I have been looking at getting one of these for my motorcycle. Unfortunately all those available are either too low, weak or unstable. Some stick out horizontally at least 750mm (some even drop DOWN). Even the rear tie-outs are horizontal instead of angling up 45 deg. They would BOTTOM dreadfully. Nearly all depend on the […]
How to Mount a Honda XR250 Tank on a Ct110 Postie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Bdu98bBVEA XR Tank = 7.9 litres + CT110 Tank = 4.8 litres + CT110 Auxiliary Tank = 2.3 litres; Total = 15 litres x 62 Km/L = 930 km! Melbourne-Sydney on one refill ought to be ENOUGH!
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My brand new Honda 2010 CT110 Dual Range has just arrived from Sydney thanks to Uship (20.7 km on the clock!) Many hiking/canoeing adventures await us thanks to this marvellous machine. Honda Australia (in its wisdom?) no longer imports this model (though every so often they weaken and let a few in) even though it
In Australia this motorcycle is best known colloquially as the ‘Postie Bike’ (for obvious reasons). It is the most common motorcycle in Australia. Elsewhere known as the ‘Cub’ it is the most produced vehicle in history with over 60 MILLION having been made by 2008. A brief history here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_Super_Cub I picked up my ‘latest’
I can see many uses for this little beauty ( a much improved, faster, lighter mountain bike moped for example): http://www.gizmag.com/liquidpiston-x-mini-engine/34747/
If you have difficulty buying stuff online, check out http://www.shipito.com/ They are just great. You can (for example) buy that stuff on Amazon (which has free US shipping but which they won’t send to Oz) and have Shipito forward it (very cheaply). We do this all the time. We usually use Shipito’s cheapest freight rates
GREAT new Aussie built car (and without ANY Government subsidies) – hope they sell a million of them: http://www.tomcar.com.au/
I am rather proud of our new folding staircase for the camper: In the fully folded position the staircase takes up less than 2″ (50 mm) of space on the side of the camper (and is exactly the same height). In the fully down position there are six comfy steps which even our 15 year
29/12/2013: Have fitted a second pair of heavy duty shocks to the rear of the old Defender. That seems to have finally settled the camper down so that it is just like driving a car now. Looking forward to our next trip! Update: There is now a new instant gas water heater for campers which
