Do you carry a bike to get around on

Ivan 01 · Guru

Do you carry a bike to get around on

gdayjr · Senior Member

One of the reasons I am going to towing my caravan with an iVECO daily E6 Van, was because I will be taking a BMW R1200GS motorcycle with me.

Along with a 3.8 meter fishing kayak, and a pushbike.

A in my workshop tools and handyman tools, and I found the practicality, space, and payload of the Iveco perfect for my needs.

PeterInSa · Guru

Graham, in my younger days Gold Prospecting, I used a 250CC Honda Trail Bike for Bush prospecting and for general use, of course your BMW is more suitable for Highway use.

My 3m Fishing Yak has outriggers and a small electric motor/Lithium Battery, and as some Fisho's boat owners (and SWMBO) say, Fishing Yaks are shark bait.

And use our e-bike more than my treadly.

KJB · Guru

1970 Honda CT70/Dax - approx. 85 Kg., folding handle bars, Legal with pillion , on Club Rego., super reliable.

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Ivan 01 · Guru

That is a tough looking bike.

The wheels certainly indicate that.

I do see so many old postie bikes on the back of motor homes and converted buses. With Honda phasing them out for Auspost and the new bikes actually being trikes I wonder if we will see a new market created for a small to mid size two wheel electric bike with the range and durability of the fathfull postie bike.

Craig1 · Guru

The new Postie Road train looks somewhat similar in wheel design to the much maligned 3 wheel atv that rolled on so many farmers, yet higher, heavily loaded and subject to the vagaries of council designed and not maintained footpaths. Why is it so?

86GTS · Guru

Craig1 wrote:
The new Postie Road train looks somewhat similar in wheel design to the much maligned 3 wheel atv that rolled on so many farmers, yet higher, heavily loaded and subject to the vagaries of council designed and not maintained footpaths. Why is it so?

They're not worth a pinch of goat sh*t. Around our area there are no footpaths & the nature strips are so wet & muddy that a stupid contraption like that would sink like a stone.

We get our mail delivered using the traditional Honda 110.

yobarr · Guru

Craig1 wrote:
The new Postie Road train looks somewhat similar in wheel design to the much maligned 3 wheel atv that rolled on so many farmers, yet higher, heavily loaded and subject to the vagaries of council designed and not maintained footpaths. Why is it so?

Overloaded on rear axle, like so many caravanners' cars.

-- Edited by yobarr on Tuesday 21st of June 2022 10:41:35 AM

Buzz Lightbulb · Guru

My first motorcycle was a 50cc, step through, ag bike just like the postie's. I also had my worst motorcycle accident on it when a pregnant woman didn't see me going the opposite direction and turned right in front of me. disbelief

tea spoon · Senior Member

i couldnt use a push bike as Milo my dog would pull me over when he stopes to smell the bushes/trees /etc.......but i would like one

Ivan 01 · Guru

86GTS wrote:
Craig1 wrote:
The new Postie Road train looks somewhat similar in wheel design to the much maligned 3 wheel atv that rolled on so many farmers, yet higher, heavily loaded and subject to the vagaries of council designed and not maintained footpaths. Why is it so?
They're not worth a pinch of goat sh*t. Around our area there are no footpaths & the nature strips are so wet & muddy that a stupid contraption like that would sink like a stone.
We get our mail delivered using the traditional Honda 110.

I have seen the new postie trike and I have to agree.

They look pretty dangerous to me.

Even a four wheel would be better stability for the double decker boxes that some have on them.

Farmers learnt that years ago.

Time will tell

oldbloke · Guru

yobarr wrote:
Craig1 wrote:
The new Postie Road train looks somewhat similar in wheel design to the much maligned 3 wheel atv that rolled on so many farmers, yet higher, heavily loaded and subject to the vagaries of council designed and not maintained footpaths. Why is it so?
Overloaded on rear axle, like so many caravanners' cars.

-- Edited by yobarr on Tuesday 21st of June 2022 10:41:35 AM

Must be a Toyota. Lol. Probably faulty too, suggest they ask for some compo.

Oka374 · Veteran Member

The local posties had a go of them somewhere (the locals all use normal postie bikes) and two of the three nearly rolled them due to a combo of slopes and rough ground, they would never work here as we have no footpaths.
Probably fine in dead flat country with good wide footpaths as long as you didn't meet an oldie on a gopher coming the other way.

RoboLB · Senior Member

I suppose an alternative these days is an electric scooter. Like those things we used as kids, one foot on the deck and pushing with the other. Except they have electric motors and all terrain tyres!

Jaahn · Guru

Hi
Regarding the 'new' electric three wheel Postie carriers. They are not new here(Newcastle) and have been used for a couple of years. Generally the posties are happy with them and I have not heard any say there were accidents with them being unstable. They still use the bikes and also private contractors in cars. Horses for courses I think and AP uses what is suitable for the terrain. Indeed they are a Swiss design which has been sold there and into other countries for Postie work and other delivery for quite some years. The batteries and drive is mounted very low for stability. smile

I have been riding bikes for over 60 years and the 'postie bikes' are one of the worst small bikes I have ever ridden. I wonder why they became such a cult classic. I guess just because they were available cheap at auctions. disbelief They were basically an agriculture bike that AP had modified slightly for their specific use. They had minimal shocks that hardly worked, minimum tires, etc etc but a comfortable upright seat position. Honda and others sold small road bikes that were much better speced for normal use for minimal money(look O/S) till the importers stopped bringing them in to drive the punters up market for more profit.

I will probably get an electric push bike soon to get about on as the battery power and life is now good I believe. hmm Scooters are not for me. I did ride an electric scooter with a seat, a couple of Kms to work, for the last ~13 years of work. Along the bike path and the foot paths. Only two sets of LA batteries in that time.
Jaahn

-- Edited by Jaahn on Thursday 23rd of June 2022 08:40:08 AM