Australian postie bikes
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However, it will eventually lead to a scarcity of the popular machines. This is bad news for Honda, but good news for lovers of the bike as there should be a lot hitting the market at bargain prices.
#AUSTRALIAN POSTIE BIKES TRIAL#
With parcels now the bulk of Australia Post’s business, the writing was on the wall for the iconic bike.Īustralia Post began ordering the trikes to replace the two-wheelers in 2019 after a two-month trial of three trikes in Brisbane in 2018. The electric trike has a top speed of 45km/h and can carry up to 100 small parcels and 1200 letters at a time, three times more than the old Postie bike. However, I’ve spoken to several posties who say they are dangerous because they can tip over on uneven footpath surfaces. They will be replaced by Swiss-made Kyburz electric trikes which Australia Post says are safer, can only reach 45km/h and are allowed on footpaths.
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The Honda CT110 Postie bike has been used for postal deliveries since the 1970s. Who would have thought a couple of years ago when we first started seeing those strange electric Postie trikes on our footpaths that they would replace the iconic red Honda Postie bike?Īustralia Post representatives have told a parliamentary inquiry into road safety that they are on track to have all motorbikes phased out of the fleet by 2025.