The black bike is Jim’s most recent build. With modifications like these a Post Modern Motorcycle will haul along at around 90-100kmh at full tilt. The exhaust is debaffled or completely replaced with a hi-flowing system and the carb gets a new set of jets. He starts by pulling out the stock air box and fitting a K&N filter to the carb. While there’s no huge power improvements to be easily gained from the CT110’s engine, Jim unlocks a smidge more grunt by dropping around 5 to 10 kilos of excess weight and by opening up it’s airways. The barrel is also given a thorough clean before being resprayed in engine black and pieced back together. Jim then replaces the piston, ring, cam chain, seals and gaskets and the heads are blasted clean. The engines are rebuilt by removing the side cases, barrel and head. Starting with this platform Jim performs a set of standard upgrades to all of the bikes he builds. Postie Bikes feature a heavy duty gearbox, rock solid heavy duty gauge rims, 3 stands (center, left and right) so they can be quickly parked on any surface and a locking front brake. These versions of the CT110 were designed and built especially for Auspost by Honda and feature a series of special modifications to cope with the day-to-day wear and tear of postal delivery. When Jim started showing people the bike the feedback was unanimously positive and Post Modern Motorcycles was born.Īll of the Post Modern builds are ex-Australian Postal Service vehicles. Soon afterwards he purchased his first Postie and it was transformed into the ‘Blackmail’. He stripped away the stock seat, added some fat rubber and was happy with the result. After a friend suggested he try Postie Bikes as a platform Jim started sketching a few ideas. Back in the early nineties Jim was customising Yamaha SR’s and British bikes under the influence of the Japanese custom scene.
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