I figured that new tyres and some TLC would sort it out. Did not look like much with a flat back tyre but it seemed in perfect mechanical condition. In November (2011) I attended the auctions again and came home with a second bike. We planned on following the small back roads and by-ways so it would be longer. The distance was around 700-900 km when following the main highways according to Google maps. The ‘Prom’ is the bottom bit of mainland Australia, and if we ignore Tasmania for the moment, as most mainlanders do anyway, then the ‘Prom’ is also the most southerly part of Australia.Ĭanberra is the ‘A’ and the ‘Prom’ is a little thing stuck out from the bottom of Victoria.ĭoes not look too far but remember that Australia is a big place. We would try and ride, via the back roads from Canberra to Wilsons Promontory – or the ‘Prom’ as the locals call it in January 2012. We were sure that the range problem could be fixed. The weak spot was the 5 litre tank under the seat that gives a range of around 160 km. Low revving and durable but they still cruise at around 60 km/h. That makes sense when you think about it - the postie has to sit on the thing all day!Īs it turned out, the postie was also surprisingly good on forest tracks. ‘Lot 297’ turned out to be surprisingly comfortable to ride. We did a few rides in the local forests around Canberra (in Ozstrayla) with Tom on the postie while I rode my 2001 KLX250. Step one – I could now prove why this was a very bad idea and move towards my vision of doing a trip on 250 cc motorcycles. Instant success – it passed the inspection and we got it registered and insured. It needed nothing done as far as I could work out so we got it inspected. They had 12 bikes at the auction I attended. The auctioneer was up front and told the bidders that the first bid at $1000 would get a bike. They are usually around 3 years old with around 25,000-30,000 km on the clock. I relented and decided to buy a postie bike to prove to him that this was a bad idea.Īustralia Post sell their used postie bikes through public auctions. I weigh around 95 kg and with extra fuel and camping gear, a trip on postie bikes had the potential to be the slowest circumnavigation of southeast Australia in living memory.ĭespite my protests he persisted with the idea. They are a 105 – in that they have a whopping 105 cubic centimetre engine that puts out around 8 hp. The proper name of a postie bike is the Honda CT110. Postie bikes are used in Australia to deliver the mail. Then came the bombshell – what about a trip on postie bikes. Perhaps elsewhere? Nope – he was not interested in that. Perhaps to the beaches of northern New South Wales? A surfie holiday. I figured we could do a fun camping trip in our much used and trusted Land Rover. In April 2011 we offered him an adventure at the end of year 11. Tom, our son, was finishing year 11 in 2011.
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