Joel's CT110 Build

Hi, my name is Joel, and I’ve been working for MCS for 17 years as an Area Manager covering South Australia, the Northern Territory, Western Victoria, and Broken Hill. I’ve been in the motorcycle game for over 25 years — riding, racing, coaching, fixing, and restoring all kinds of bikes, from small dirt bikes to large road motorcycles

One of the best parts of working on the road is coming across motorcycles to fix and restore. These are just a few photos of bikes I’ve completed in the past as full ground-up builds, including CB250s, a VTR250, CT70s, and CT110s. You can check out more of my builds on Instagram @jt2wheels.

One of my favourite budget builds is this 1994 CT110 Postie bike. It originally started life as a side-car golf cart in Port Lincoln, South Australia. I picked it up for a few hundred dollars in poor condition, as you can see from the photos. As with most bikes I buy, the first step was to get it running and see what needed attention. Unfortunately, compression was very low, so a full teardown was the only option.

I stripped the motorcycle right back to the bare frame. The frame, tank, and wheels were painted gloss black, while the plastics, front fender, and headlight surround were finished in hot lipstick red. The engine received a full top-end rebuild with a new piston and rings, using our GKH26 gasket set, and was then painted in a hard satin black finish. I wanted a lower, sleeker look, as Postie bikes are quite upright, so I fitted a set of our HB3 handlebars. I also cut the seat foam in half and had it retrimmed in bright red. I kept the stock-style taillight but replaced the lens with our TL8. The indicator stalks were trimmed back and fitted with our IU100 mini gsxr indicators to maintain a retro look.

During assembly, I decided not to use the factory airbox to keep the bike looking clean and minimal. Instead, I fitted our Carb110 carburettor with a PF1 pod filter, along with an RP8 black oval number plate finished with a lucky number 7. I retained the factory muffler but installed a larger baffle for improved sound, finishing it in heat-proof satin black. Fitted a set of Michelin city tyre and used a white tyre pen bring out the logo.

To complete the build, I fitted a range of our CT110 parts, including fork boots, seals, front and rear drum shoes, foot peg rubbers, key switch, brake lever, gear lever, chain and sprockets, grips, and mirrors. The end result is was a cool low cost CT110 bike to zip about the streets on.

You can find all of our CT110 Parts at mcsonline.com.au for your Postie bike builds.