With a massive seven horses at the crank, the bike was sold in many countries including the USA. Somewhat surprisingly, the platform was designed by Honda as a tool for hunters, fisherman and outdoorsmen to traverse mild off road routes and to also be used as a kind of safe and gentle commuter. The legendary Honda CT110 ‘Postie’ bike is a dual-sport or ‘Trekking’ bike (yes, you read that correctly) that commenced production in Japan in 1980 as a replacement to the company’s CT90. Photo courtesy of Snail Mailīut let’s start at the beginning. Welcome to the fantastic and dangerous world of the Aussie ‘Postie Bike.’ That is, they watched until my sheer velocity took me toward the horizon and out of their view. If I had stopped and thought about anything for more than a nanosecond, I may have realised that the farmhouse was in fact on the hill above the road, so my cnot-very-delighted parents sat and watched in horror as the whole event unfolded in front of them. ![]() And the tears from my young, innocent eyes were streaming backwards into the hair above my ears, making it all cold and wet. The wind blast was so strong, I had to squint which also had the interesting effect of making it almost impossible to see where I was going. And I don’t even want to think what would have happened if a cop had caught me. As for a helmet, and registration? Absolutely not. 30 seconds later, there’s me doing 90 km/h (55 mph) on a 60 km/h (40 mph) public road in a t-shirt, shorts and thongs and with five more years to go before I could even think about getting a licence. Then in a moment of childhood inspiration, I’d decided to take to the nearby public road ‘to see how fast the bike could go’. All I knew was that I’d been riding up and down some dirt roads on a friend’s farm in country New South Wales, north west of Sydney, having the time of my life. One minute I’d been fooling around on a Honda CT110 ‘Postie’ bike, and the next I was being screamed at for risking my own death and breaking the law. Please note: The motorcycle does not include the fluro post bags as shown in the image.It’s the early ’80s and 12-year-old me is in deep trouble. The new Honda C110X Postie offers a range of improvements over the previous model combined with Honda’s legendary reliability.Ĭontact us today to discuss your requirements here. We also offer full after-sales service and support through our Service Departments factory trained technicians. We can assist at every stage of the process, from providing free quotes for use in your contract tenders right through to finance and delivery of your new vehicles. ![]() The Honda Shop in Midland is the main supplier of Honda postie bikes to Australia Post and associated contractors. Information for Australia Post Contractors It financed innovative research and design which was to produce some of the aforementioned iconic bikes of the century. Motorising the population of Asia and selling millions of cheap and reliable vehicles to America and Europe bankrolled Honda’s racing successes, from Phil Read on the Island to fast Freddie Spencer on the world stage. The Cub in all its different forms went on to sell over 50 million units and with the newly released Honda C110X Postie the Cub shows no signs of slowing down! It’s not only the most successful motorcycle in history but it is also the highest selling motor vehicle in history, financing Honda’s global domination of motor bikes for over half a century and making them the biggest engine producer in the world. The Honda C110X Postie Postie is only available to registered Australia Post contractors Only and cannot be sold to the general public.
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