, the other day when Honda announced the tougher, rough-road oriented CT125 was going on-sale in Australia it got me thinking about motorbikes again. But I’ve never lost that lust for bikes, especially custom bikes as opposed to racers, and the postie bike holds a special place in my heart. My parents agreed…and even though I pestered them for a postie bike of my own I never got one. But we didn’t back then.īut even then I felt that me, mixed with motorbikes was a recipe for disaster. The first and last motorcycle I ever rode was a postie bike…and I loved it even though I opened the throttle right up straight away and nearly came off the thing. 1986 Honda Shadow 700, 1986 Honda Trail 110 (Postie Bike), 1973 Honda Mini Trail If you leave the choke on, at least partly, for a minute or two before you. ![]() Last year, Australia announced that they’re replacing the CT110 with a Super Cub, which comes with incredible technology like fuel injection and an electric start – yes, postman all over the country were using kick starts to get going.The Honda CT110 is an Australian icon thanks to Australia Post … we’ve picked a couple of the coolest custom postie bikes in Australia. CT110 boasts a strong popularity still in the naming of Hunter Cub.If you attach a block tire to a scrambler type up muffler, its runnability is very high. Postal workers could go anywhere! For example, check out this incredible ride report on ADVRider of someone (who appropriately goes by nathanthepostman) taking his Postie from Sydney, Australia to London, England. This enabled easy scaling of steep hills, even with less than 8 horsepower. Those postie bikes may have an undeniable charm, but. In addition, it featured a dual range ‘subtransmission’ which could be engaged with a lever that would yield a roughly 2:1 ratio reduction. Some information about the Honda CT110 Postie Bike. Australia Post has used Honda postie bikes since the 1970s, but will shift to a fleet of electric trikes instead in the very near future. The 105cc engine produced 7.6 horsepower, but that was fine because the bike weighed just over 200 pounds wet. ![]() For years, Australia and New Zealand used these bikes for their postal workers, and the little CT110 has affectionately become known as the “postie”. The successor to the CT90, the CT110 is clutchless, meaning your left hand is much more free to do other things, like…delivering mail. Post Listing Update: This Postie did not get any attention at the opening bid of $2,200. ![]()
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