Thanks, David. I assume you're asking about the chrome tank. (I later replaced it with a red plastic tank from a Honda XR250). Unfortunately I don't know anything more about the chrome tank other than it fitted into the space on the bike. I have seen other versions of it around with Honda badging but they may just be a generic make with different brand badging for marketing purposes. I didn't get any other info with it. Thanks for your comment and question.
I live in the USA and I plan to ride a small portion of the Trans America Trail on my 1981 Honda ct 110. I see that you have that extra gas can on the side of yours and would love to see what you had to do to mount that there. I am looking to get that done to mine before I go on this trip. I am going to need extra gas in Western Oklahoma.
G'day Skydiver and thank you for posting your comment. I originally mounted the 5L jerry can on the bike to extend the fuel range however, I rethought that prior to leaving on my trip because I also needed to carry extra water whilst crossing the vast arid regions of outback Australia. So, I repurposed the jerry can to carry water (obviously, I purchased a new uncontaminated can 😉). For fuel, I purchased a collapsible 5L fuel bladder that I filled prior to traversing long distances between fuel stations. Together with that, the 5L stock tank and the 10L XR250 tank I fitted, I could start out with 20L of fuel on the bike which gave me a range of at least 500Kms (even into a headwind 🙃) To fit the jerry can, I welded up a bracket that I bolted to the studs for the toolkit holder on the rear carrier. I must confess that it wasn't the most robust of brackets and, with the weight of the left side pannier continually pressing against it, I eventually ended up with the water leaking where the lower corner of the jerry can had rubbed against the lower part of the spring on the left side shock. Fortunately, the leak was relatively slow and I managed to retain enough water for my purposes. (In hindsight, I'm glad I opted for water rather than gasoline 😵) There are many things I'd probably do differently were I to ever to this again, and one would be to find a different water storage option. As with all trips of this nature, I found I carried a bunch of unnecessary stuff (a tarp I never used, tarp poles and too much camera kit to name a few) that could have saved some space for a different type of water container. Hope this helps and good luck for your trip. When do you plan of setting off? Will you be running a vlog at all? I'd be really interested to follow your adventure. Sounds fantastic!
@@PostieGeezer I am somewhat up in the air right now about when I am going to leave. But sometime within this summer. And no, I don't have cameras and the skills to do a Vlog. However, I think I have found a way to mount the fuel tank. I can take off the mount for my small 1/2 gallon auxiliary tank and manufacture a mount that will fit where that auxiliary mount was. I'll let you know if that works. Thanks for the reply.
@@skydiver6711 I think we're probably talking about the same mounting point. It either takes the aux tank or toolkit holder. How far do you intend travelling on this trip? From where to where? I'm envious.
@@PostieGeezer I plan to cover just the Oklahoma portion of the TAT. It goes from the northeast part of Oklahoma in a town called Westville to the panhandle where Oklahoma and New Mexico meet. It is about 750 miles. I tried to ride it last year and got within less than 150 miles when the bike broke down. I hauled it home and have done some work on it this year and I think I can make it now. If I break down and don't make it, I told my wife I am going to come home and go buy either a Honda crf 250 or a Honda Trail 125. Not sure which one, but then I 'm going to go all the way across Oklahoma and finish that part of the TAT. I am also thinking of getting the GPS track and doing Arkansas as well as Oklahoma. The Arkansas portion of theTAT starts at Helena, Arkansas and goes to Westville, oklahoma. But we shall see how this goes. Family activities may conflict with it for a while, but I'm going if I have to go in the snow. Just put Trans America Trail in your computer and there is a web site that will come up about it. A man in North Carolina, (that is on the east coast of the US) and goes all the way to the West Coast Pacific Ocean , It is supposed to be 80% dirt roads. I would love to ride the whole thing but money and my age get in the way. I"m 72.
@@skydiver6711 Sounds fantastic, mate. Good luck. Hopefully we can stay in touch and I see how things travel with you. Earlier this year, I traded down from a Ducati Multistrada 950S to a Royal Enfield - Himalayan and am loving it. At 67, I'm over high performance bikes and all the high tech stuff that goes along with them. Riding my CT110 around Australia gave me a renewed appreciation of keeping things simple. I was also after something lighter to handle, less stressful to ride, maintainable and 'droppable'. The Himalayan met all those needs of mine. Very comfortable and capable. I'll be doing a ride on it (with a mate on a Suzuki DR650) from Sydney to Tasmania in November. We'll try to pick as much dirt as we can. Did an inaugural ride on it with a group of adventure riders I often ride with in March. It kept up for the most part with as couple of larger capacity BMW's and a Triumph 800 Tiger....especially on the dirt.
looking at upgrading my rear shocks and interested in your opinion on your selection after you have used them for all of you ride, would you recommend them and have you had any problems during your adventure with the shocks ? Also what was the eye to eye length 330 mm ? did you have to swap the bush size out or were they correct sizing for the bike ? keep up the great work loving the adventure cheers
Hi Peter. The VOPO shocks I put on was the best mod I made to the bike. They have made a HUGE difference to the rideability and safety of the bike when loaded up like mine. I would definitely recommend. The ones I bought were for a Yamaha so the bush diameters were wrong and I had to fiddle quite a bit to get them fitted properly. I only then noted that Honda versions were available which probably would have fitted straight on. Got some reason the outfit I purchased them from were unable/reluctant to go and measure all the dimensions for me so I bought them knowing that I may have to do some mods. That said, I would definitely do it again. Thanks for watching my ramblings mate. All the best. PS. I can't recall but I'm sure they were 330mm.
@@PostieGeezer thanks for the info , so what did you do , change the bushes ?on the postie bike the top is 16mm ID and Bottom 10mm ID. I contacted them an asked what size bushes are on them and they came back top and bottom 12mm ID. just wondering what you did on yours to make them work , keen to get the shocks cheers for your help
@@Petemurch Sorry for the late response, Peter. Yes, I had to 'manufacture my own bottom bushes and bore out the top 'eye' on the shocks to 16mm. However, I only noticed much later in the piece that there is a 'Honda' version of the VOPO shocks available from Mad Hornets. Not sure of the length or bush diameters but they may be less of a hassle to fit.
@@PostieGeezer no problems. Yes had a look through the other shocks and hard to get details off them but they said most are all 12mm top and bottom. I'll end up doing the same as what you did . Cheers and safe travels
Hi Gav, Jeff again (from SoCal). I love the play list and the numbering. Thanks for setting it up like this. I've now gone around Oz with you twice. :) Question: What is the seat cushion and where did you get it? (you talk about everything else!) Suggestion: Perhaps you could do a video that just reviews of all the gear you used. Besides the rants on the Garmin, I'm interested in both the electronics (cameras, drone, microphone), gadget mounts, luggage. I'm also very interested in your riding gear - I know you complain about the putting the rain pants on while road-side, but do they work well once on? And you have at least three different gloves, as well as other rain gear (like the bright yellow jacket). You did a lot or riding in the rain and I'm very interested in what gear "did the job", and what to avoid,. It's always good to hear reviews from someone that actually torture tested gear and can give an honest review. Anyway, just and idea for an epilogue video if you get the itch. Thanks again - I'll probably watch the entire ride-around for a 3rd time I've enjoyed it so very much.
Hi Jeff, Many thanks for your comment and suggestion. What a great idea! I'll certainly look into doing a 'kit 'n stuff' review video. I'm sure it will help a lot of folk out there. Stay tuned.....although, it may take me a while ;-)
Thanks for the video sir, wish you good health and long rides.
Thank you, Bongo. Much appreciated.
Thanks, David. I assume you're asking about the chrome tank. (I later replaced it with a red plastic tank from a Honda XR250). Unfortunately I don't know anything more about the chrome tank other than it fitted into the space on the bike. I have seen other versions of it around with Honda badging but they may just be a generic make with different brand badging for marketing purposes. I didn't get any other info with it. Thanks for your comment and question.
I've just had a look on the internet and it looks like that tank may be for a Honda XL250 (1975). Can't be certain though.
Honda put ig key down there for postal use. Same reason speedo sits so high std. They run a bag right there on bars
Interesting. Thanks for that, mate.
I live in the USA and I plan to ride a small portion of the Trans America Trail on my 1981 Honda ct 110. I see that you have that extra gas can on the side of yours and would love to see what you had to do to mount that there. I am looking to get that done to mine before I go on this trip. I am going to need extra gas in Western Oklahoma.
G'day Skydiver and thank you for posting your comment.
I originally mounted the 5L jerry can on the bike to extend the fuel range however, I rethought that prior to leaving on my trip because I also needed to carry extra water whilst crossing the vast arid regions of outback Australia. So, I repurposed the jerry can to carry water (obviously, I purchased a new uncontaminated can 😉). For fuel, I purchased a collapsible 5L fuel bladder that I filled prior to traversing long distances between fuel stations. Together with that, the 5L stock tank and the 10L XR250 tank I fitted, I could start out with 20L of fuel on the bike which gave me a range of at least 500Kms (even into a headwind 🙃)
To fit the jerry can, I welded up a bracket that I bolted to the studs for the toolkit holder on the rear carrier. I must confess that it wasn't the most robust of brackets and, with the weight of the left side pannier continually pressing against it, I eventually ended up with the water leaking where the lower corner of the jerry can had rubbed against the lower part of the spring on the left side shock. Fortunately, the leak was relatively slow and I managed to retain enough water for my purposes. (In hindsight, I'm glad I opted for water rather than gasoline 😵)
There are many things I'd probably do differently were I to ever to this again, and one would be to find a different water storage option. As with all trips of this nature, I found I carried a bunch of unnecessary stuff (a tarp I never used, tarp poles and too much camera kit to name a few) that could have saved some space for a different type of water container.
Hope this helps and good luck for your trip. When do you plan of setting off? Will you be running a vlog at all? I'd be really interested to follow your adventure. Sounds fantastic!
@@PostieGeezer I am somewhat up in the air right now about when I am going to leave. But sometime within this summer. And no, I don't have cameras and the skills to do a Vlog. However, I think I have found a way to mount the fuel tank. I can take off the mount for my small 1/2 gallon auxiliary tank and manufacture a mount that will fit where that auxiliary mount was. I'll let you know if that works. Thanks for the reply.
@@skydiver6711 I think we're probably talking about the same mounting point. It either takes the aux tank or toolkit holder. How far do you intend travelling on this trip? From where to where? I'm envious.
@@PostieGeezer I plan to cover just the Oklahoma portion of the TAT. It goes from the northeast part of Oklahoma in a town called Westville to the panhandle where Oklahoma and New Mexico meet. It is about 750 miles. I tried to ride it last year and got within less than 150 miles when the bike broke down. I hauled it home and have done some work on it this year and I think I can make it now. If I break down and don't make it, I told my wife I am going to come home and go buy either a Honda crf 250 or a Honda Trail 125. Not sure which one, but then I 'm going to go all the way across Oklahoma and finish that part of the TAT. I am also thinking of getting the GPS track and doing Arkansas as well as Oklahoma. The Arkansas portion of theTAT starts at Helena, Arkansas and goes to Westville, oklahoma. But we shall see how this goes. Family activities may conflict with it for a while, but I'm going if I have to go in the snow. Just put Trans America Trail in your computer and there is a web site that will come up about it. A man in North Carolina, (that is on the east coast of the US) and goes all the way to the West Coast Pacific Ocean , It is supposed to be 80% dirt roads. I would love to ride the whole thing but money and my age get in the way. I"m 72.
@@skydiver6711 Sounds fantastic, mate. Good luck. Hopefully we can stay in touch and I see how things travel with you.
Earlier this year, I traded down from a Ducati Multistrada 950S to a Royal Enfield - Himalayan and am loving it. At 67, I'm over high performance bikes and all the high tech stuff that goes along with them. Riding my CT110 around Australia gave me a renewed appreciation of keeping things simple. I was also after something lighter to handle, less stressful to ride, maintainable and 'droppable'. The Himalayan met all those needs of mine. Very comfortable and capable. I'll be doing a ride on it (with a mate on a Suzuki DR650) from Sydney to Tasmania in November. We'll try to pick as much dirt as we can. Did an inaugural ride on it with a group of adventure riders I often ride with in March. It kept up for the most part with as couple of larger capacity BMW's and a Triumph 800 Tiger....especially on the dirt.
Can a CT 90 be bored out (safely) to accept a CT 110 piston? (is the connecting rod small end the same size?)
Mate that's way outside my wheelhouse. Sorry, can't help.
CT 110 piston is smaller diameter (47mm) than CT 90.. a 50mm dia piston. The 110 just has a longer stroke
@@Billy-burner Thank you. Very helpful.
Awesome bike! Do you know the make and model of tank or which bike it came from?
Hey David. Sorry for the late response. The plastic tank is from a Honda XR250. Thanks for your question.
Nice work. Thank you.
Thanks mate. Much appreciated.
Great video thanks, full of top information
Thanks mate. Glad it was useful.
love your creativity.
Thank you, mate. Necessity is the mother of invention ;-)
looking at upgrading my rear shocks and interested in your opinion on your selection after you have used them for all of you ride, would you recommend them and have you had any problems during your adventure with the shocks ? Also what was the eye to eye length 330 mm ? did you have to swap the bush size out or were they correct sizing for the bike ?
keep up the great work loving the adventure cheers
Hi Peter. The VOPO shocks I put on was the best mod I made to the bike. They have made a HUGE difference to the rideability and safety of the bike when loaded up like mine. I would definitely recommend. The ones I bought were for a Yamaha so the bush diameters were wrong and I had to fiddle quite a bit to get them fitted properly. I only then noted that Honda versions were available which probably would have fitted straight on. Got some reason the outfit I purchased them from were unable/reluctant to go and measure all the dimensions for me so I bought them knowing that I may have to do some mods. That said, I would definitely do it again.
Thanks for watching my ramblings mate. All the best.
PS. I can't recall but I'm sure they were 330mm.
@@PostieGeezer thanks for the info , so what did you do , change the bushes ?on the postie bike the top is 16mm ID and Bottom 10mm ID. I contacted them an asked what size bushes are on them and they came back top and bottom 12mm ID. just wondering what you did on yours to make them work , keen to get the shocks cheers for your help
@@Petemurch Sorry for the late response, Peter. Yes, I had to 'manufacture my own bottom bushes and bore out the top 'eye' on the shocks to 16mm. However, I only noticed much later in the piece that there is a 'Honda' version of the VOPO shocks available from Mad Hornets. Not sure of the length or bush diameters but they may be less of a hassle to fit.
@@PostieGeezer no problems. Yes had a look through the other shocks and hard to get details off them but they said most are all 12mm top and bottom.
I'll end up doing the same as what you did . Cheers and safe travels
Thank you
Hi Gav, Jeff again (from SoCal). I love the play list and the numbering. Thanks for setting it up like this. I've now gone around Oz with you twice. :) Question: What is the seat cushion and where did you get it? (you talk about everything else!)
Suggestion: Perhaps you could do a video that just reviews of all the gear you used. Besides the rants on the Garmin, I'm interested in both the electronics (cameras, drone, microphone), gadget mounts, luggage. I'm also very interested in your riding gear - I know you complain about the putting the rain pants on while road-side, but do they work well once on? And you have at least three different gloves, as well as other rain gear (like the bright yellow jacket). You did a lot or riding in the rain and I'm very interested in what gear "did the job", and what to avoid,. It's always good to hear reviews from someone that actually torture tested gear and can give an honest review. Anyway, just and idea for an epilogue video if you get the itch.
Thanks again - I'll probably watch the entire ride-around for a 3rd time I've enjoyed it so very much.
Hi Jeff, Many thanks for your comment and suggestion. What a great idea! I'll certainly look into doing a 'kit 'n stuff' review video. I'm sure it will help a lot of folk out there. Stay tuned.....although, it may take me a while ;-)
You only get 400k's with 15L of fuel???