I bought a Postie Bike

[The Cone of Silence]

I'm moving out of Sydney this weekend - up to the Central Coast and I can't wait.

I'll still be working in the city which means getting the train from Woy Woy everyday and I figured out that the best way to get from my house to the train station in the morning and home in the evening would be to get a beaten up old Corolla and park it in the commuter car park. The more rust, the better as I don't want it getting half-inched by some local urchins with no imagination and nothing better to do with their time.

Then I decided that having three cars would be ridiculous and the cost-benefit ratio of registration and insurance isn't tenable. So, get a scooter!

So I was looking at scooters. Only found one that I liked and then it dawned on me that I'm doing it all wrong. I have two iconic and completely uncompromising vehicles at home - Monty (2008 Defender 110 Wagon) and Ruby (1967 Austin Healey 3000 MkIII) and they do their jobs brilliantly.....so why not stick with that theme and get something iconic?

So I did

2011 Honda CT110 aka a 'Postie bike' with 40,000 kms on the clock.

I love it. Needs a bit of work as it's not starting easily time so I shall get stuck into the fuel line and carb once I've moved and set up the garage but then it'll be the new project for weekend tinkering.
Also needs a milk crate on the back.

Anyone else here got one (a postie bike not a milk crate) or had one in the past?
Any sensible mods to increase reliability or performance? By 'sensible' here, I mean retaining the incumbent engine.

[Ranga]

I had a mis-spent youth on a Postie bike! Fantastic pieces of machinery.

A mate at work is keen to start riding, and I've explained that the only scooter I have any time for is a postie.

Some fantastic mods here pmmc.com.au, and plenty of cool examples on Gumtree. The adventure riders sometimes give them a whirl for fun, such as this Postie Bike Challenge - challenge .

I have heard to be wary of anything over 30,000 km but it's hard to find anything lower for decent money. I'm sure with a bit of TLC yours will be fine.

Wish I had more info for you, but the least I could do is show my enthusiasm.

Last but not least, I often still chuckle out loud, or at least grin, when I watch this [ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rAKyiWhPGA[/ame]

[123rover50]

I have one also but its developed gearbox problems that I havnt had time to sort out yet.
One day

Keith

[Dinty]

So, will I be looking out for you at this venue later in the year
[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y65hvi-9sHc[/ame]
held in Cessnock (my home town) in November, cheers mate Dennis

[B.S.F.]

They must be very popular. Last year when we were camping in the Flinders Ranges 83
Postie bikes went past our camp, later on we met another 40+ between St. George and Nindigully in QLD. .W.

[Mick_Marsh]

Serious question. Do you have a motorbike license?
I was told you can ride these on a car license. I was wondering if that was true.
I'd love to have one too. I must start looking before they become extinct.

[gromit]

Serious question. Do you have a motorbike license?
I was told you can ride these on a car license. I was wondering if that was true.
I'd love to have one too. I must start looking before they become extinct.

Mick,

Plenty on Gumtree

HONDA CT 110 CT110 POSTIE 09-12MDLS LAST 6 AVL KMS VARY NEGOTIABL | Motorcycles | Gumtree Australia Hume Area - Campbellfield | 1078980594


Colin

[The Cone of Silence]

Serious question. Do you have a motorbike license?
I was told you can ride these on a car license. I was wondering if that was true.
I'd love to have one too. I must start looking before they become extinct.

I do, Mick. I'm not sure if these can be ridden on a car licence. There might be a rule about bikes under 125cc but I'm not sure. Best look into it.

[4x4 MORE]

Dad was thinking of getting one of these for short trips to save wear and tear on the Patrol..

Can they do 100kph? or is 80kph flatout?

How much fuel do they use in a week? Fuel economy?

[The Cone of Silence]

80kph top speed. You can get a different sized sprocket for a bit more top end though.

Fuel economy is completely off the charts.

60 km/l (1.6 litres per 100 km) @ 50 km/h (140 mpg @ 31.1 mph)