![]() We had members help on the build, and that was always going to be the case, but like everyone, life gets in the way, so building a custom bike takes a back seat. The biggest challenge on this build was time. It features a built-in draft beer dispensing system, a rad sparkly vinyl seat made to look like the top of a glass of beer, and killer old-school chopper aesthetics. Basically a company calling card, The Hopper was designed to travel around to bars, bike shows, festivals, and other places where thirsty people gather to spread the gospel of hops. Speaking of weird customs, the guys at Rising Sun Workshop recently teamed up with best mates Young Henrys Brewing to build a rolling beer bar called The Hopper out of a CT110 and, whew, it may be the most perfect bike ever built. They can be had for pennies at government surplus auctions in Oz, and they are, in a word, perfect for small bike customization projects. They're damn near bulletproof and, after a thirty-some year run in worldwide production, are common as dirt in places not called America. For those of you who aren't familiar, the CT110 is a pocket-sized, small-displacement dual sport that rocks a 105cc air-cooled single mated to a semi-auto four-speed trans with a centrifugal clutch. See you in the comments.⠀ Sydney to London on a Wing and a PrayerĪbout a million years ago, the Australian Post bought tons of tiny, mighty, Honda CT110s, modified them for postal duties, and the legendary Postie Bike was born. If you’ve got a custom CT110 why not share a picture with us and tell us all about your bike. There are Facebook Groups dedicated to the CT110 and there are plenty of custom-build ideas to be had. There are a bunch of other one-off postie bike builds in the vein of the collaboration between Rising Sun Workshop and Young Henrys and OS there are a few custom builders too. One of its projects was this custom postie bike called Fika which is Swedish for coffee break. Lanesplitter Garage sells custom bikes and spare parts for all kinds of bikes. You can read the full story behind this one HERE. The idea behind this build was that it not only had to be eye catching but it also had to serve as a working beer dispenser. Then there are the one-off builds like this nuts looking chopper built by Rising Sun Workshop and Young Henrys. These guys build in the scrambler style but all its bikes are custom-made to suit the owners wants and needs, but they offer things like wooden front and rear racks and even surfboard carriers. Love it.Īnother awesome CT110 tweaker is Dusted Customs at Moto in Noosa. The Junk Mail is just that, built from bits it had lying around the workshop the frame has been stretched 200mm. And the Pinko Bastard is Champion’s ‘take’ on the CT110. The Parcel Bomb by Champion Abbotsford was built, it says, for trails and tar. The workshop is out the back of the beer garden at the Yarra Hotel in Melbourne and the bikes that Jim turns out are perfect for gentlemen riders or learners…me, I want one of every single bike he makes. So, what makes the postie bike a great project? Simple, it’s cheap to buy a second-hand one, the parts are cheap and if you buy an ex-postie bike then you’ll be getting one that’s been tweaked with tougher bits and pieces to handle the rigours of suburban mail delivery.Īny custom postie bike article has to lead with the daddy of the business and that is Champion Abbotsford run by Jim Clark. And while there are a bunch of top-class custom bike builders in Australia that will build you the ultimate scrambler only a couple advertise as exclusive builders of custom postie bikes. But more specifically in customising them. So, the other day when Honda announced the tougher, rough-road oriented CT125 was going on-sale in Australia it got me thinking about motorbikes again. But I’ve never lost that lust for bikes, especially custom bikes as opposed to racers, and the postie bike holds a special place in my heart. My parents agreed…and even though I pestered them for a postie bike of my own I never got one. But we didn’t back then.īut even then I felt that me, mixed with motorbikes was a recipe for disaster. The first and last motorcycle I ever rode was a postie bike…and I loved it even though I opened the throttle right up straight away and nearly came off the thing. ![]() The Honda CT110 is an Australian icon thanks to Australia Post … we’ve picked a couple of the coolest custom postie bikes in Australia.
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