You accept that there is no personal injury insurance, only the bike is covered, therefore if you are self employed you might want to consider some income protection insurance such as with You accept that motorcycling is an inherently dangerous pursuit and there is of course risk of injury, disablement and death. You agree that you have not been convicted of any motoring offence involving drink or drugs in the last 5 years. You agree that you shall not consume alcohol or drugs before or during the ride. You have dynamic control of the bike at all times. You agree that you have sole responsibility for your own actions and personal safety and that you must ride to your own abilities and conditions. You agree that Dorothy’s Speed Shop will remove me from the course if my behaviour is considered dangerous to myself or any other person. You agree to declare any medical condition or history that may be detrimental to your participation You agree to remain behind the lead rider at all times You agree to ride responsibly around other riders There is no obligation to ride anything you don’t want to. You only attempt terrain that you deem suitable to your ability. You ride within your limits at all times and acknowledge that there is no obligation to keep up with the rider in front. 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.You treat the bike with the respect that you treat your own 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&N filter to the carb. While there’s no huge power improvements to be easily gained from the CT110’s engine, Jim unlocks a smidge more grunt by dropping around 5 to 10 kilos of excess weight and by opening up it’s airways. The barrel is also given a thorough clean before being resprayed in engine black and pieced back together. Jim then replaces the piston, ring, cam chain, seals and gaskets and the heads are blasted clean. The engines are rebuilt by removing the side cases, barrel and head. Starting with this platform Jim performs a set of standard upgrades to all of the bikes he builds. Postie Bikes feature a heavy duty gearbox, rock solid heavy duty gauge rims, 3 stands (center, left and right) so they can be quickly parked on any surface and a locking front brake. These versions of the CT110 were designed and built especially for Auspost by Honda and feature a series of special modifications to cope with the day-to-day wear and tear of postal delivery. When Jim started showing people the bike the feedback was unanimously positive and Post Modern Motorcycles was born.Īll of the Post Modern builds are ex-Australian Postal Service vehicles.
Soon afterwards he purchased his first Postie and it was transformed into the ‘Blackmail’. He stripped away the stock seat, added some fat rubber and was happy with the result.
After a friend suggested he try Postie Bikes as a platform Jim started sketching a few ideas. Back in the early nineties Jim was customising Yamaha SR’s and British bikes under the influence of the Japanese custom scene.
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