In 2013 it was decided Australia Post would retire the red rocket and make way for the more fuel efficient but less stylish NBC110 Super Cub. Something that couldn’t be said for other bike manufacturers with names rhyming with Hardley Jamison. Up until 2013 Australia Post put it’s faith in the trusty CT110 to deliver mail to thousands of Australians, as it was not only reliable but provided good bang for buck.
The single-cylinder 110cc engine was renowned as being bulletproof with a number of events and charities using posties to ride ridiculous distances that would put a modern day tourer to shame. Its appeal stretched across a wide audience, and rightly so. There wasn’t a sound more joyous than that of the postie’s single cylinder tearing up the footpath on the way to deliver your bae’s letter, only to find out it was a reminder for your overdue library book.Īs it turned out the humble Honda CT110 Postie became quite the Australian icon years after it was introduced by Australia Post in 1980. Once upon a time in the suburbs before email / insta-snap-tok-face messaging became the norm, the only way you could slide into someone’s DMs was through a handwritten letter. From sourcing a donor bike to the tools you’ll need, a bike builder reveals the tips and tricks that will transform your Postie bike from boring to jaw-dropping.