Honda CT110 (Postie Bike) Review
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- čas přidán 29. 06. 2017
- G'day guys, Alastair and I take out the 2 Postie Bikes (Honda CT110) for a test ride and review. I gotta say we both had a great time on the bikes... it was a lot of fun! Hope you enjoy! Cheers... Mark
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I don’t understand why they must load it up so much. In our good old days, had a blanket, rope, a pot, some fuel and canned food and off we went (Zimbabwe)
I really wish Honda would come back out with a new CT90 and CT110 with an updated suspension , fuel injected engine and High / Low Range Gear Box . I'd buy one in a heart beat !!
Looks like your wish came true
Breathless, hilarious, well-filmed... and interesting! Thank you both for an entertaining video.
Good stuff Mark.
Enjoyed the video I just want to say that there is a clutch on postie bike and it's a very clever bit of kit. It operates in 3 ways and if it's not adjusted correctly you either have really stiff gear changes or you can burn out the clutch.
1. it's a centrifugal clutch and the more you rev the engine the more it bites.
2. as an overrun device to give engine breaking. If the back wheel is turning faster than the engine there is a screw thread device that pushes the clutch plates together as the centrifugal device no longer engages.
3. When you press the gear lever it first pushes the clutch plates apart and secondly changes gear the adjuster for this is in the domed engine cover on the RHS covered with a piece of rubber. From memory, you need a 14mm deep drop ring spanner & a flat blade screwdriver and about 1/2 a turn of free play. Test ride to fine tune. Sadly we've moved on to NBC110 and don't have any CT110's left.
I only mention this as the clutch is probably the weakest point and I've seen so many burnt out. It's an easy fix about 15-30 minutes 1 special tool and the clutch plates are a bit pricey.
All the best and thanks for the Trangia video a see you can now get a petrol, diesel etc. burner for them which I'll probably do soon.
Hehe, one of the best motor reviews I have seen, good job guys!
Ah yeah that was really fun to watch! Great review of them, too. When I was a kid, before ATV's came along, hunters used the CT90, and later the 110, for getting into the back country. Great little bikes.
Well done, guys! You nailed the heart of the matter....they're cheap, and fun, and a good learner bike. Keep on keeping on!
I couldn't get past the "Mario" section before giving a thumbs up, and stayed glued to the end.
I really want a postie bike now!
Thanks Mark enjoyed that vlog, well done.
Mate...fingers crossed for the rest of us getting the CT 125 😀 hope you and yours are keep'in well in these mad times...best wishes from Dublin,Ireland...keep on,keep'in on 😀
Those bikes sure look like a lot of low speed fun. On the list for a project one day. The Mario Kart bit was hilarious! Good fun.
So reminds me of myself and my mate on our c90s. So much fun.
Love this review, 'how much travel?' Mark...'no bloody idea'. That's the sort of review l like. These look great fun bikes looking forward to the new 125's here in blighty. Love the Ausie humour keep it going guys!
What a hoot. I enjoyed the street racing, hill climb event,
track runs and comments. Camera work was great and got me in. Mark hell of a
test on the wing mirrors, what are they please? I suspect I will need them on my
bike. Thanks to you both yet another good one.
+David House Thanks mate they are DRC 161 Off-road mirrors.
Smiled from start to finish.Bloody brilliant!
That's what i like to hear... Thanks mate! :-)
the vids are coming fast love it
Thanks Brad :-)
Absolutely love the review champ. :)
+BrodinatorrMV Thanks mate! :-)
Fireblade, R1, RGV-250, XR-600
I've been a postie for 20+ years... Love the CT 110.
It's a workhorse.
I started laughing when you said, “I should have worn the goggles!” Lmao.
Ill keep my 1972 ct90. Can't power out with it in low range, it'll flip over backwards without enough momentum on a hill like that but it won't power out. Gotta have the sub-trans IMHO. Great fun watching you guys though. Aussies and kiwis keeping the ct's alive!
Ya made me want to jump on a CT110 and join you guys . Fun video !
Awesome, makes me wanna visit OZ an rip up some trails on me 110. Cheers Guys.
"Alert swear word coming " you two are a mad pair of Buggers, I cried with laughing thanks guys bloody awesome 👍🍻
Cool bananas. Back on the bikes...
Bendigo boys!!! Great clip!!
Love your stuff Mark. I'm considering putting a 16 tooth front sprocket on mine, but most people seem to say that when you're loaded for adventure, you just can't accelerate. You reckon it'll still go alright? My bike's not modded or anything and does 93 downhill, so I'd be keen to see if I could break the 100 with a 16 tooth!
This is my favourite of all your videos! You can keep your DRs and BMWs - give me a postie anytime!
p.s. Nay might have given you a bollocking but I bet Tango loved sliding down the dirt ;-)
Great fun mate......
Love my postie bike and live in a country town with no speed limits over 50. But I think you have convinced me to go for a `16 tooth, even if it is only to keep the revs down around town.
Good Onya mate and the 16 tooth does work very well :-)
Good review blokes, I enjoyed it.
Great to hear and thanks! :-)
What are. Those panniers? Canvas? Brand?
Time to upgrade to the Honda CT125?
Hey mate as i was watching and finding the "mario kart" segment funny i noticed you are in bendigo soon as i seen kflat station and on alingham st.. im currently working on a Honda 90 trail. Unfortunately it doesn't have the motor but i have a 110 i am putting in it.. looks like a great time on a postie bike tho
Good times!
:-)
Brakes are drum front and back, and uses the same brakes as a dax/ct70... Yeah, factory anti-lock brakes completely by accident. Good video!
Hahahaha good work guys. Posties are just so much fun!!! Jack of all ...... master of none.
Once saw someone go onto the highway with one. Either suicidal or extremely brave. Maybe both.
Yeah that's exactly right... Thanks mate! :-)
LOL :-)
Bloody clowns hahahahaha :-) had a great laugh at this one, would have a beauty of a time filming it!! I see the car got towed out from when Nerb was there lol Probably the best review for what the bike can do that I have ever seen!!
What a great video, thanks mates!! I just picked up a "postie bike" here in Toronto Canada and I can't wait to put it through the paces like you blokes did... cheers!
+xhumeka Good Onya mate! :-)
I don't want to get too technical but the height of the adventure bikes was the Honda CB 100. The extra low gearing meant you could go up those hills amazingly easily. I don't want to sound high brow but step throughs are a bit dodgy there.
I had many other bikes, some state of the art, but none were more fun than the Honda. Absolutely bullet proof. And what does it cost you? I rode mine on one trip up through the peaks of the great dividing range on roads that I knew absolutely nothing about. Got lost and went up roads steeper than these with corrugations like bloody canyons in the roads. Response? amazing. Just put it in first gear and it was so fucking light it would go anywhere. Through creeks up mountains over any terrain. Who fuckin cares how fast you are going if you are bullet proof and having fun.
By bullet proof I am talking about a concepts the idiots on KTMs will never understand. No, they do not break down due to electrical problems you hear so much about on KTMs. They just keep on going. There are never any questions to ask or answer. There will be a new KTM or Bulatco or Montessa next year. Who gives a fuck? They will only get there 10 minutes in front of you.
After going through the mountains I rode it up to Lismore and back to Sydney on the highway. It was a little lacking on the second half of the trip back. Why?
Shock horror. Into the high tech rebuild shop after arriving home and there was a hole on the piston the size of a 5 cent piece from a little too much ignition. O woe was me. Shock horror! The fuckin KTM guys would still be siting on the side of the road 300k's back contemplating a very expensive project. Mine? ?60.00 total cost of rebuild and back on the road for another 5 years until I sold it for a loss of about $50.00.
What is the most obvious difference between this and my other bikes and all the other hundreds I have known through friends? You just get on and ride. Will I give it an oil change before I go? No, who gives a shit? That takes 10 minutes.
I also took it on the Clubman rally (my high revving 2 stroke Suzuki decided to stop using one of its cylinders at the last moment) where I beat some poor bastard to the longest distance ridden under 250cc. He had ridden the same distance from Adelaide (me from Sydney) but was on the wizz bang CB 200 so they gave it to me.
My 12 mates were on big Ducatis, Suzukis etc but when we stopped twice on the way down I was amazed to find I was never more than 10 minutes behind them. And the great thing was that due to the ABS (anti braking system) on the front, the effort to stop suddenly always involved front wheel lock up and the back wheel fish tailing down the road in front of them while they were waiting for me. The grins were obvious from the others.
I have tried to explain this to many people over many years but no one is prepared to listen.
I'm listening and I agree entirely. I have four CT110's. Brought them all in to the UK in bits from the USA and totally rebuilt them back to stock perfect. They are the BEST bike of all time. I can take out mates, and even my daughters and I know that with no real biking experience we can all have a big laugh without coming to any harm (well, most of the time).
When you travel on a CT110 you feel the trip. Why would you want to cover ground at 140kph and have no time to absorb the experience.
You are also right about big bikes. I've ridden bikes in Morocco and I can tell you a big BMW GS once taken off tarmac in Africa is as useless as a chocolate tea pot in the desert. Drop it in the sand and you will never get it up again without help and within an hour you will be crying for you mamma and fallen out of love with you 20K nightmare machine.
I have ridden many big KTMs etc and they are all right in the right environment (deserts or on a track) but anything over 120kg in real dirt or desert is useless and no fun. The real purpouse of a bike is FUN so in the video it is odd one of the reviewere having said they were fun said he wouldnt buy one - why not ? Most bikes are bought by the ego of the riders not their common sense. I've been there with a shed full of Ducatis, VRF's, CRf's etc but now I have grown up and examined my motivations I realize the humble CT110s are by far my favourite.
The whole GS thing is a triumph of marketing over reality.
Anyone thinking about it - go out, get a Postie, ring its neck, take the piss, have a laugh and live to tell the tale... all for the price of a Chinese mountain bike.
well said
Here's one www.pinterest.co.uk/putneyfox/honda-ct110-ct90-cub-trail-postie-bike/
Why did you sell it?
Had a ct90 back in the 80s. It was a late 60s model with hi/low transmission. In low range top speed was 20mph in 4th gear . It would climb almost vertical in 2/low.
I just done a comparison your ct 110 a against the 2020 model fuel injection 1.4 lt =220 mpg
You two are pretty loose characters on those things and had me laugh . Good review in terms of showing what it can do. Do you think it could do the simpson?! And when are you going to attempt the simpson again next? Just rewatched you trip with ken. Cheers
great work as always guys i have a postie im going to rebuild with my 14 y.o should be fun.
Thanks Heaps mate and Good Onya! :-)
I saw that hill and thought fuck that and then you dudes had a go. It always looks worse in real life and you didn't end up in the drink. Impressive.
Just a couple of teenagers having a bloody good laugh! Funny bit.... Is there enough room at the top? Err yeah!?! Just a lake!
Btw our name for these was knees scrappers :-))
I've got a 13 tooth on mine :D Needed to grind down the heads of the retention bolts but she will climb pretty much anything.
+James Cunnington I reckon it would mate :-)
That was a great laugh, I could feel the fun you were having.....small bikes bring out the kid in us don't they? You're so lucky to have places like that to ride in too, without loads people around to complain, unlike here in England! Keep on Keeping on mate :)
Mark Hazelgrove - don’t you believe it, Australia is regulation central, you have WAY more freedom on the roads in the UK, WAY more.
@@claywebb8199 I get the impression there are lots of technical rules from Mark’s bike builds videos, and registration costs etc seem higher than ours in UK
I wondered if the trails are free of walkers, horse riders 4WDs etc, of if Mark just edits out those bits for artistic reasons?
The other postie bike guy who rode back to England has since become a bit of a celeb here.....I’ve met him at a couple of bike events (Nathan?)
Mark Hazelgrove - yes Mark, in Australia you need a license to break wind in your own house!
Seriously over regulated in almost every single respect. As for these videos being free of people - well it’s such a huge country with a tiny population so everywhere out of town is basically wilderness/national park etc. Make no mistake though if any copper saw them riding like this they would get a ticket on the spot, no debate and rangers patrol national park tracks and issue fines too. In the UK they wouldn’t bother or at worst would give you a warning.
Been listening to Cyclecruza talking about how Dual Sport is where it's at. However the prices of dual sports look pretty steep (new and used) at first glance.
I remembered reading that the CT110 was designed with off road use in mind.
Doesn't look like these can do wheelies over branches and I didn't see you using the low range gearing on the hill (maybe this variant doesn't have it), but if a hobby can be fuelled by a thousand dollar purchase rather than a ten thousand dollar one then low income earners might be able to join in.
I got a 1992 XR250l with 5000 original miles for $1,000 a few years ago. Cleaned the carb and put some new tires on it and it runs like a shit house rat! Theres always a deal out there somewhere 🥂🤜🤛
No rules; Just Fun!!
I thought you'd get much better mpg even with the conditions he mentioned. Great bike all the same.
You have the wrong names on those posties, with the two of you going off..........Shits and Giggles should be the bikes names.
Looks like a laugh, thanks for sharing the giggles.
Bravo
Put the stock gearing back on one of them and test against each other
what an awesome vid, would love to have a crack around that area, posties rock #doyouevenpostiebro??
Thanks heaps mate! :-)
I wish we had these in Europe
They would be great for over there! :-)
1-Tell the truth, after your crash at the 21 min mk, isn't it obvious that a postie frame & bits, is stronger than your brother-in-law's Himalayan? 2-Is that a bespoke wrap around your headlamp? 3-They're more fun unmodded, right? and 4-Do you know anyone who's hit a roo with a postie and lived to tell the tale?
I could go slowly on these anywhere
A young guy from the UK rode one of these on a whim from Australia all the way to England. There’s a book somewhere and also a very short CZcams vid. He then took it to the U.S. and rode it as far as Alaska!
Okay then....I'll buy those mirrors off you right now!
Mark, We had been riding with our fellow Bikers for Trump 2016 members, since July, on our 2008 Suzuki Burgman 400 but, have missed riding a motorcycle.
Virtually every other activist organization BFT member rides a Harley though, we do know one whom rides an Indian.
We showed Suzuki, via Face-Book that we have appeared in newspapers and television on our scooter and thought, if they bought us a Boulevard, we could help them sell motorcycles. They have yet to respond.
Anyway, thanks for doing the review of your 2009 Suzuki Boulevard C50. After a
friend let me sit on and get a feel for his 2012 C50T, my partner and I
found a New Condition 2012 C50T loaded. We bought it.
...............
Also, always enjoy your videos - especially for the amazing views of your beautiful country.
how fast would a TF125 go?
Have no idea! :-)
@@BikerBits Thanks for replying! one more question what would you recommend for a farm bike? :)
Check out Dorothy, Aussie land speed record attempts 206 kph, running on nitrous, that's crazy
+WestOz 1964 Yeah bloody crazy :-)
I WILL HAVE A FEW BEERS FOR YOU TODAY MARK DOUBLE THUMBS UP MATE 👍👍 SHANEO
They are not scary if you slow down a little I know I have had 3 of these.
" alright let's do it, we're gonna die " best quote ever
Bloody awesome Mark, you're a couple of loons! Just shows you don't have to spend a fortune to have a laugh on two wheels. Interesting to see the different picture quality between your camera and Alistair's, what cameras were you both using?........BTW Nay is going to kill you!!!!
you cant beat a postie bike for the fun factor
TRUE THAT!! :-)
Who says horse power equates fun !
Kick 'er over ? what no electric start ? I haven't kicked a bike over since the seventies! I'll either need lessons or counseling!
Sooo... how much pot do you blokes smoke before you head out?
LOL... now that would be funny to see! :-)
Had a bloody good laugh , you clowns your misses is going to whip your. Ass for treating her bike like that ,lol
Thanks Heaps mate and LOL yeah she is! :-)
Pleasure and pain .... >8^)
Laurel & Hardy boys day out . Lol,
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I like you very good
Yeah. Well. It's a Honda. What other kind of bike that's 30 years old would still be running today. :-)
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