Better buy a 5L container.About $30 later I walked out very unhappy but with 5L of extra fuel range. Through Murgon with a stop for fuel, check the sure if I have the range for fuel. It was a rather steep range though and with a fully loaded, underpowered postie, it was slow going up, first gear mostly at about 15kph YUP TRUCK!!!! They didnt seem to mind me though, I got right off the road and they just waved. Up and over the range where the trucks were likely to be coming. Rode on through the back roads of Gallangowan, which ended up being a logging truck road, oh well, I had it all planned on the GPS, no turning back now. The rig!! You can see my setup here, pannier racks, GPS, dirt tyres and heavy duty tubes, etc. This was after about 10mins of riding!Īnother break to try and thaw the hands out a bit, heading out towards Kandanga. Well, it was about 2 minutes into the ride, I realised that my motocross gloves do not cut it in the winter time!!! My hands were in such pain I had to stop. Had to push the little beast out from the house before starting it to not wake the kids, BLOODY HELL!!! How can something so small weigh so much? I did my best to pack as light as possible, oh well. Woke early and geared up, didn't think it felt that cold, but had my winter liners in pants and jacket. Here is the ride planned for the first day out to Taroom, Qld.Ĭlose up for those who might know the area, ended up being a fantastic ride. I have tried to get out there a number of times but different things have held me back. The plan was to do a ride that another member on here (JNF68) had suggested for me a year or so ago. Individual design/style changes come in the form of custom paint and decals, the occasional fuel tank add-on and Brooks leather saddlebags, grips and mudflaps to compliment the 40’s/50’s aesthetic of his builds.Well, with the Hardcore Postie ride not lining up with my holidays, I thought the purchase of my Postie better not go to waste, so I continued my "adventurising" project and ended up with a nice little setup. Post Modern builds also regularly feature a mix of custom components from Japanese parts manufacturer Easy Riders, for which Jim is the Australian distributor. Jim says the bike will easily get air over speed humps but recommends standing up on the pegs before landing. The rear end has been made rigid by swapping out the springs for solid struts, lowering it by around an inch and tucking the rear wheel up into the fender. He prefers a more comfortable upright riding position so this bike has a wider set of handlebars, giving it the look and handling characteristics of a BMX. The red bike (“Pinko Bastard”) is Jim’s personal ride, which he refers to as a kind of Street Tracker. The stock seat was replaced with a Nitro Heads unit and the bars swapped for Café Racer style, low hanging Clubmans. After the tear down it was treated to a full respray in gloss black. The customer wanted another Blackmail so it’s almost a carbon copy of the original. 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
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