Buckets/Motards, Manfield short track: Sat 25 feb 06 [Archive]

F5 Dave

4th January 2006, 10:19

Bert

4th January 2006, 10:27

You'd be surprised. Gearing should be raised, but the only straight is not any longer than Kiatoke backstraight,. . . just it's entry is much faster.

The back cct was reputably commissioned for Toyota’s testing & consequently pretty tight & dead flat. Just like most roads. Still not complaining, suits us fine & the small connecting road to link it up is nice & curved.

It is great bucket track, it will sort the men out from the boys, some of those corners are very fast.
I'll be there with bells on.
We should make sure that some of the Hawks Bay come over.
Maybe we could have a Manawatu GP ????

F5 Dave

4th January 2006, 10:34

It is great bucket track, it will sort the men out from the boys, some of those corners are very fast.
I'll be there with bells on. . .
Actually MNZ main sanction rules do not permit Bells or Horns/ other warning devices I believe.

Having said this I used to run one of those really loud compressed air horns at 2 hr meetings for a giggle. Scared backmarkers out of the way pretty quick & no official ever said a word.:rofl:

k14

4th January 2006, 10:34

This sounds like a good opportunity to bring out the bucket for its north island debut. How much is entry?

F5 Dave

4th January 2006, 10:41

I think it may be as high as $35 sorry, but the event is being run by the “Bush rider's club” whoever they are. There is another event on the main track. Just spoke to one of the guys.

Found this on Silver bullet:

When: Saturday, 25 Feb 2006
Where: MANFIELD AUTOPARK
District (Region): Manawatu (RANGITIKEI-HOROWHENUA-MANAWATU-TARARUA)
Directions: ENTRY IS THROUGH GATE 2 NEAR THE LAMB PACKERS MEAT WORKS
Sign in Starts: 08:00
Riders Briefing: 09:45
Start Time: 10:00
Classes: - MADE UP ON DAY NUMBERS WILLING, BUT LIKLY AS FOLLOWS
- SPORTMAN UNDER
- SPORTMAN OVER
- S 1
- S 2
- QUADS [RACING TYPE]
- BUCKETS

Terrain: THIS WILL BE A TARMAC ONLY EVENT [NO DIRT]
Organiser: Bush Riders MCC
Contact: MIKE 06 376 3838
TONY 06 376 4100

Other Details:
EVENT WILL RUN RAIN OR HOPEFULLY BRIGHT SUNSHINE. ENTRY FEE $35.00 PER CLASS HOPE TO RUN 5 OR 6 RACES PER CLASS, WEATHER DEPENDING!

k14

4th January 2006, 10:45

$35 sounds pretty decent to me. Costs $30 at ruapuna for an afternoon meeting on the B track.

What are those other classes? S1, S2 etc?

F5 Dave

4th January 2006, 10:49

Super motard I guess. They will adjust the classes depending on how many of which turns up.

Should be able to put up any South Islanders if they want to break the trip up, we are 30 min from ferry & 1 -3/4 hr from manfield.

Have a little bit of off street parking.

Sketchy_Racer

4th January 2006, 11:58

Yea we need to get a little more interest in the buckets..... it has dropped considerably (mainly because Mr Scullion hasnt been there for a while) but if we get the word around enough.. it should be a good turn out!!

I hope to kick some arse..... maybe not jays, but someones :lol: :rofl:

F5 Dave

4th January 2006, 12:05

. . . I hope to kick some arse..... maybe not jays, but someones :lol: :rofl:
Neighbours dog is always a good target. Chances are he’s barky & deserves it & as long as the neighbour doesn’t see you it’s a victimless crime.

. . .well apart from poor old Rover, but we’ve pretty much established that he had it coming.

Course if you don’t do it hard enough he’ll bite you fer sure.

Sketchy_Racer

4th January 2006, 12:10

lol your a bit of a character dave.... I hope to beat bayden... but with this new engine hes got, it may be a bit of a struggle. its pretty serious!!

i really hope i can get the Flatslide to carburate properly in time... cause that XR250 smooth bore just aint doing it

bungbung

4th January 2006, 12:12

That sounds like fun. I get the cast off my (broken) wrist the week before...

should I?

It's pretty tempting.

team cudby

4th January 2006, 14:04

It is great bucket track, it will sort the men out from the boys, some of those corners are very fast.
I'll be there with bells on.
We should make sure that some of the Hawks Bay come over.
Maybe we could have a Manawatu GP ????
Hawkes bay will be there/manawatu gp yes please.Do you think that they will run sidecars?:first:

F5 Dave

4th January 2006, 14:08

No sidecars I imagine, they are really running it as a supermotard event & buckets tagging along, but should get 6 races which is well enough to make it worthwhile.

froggyfrenchman

4th January 2006, 14:29

No sidecars I imagine, they are really running it as a supermotard event & buckets tagging along, but should get 6 races which is well enough to make it worthwhile.

Just to clarify, im pretty sure he was talking bout bucket class sidecars

F5 Dave

4th January 2006, 14:46

Just to clarify, im pretty sure he was talking bout bucket class sidecars
That's clarifying? Who is 'he'? You mean Team Cudby? Yeah he was talking about bucket sidecars, or did you mean the organiser? No mention of sidecars of any sort. To be honest sidecars do seem to have died. Really for the last few years there haven't been 2 to rub together. It is a pity but not much can do about it.

k14

4th January 2006, 14:58

That sounds like fun. I get the cast off my (broken) wrist the week before...

should I?

It's pretty tempting.
What kind of question is that? I raced buckets 2 days after getting my cast off my wrist. Didn't have any problems, just make sure you take a few panadol before and don't fall off.

F5 Dave

4th January 2006, 15:01

yeah, harden up, I raced the Bucket GP 2 weeks after breaking my ribs, while they were still obviously broken (especially after moving my girlfriend in a few days after doing them). Just take a few Voltarin, but no more than that because they make you a bit surreal.:zzzz:

bungbung

4th January 2006, 15:09

I just don't fancy falling on it. I had a couple of weeks riding with a sore wirst before the broken bit was diagnosed, so it's just the falling part I care about.

froggyfrenchman

4th January 2006, 15:19

That's clarifying? Who is 'he'? You mean Team Cudby? Yeah he was talking about bucket sidecars, or did you mean the organiser? No mention of sidecars of any sort. To be honest sidecars do seem to have died. Really for the last few years there haven't been 2 to rub together. It is a pity but not much can do about it.

Ok try again...

I was just making sure you all realised team cudby was talking about bucket sidecars, not full sized race sidecars.
Reason I attempted to clarify is because there are so few bucket sidecars left, so most people new to buckets would not know about them.

Ill go back to my corner now, sir

F5 Dave

4th January 2006, 15:26

Yeah it does seem a shame, the first GP I raced in there were at least 10 in the race. I would have seen at least 30 different rigs over the years.

Last time they ran at the GP was about 3 years ago (or was it the 2hr?) There were 3 (yeah must have been the ½hr support race at the 2hr in Auckers). They started with 3 but not long before they were down a few, never more than 2 on the track at the same time & later a period of ~ 5min where they were all absent until one got back going again.

So I wonder where all these sidecars are? Probably thrown away, too big to stay in the garage all them years.

froggyfrenchman

4th January 2006, 15:31

Well i know mike (team cudby) has one. But he stole the engine out of it and now MSTRS has it in a 2 wheeled bucket. As far as i know, mike is trying to sell the rig at a fairly cheap price. I would buy it, but have noone to race, and they wont let them out on our track

Ivan

4th January 2006, 17:05

You'd be surprised. Gearing should be raised, but the only straight is not any longer than Kiatoke backstraight,. . . just it's entry is much faster.

The back cct was reputably commissioned for Toyota’s testing & consequently pretty tight & dead flat. Just like most roads. Still not complaining, suits us fine & the small connecting road to link it up is nice & curved.

yeah I agree it is real tight and some are real flat out the hairpin is gonna be a crash site all day I can see it everyone drops it there its tighter than you think I washed the street stock out there

Ivan

4th January 2006, 17:12

I be ther on XL hopefully???

Kickaha

4th January 2006, 17:14

Should be able to put up any South Islanders if they want to break the trip up, we are 30 min from ferry & 1 -3/4 hr from manfield.

I will spread the word down here and see if we can organise something, but only if you promise not to beat us by to much :lol:

Sketchy_Racer

4th January 2006, 19:41

we aint promising anything!! we will kick yo ass!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :lol:

Ivan

4th January 2006, 20:03

we aint promising anything!! we will kick yo ass!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :lol:

and I be kickin you ass

Ivan

4th January 2006, 20:05

here some pics

note team boss

Gixxer 4 ever

4th January 2006, 20:08

Well i know mike (team cudby) has one. But he stole the engine out of it and now MSTRS has it in a 2 wheeled bucket.
I think MSTRS got it running. Had a fuel problem when he got it and resold it.

Sketchy_Racer

4th January 2006, 20:09

bah!!! does your thing even run yet??? NOOOOOOOOOOO it doesnt, and i dont think you will beat my bucket CREAME around the track on your feet

bike looks cool though

Ivan

4th January 2006, 20:53

bah!!! does your thing even run yet??? NOOOOOOOOOOO it doesnt, and i dont think you will beat my bucket CREAME around the track on your feet

bike looks cool though

finally a chance to work on it so will be running tommrow welded the lot

Bert

4th January 2006, 21:40

Looking good ivan, nice to see another fine example of a bucket, If we can't win - we still look good....:niceone:

Sketchy_Racer

4th January 2006, 21:43

exactly, but there are some like me, who look good (the bike and myself) and go fast too.

Ivan you better watch out, im gonna be going nuts !!! :nya:

MSTRS

5th January 2006, 07:51

I think MSTRS got it running. Had a fuel problem when he got it and resold it.
No fuel problem. Twere but the fuel hose bore size. But we all know how one 'fixes' everything else first......

Fatjim

5th January 2006, 08:04

Sketchy_Racer

5th January 2006, 08:22

No hes just an incompetent rider and fell off :whistle: :calm: :sherlock:

F5 Dave

5th January 2006, 08:28

I was just trying to cook up some story of some nice man coming to lie down on top of me. At about 90kph. But I couldn’t think of anything funny.:spudbn:

Kickaha, I think you will find most of our bikes better suited to shorter tracks & the 50s while fast on short tracks won’t run so well on long tracks.

Said the spider to the fly.

Ivan

5th January 2006, 13:53

Looking good ivan, nice to see another fine example of a bucket, If we can't win - we still look good....:niceone:

cheers Bert, 3 years racing still aint one a race lmao well better go work on it

dangerous

5th January 2006, 14:39

Chances are he’s barky & deserves it & as long as the neighbour doesn’t see you it’s a victimless crime.
Hey.... we have a kickaha down here for that :woohoo:

- SPORTMAN UNDER
- SPORTMAN OVER
- S 1
- S 2
- QUADS [RACING TYPE]
- BUCKETS

What does that all mean?? I know buckets

So...... I'll keep an eye on this thread to see how it progresses, if a good bucket turnout shows.... might just see me there. :Playnice: <------- like hell, if buckets are involved

Sketchy_Racer

5th January 2006, 14:47

aww come on D, you gotta come..... we need more people there!!

F5 Dave

5th January 2006, 15:18

The other classes are whatever they dream up for motards depending on who shows up.

I will attempt to guess [the Mighty Guesso puts on is top hat]
:corn:
Sportswoman over & under will be an age group so anyone over the age of 12 doesn't have to face the humiliation of being trounced by some primary school mx gun who hasn't worked out that tarmac hurts when you fall off.

S1 will be billion dollar VORs & CCMs
S2 will be KDX175s & PE250s on knobblies

Racing quads. . . .well the less said the better, but last time I saw two tangle was at the back cct Manfield & it was the scariest violent thing ever. Stand well back.

Kickaha

5th January 2006, 17:47

It clashes with the Sound of Thunder so that count's out Diesel Pig,but I have one person interested and if I can find another we might make the trip as I'd be to scared to travel that far all by myself

might have to finish building my bike motor first though

Skunk

5th January 2006, 18:16

might have to finish building my bike motor first thoughHmm, I have to rebuild the bike. Then there's that "learn to ride it" bit too. I'll be busy I guess.

Ivan

5th January 2006, 19:51

yeah and if I get a chance will drop that motor off to you ok

speedpro

5th January 2006, 21:49

I will spread the word down here and see if we can organise something, but only if you promise not to beat us by to much :lol:
Ho Hum - kicking south island butt, boring . . . .

Kickaha

6th January 2006, 06:09

Ho Hum - kicking south island butt, boring . . . .

And you did so well at falling on your arse last time you were chasing it to :yes:

Ivan

6th January 2006, 22:36

my Honda RS/XL 125 is going to be ready in time me and dad spent 6 hours working on it today we made some bushes for the rear shock as we lifted it to lower the back end 60mm and lowered front 38mm it going to be cool

Bert

9th January 2006, 19:06

Bert

9th January 2006, 21:06

If you bucket Guys (aucklanders / south islanders) need some where to crash (sleep) I've got a spare room and plenty of room for tents and bike trailers (off the road). in Palmy. just let me know.
this sould be a great meeting if we get the support from other major bucket groups... see you all there.:niceone:

Skunk

29th January 2006, 21:23

You didn't mention the campground around the corner from you, which is what I might do. Can't remember the name of it though. Can you help?

Bert

30th January 2006, 19:54

You didn't mention the campground around the corner from you, which is what I might do. Can't remember the name of it though. Can you help?

Palmerston North Holiday Park. (06) 3580349.
133 dittmer drive (www.wises.co.nz for more details)
they have tent spaces, chalet's, cabins etc

I'll find out some more details ASAP.
they normally do specials for groups or events.

And only a 15-20 min walk ($8 taxi) to center of town.

Brent

Ivan

1st February 2006, 10:26

Palmerston North Holiday Park. (06) 3580349.
133 dittmer drive (www.wises.co.nz for more details)
they have tent spaces, chalet's, cabins etc

I'll find out some more details ASAP.
they normally do specials for groups or events.

And only a 15-20 min walk ($8 taxi) to center of town.

Brent

yeah I stayed there when i was doing Nats at manfield, Pics coming in a minute guys

gav

2nd February 2006, 21:09

yeah I stayed there when i was doing Nats at manfield, Pics coming in a minute guys
Thats one hell of a minute, wouldn't want to be holding ya breath waiting now, would ya? zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Skunk

2nd February 2006, 21:43

Haha, fooled you didn't he Gav? They're in his 'other' thread - Bucket Upaate

Bert

7th February 2006, 20:42

Bugger Manfield has an open day on the same day, bugger bugger bugger bugger I want to take the ZXR out for a spin as well.:cry:

Skunk

7th February 2006, 21:11

How's the bucket going?

Bert

8th February 2006, 06:39

How's the bucket going?

I Should have it finished this weekend all going well.
All the hard stuff is finished i think,thank god.
It's been one hell of a pain in the ass.

Sketchy_Racer

8th February 2006, 08:12

bugger i want to Ride the CBR at the Open day as well..!!!!!!!!!!!!!

thats not fair.

ah well it probably wont be ready in time any way

Ivan

8th February 2006, 09:54

bugger i want to Ride the CBR at the Open day as well..!!!!!!!!!!!!!

thats not fair.

ah well it probably wont be ready in time any way

Fuck I would be keen to take the RS out there

Ivan

8th February 2006, 09:55

Oh well the engine is running in the bucket now sounds loud and have me an exhaust pipe for it from Nathan off his CBR 150

Skunk

8th February 2006, 09:58

Come on guys... are you going racing or just riding round a race track?
Track days turn up more than bucket meets at the moment.
I'm doing the bucket meet.

Ivan

8th February 2006, 10:27

same here bucket meet it is I wonder if they woulkd let me race my RS125 at the bucket meet then I would have the best of both worlds:wari:

O well I cant ride around my favourite circuit:bye:

But whocares no one has even said anything I got the motor running and there were all these posts before saying about that motor wont be running this side of christmas etc

I'm using a Oxy Acetaline torch and am going to heat the plastic fuel tank up and bend the bottom of it so i can use the standered Aprillia one

k14

8th February 2006, 10:41

I'm using a Oxy Acetaline torch and am going to heat the plastic fuel tank up and bend the bottom of it so i can use the standered Aprillia one
man, i'd pay to see that being done :rofl:

Ivan

8th February 2006, 10:42

ok I'm not stupid its been empty with the lid off for quite a few months should be all good if ou see on thenews tonight anything about a shed blowing up its me lol:doobey:

Skunk

8th February 2006, 10:52

man, i'd pay to see that being done :rofl:You're not the only one... :killingme

Ivan

8th February 2006, 10:59

Well we could help with K14's race fund this way people buy tickets to watch and all money goes towards his fund lol

Sketchy_Racer

8th February 2006, 15:06

not a dumb idea..............

but the fund can be for my racing. K14s rich enough now (pt)

F5 Dave

8th February 2006, 16:41

I'd be filling it with water.

Bert

8th February 2006, 17:00

Come on guys... are you going racing or just riding round a race track?
Track days turn up more than bucket meets at the moment.
I'm doing the bucket meet.

Fair call my boy. looks like buckets it is. even if it's to make up numbers at the back of the pack...

Skunk

8th February 2006, 20:10

even if it's to make up numbers at the back of the pack...You have got to be talking about me... :killingme

Bert

9th February 2006, 19:51

You have got to be talking about me... :killingme

You won't be last, not with all your mods.

Ivan

9th February 2006, 20:40

You won't be last, not with all your mods.

Sounds like the AX could be the go so come on were are the pics?

I have no actual mods to myne bar mucking around with the mixture and pulling the carbs apart and now the motor wont run unless it has ether to start it lol. I knowit runs through the gears ok cause I had it on my race stand no chain and was riding it from 1st till 5th then it did the big Moto GP bakc fire on change down lol.

Skunk

9th February 2006, 20:59

OK - pics... (you guys know that the engine is still standard eh?) All that aside - I'm not a fast rider anyway.

I've 'made' a front guard for it out of it's old rear guard since these pics. Pickle did a little plastic welding for me.
Tonight I was making a new gear linkage - but that turned to crap.

Must take one with my standard AX100 next to it.

Bert

13th February 2006, 20:52

Looking good Skunk, when are you putting the new barrel on ??

Sketchy_Racer

13th February 2006, 21:12

yea thats a cool bucket dude.

Argggh its not fair that the track day is on at the same time!!!!!!!! i want to ride the CBR now that it is going sooo sweetly :yeah:

ah well. I guess i will just have to go kick some ass on the bucket (pt)

Skunk

13th February 2006, 21:13

No idea at this stage. I want to fit a chamber at the same time so my plan is to find out the rev range I'm using then make a pipe to suit.

Had a go at a rev counter on the weekend (OK, so it was Sunday night). The 'test bed' worked OK. Good wave on the oscilloscope and in the right voltage range. The AX was putting out up to 30 volts on the feed we used (a yellow wire) and we knocked this down with resistors to 1.9 to 5 volts (depending on revs). But when we wired it all up properly on the bike it turned to crap. Readings went everywhere. Oh well.

Boyles have a hour and rpm gauge for $97 but the readout is small.

Dick Smith have one that is a complete multimeter but the HT pickup is huge (think of something a little smaller than a VHS tape...) for $99.

Both are a lot of money. Might try the 'homemade' one again.

Onward and upward.

Edit: gear linkage is done now too. You can kick my arse RG...

Sketchy_Racer

13th February 2006, 21:20

You can kick my arse RG...

na Thats no fun. Its better if there is a bit of a battle in the mix.

thats why i think the fun of buckets is going down hill.
to a point (myself included) people are getting cool bikes that are hard to keep up with unless you have the same sort of machinery.

this is why i have brought my new/old bucket. So i can remind myself about the fun factor.

Ps: i will be kicking baydens arse by all means possible. Yes that involves elbows :2guns:

Skunk

13th February 2006, 21:28

The fun factor is the only reason I'm doing it. If it ain't fun I ain't doing it.

Bert

13th February 2006, 21:47

na Thats no fun. Its better if there is a bit of a battle in the mix.

thats why i think the fun of buckets is going down hill.
to a point (myself included) people are getting cool bikes that are hard to keep up with unless you have the same sort of machinery.

this is why i have brought my new/old bucket. So i can remind myself about the fun factor.

Thats abit harsh RG
Half the fun of buckets is the building and re-building, and then completly starting again.
I don't think the fun has gone out of buckets, It's ment to be a challange, yes someone is alway going to have a faster or cooler bike, but It that way in life.

Going down hill i don't think so, if what i saw in wellington in Nov has any reflection. everyone came over and helped me and even gave me a bike to ride (thanks F5 dave).
The sprit is still there : a Few good old fashion Kiwi's all having fun.
ITS ALL ABOUT THE RACING..

on a more positive note I'VE Nearly finshed the toy (a couple more nights). should be no reason not to be racing now.

dangerous

14th February 2006, 05:12

Yup, running on the back section of the track it is a lot more open than a kart track but it is still pretty keen trying to keep the gas on in some of those bits & not as much of a power cct as you may think (where the long track sure is).

Be there

So...... I'll keep an eye on this thread to see how it progresses, if a good bucket turnout shows.... might just see me there.
Ahhhh sorry guys I feel that you lot arnt up to scratch yet so I'd be wasting my time comming up to kick arse, so I'll let ya's get the pratice in and try to get my sorry arse up there next time (havent recovered from xmas yet)

ps: really really sorry to let ya's down but you will be blessed with our (s/i crew) presance at some stage, then you will get the learn:kick:

Skunk

14th February 2006, 19:03

...but you will be blessed with our (s/i crew) presence at some stage, then you will get the learnLook forward to it. :killingme

Kickaha

14th February 2006, 20:26

ps: really really sorry to let ya's down but you will be blessed with our (s/i crew) presance at some stage, then you will get the learn:kick:

Fuck all you'd be able to teach them :bleh:

dangerous

15th February 2006, 05:06

Fuck all you'd be able to teach them :bleh:
tourt you every thing ya know dident I :eyepoke: :doobey: :bs:

Kickaha

15th February 2006, 05:51

tourt you every thing ya know dident I :eyepoke: :doobey: :bs:

I'm just glad it wasn't you who taught me how to spell :yes:

Looks like my trip North to this meeting is off as I wil be buying my new Bucket a couple of days beforehand

Buddha#81

15th February 2006, 16:53

I'm just glad it wasn't you who taught me how to spell :yes:

Looks like my trip North to this meeting is off as I wil be buying my new Bucket a couple of days beforehand

I didn't tell ya i wrote it off on the way back to work (Im ok but the bikes not)

dangerous

15th February 2006, 18:49

I didn't tell ya i wrote it off on the way back to work (Im ok but the bikes not)
Dont really think he'd give a rats arse if you are allright or not.... and you most likely saved him the job of rooting the bike :chase:

I'm just glad it wasn't you who taught me how to spell :yes:

Funny bastard........ true tho

Kickaha

15th February 2006, 18:58

Dont really think he'd give a rats arse if you are allright or not....

I don't

I'd rather he rooted himself and saved the bike :yes:

GSVR

22nd February 2006, 12:06

- MADE UP ON DAY NUMBERS WILLING, BUT LIKLY AS FOLLOWS
- SPORTMAN UNDER
- SPORTMAN OVER
- S 1
- S 2
- QUADS [RACING TYPE]
- BUCKETS

OK visited the Bushriders site on Silver Bullet and the first bit of info I see is to check out their FEB 1999 newsletter!

Has anyone here been to one of these before and if so what bikes get riden in the Sportman under and over classes?

I get the inpression this meeting is mainly for motorcross riders that want to have a go on tarmac. Or is the track true Supermotard style.

Skunk

22nd February 2006, 12:09

From the Silverbullet site info I'd say it is tarmac only.

Ivan

24th February 2006, 10:55

Ivan you better watch out, im gonna be going nuts !!! :nya:

That sounds a little bit gay dont ya think. Well at least you admitted your problem and now with some theropy you can get that gay little habit fixed!:2thumbsup

:wari: All in good fun:wari:

Bert

24th February 2006, 17:13

F##KEN CRAP,F##KEN CRAP,F##KEN CRAP,F##KEN CRAP,F##KEN CRAP

Bike just melted,:crybaby: :crybaby: :crybaby:

no bloody way to sort it out before tomorrow. F##KEN CRAP F##KEN CRAP F##KEN CRAP, so anyone want a hand tomorrow..

Skunk

24th February 2006, 18:06

Do what you can and bring the bits... There will be plenty of 'helpers'

ajturbo

24th February 2006, 18:14

ajturbo

24th February 2006, 18:17

:nya: look out guys.. my bike goes.... ... ....
and with a good rider .....
who knows.....:wait: :nya: :blip:

Bert

24th February 2006, 19:35

Do what you can and bring the bits... There will be plenty of 'helpers'

Cheers Man. people are going to get sick of me turning up with a broken bike

found another old big end, should do the job, motors out on the bench and now striped. just having a tea then back into it. - bit of a bugger i had the timing nearly bang on. Might need a hand tomorrow sort out jetting/timing it seem to take me age's to get it right.

by the way does anyone know the working of a ZXR250 tank tap. I've had to use my one on the bucket and it seem to stop flowing ??? there is a extra tube on the back of the tap that I'm not sure what it does, i can only conclude that its a vent or a suction tude any ideas what i can do to make it flow again ?????????

Skunk

24th February 2006, 20:14

by the way does anyone know the working of a ZXR250 tank tap. I've had to use my one on the bucket and it seem to stop flowing ??? there is a extra tube on the back of the tap that I'm not sure what it does, i can only conclude that its a vent or a suction tude any ideas what i can do to make it flow again ?????????It's a vacuum controlled on/off. When the engine sucks the fuel flows. Normally connects to the carb/intake to get the vacumn (right on the butterfly - I think - like an old carb car with vacuum advance ignition).

I've never pulled one apart. But I could bring the one off my KH100 if you think that'll work? Text me if you want to try it.

Sketchy_Racer

25th February 2006, 06:02

Well its two and a half hours from sign in................

And im still sitting at home :no:

But ill see yous there !!!!!!!!!

'Im so excited and i just cant hide it........."

Skunk

25th February 2006, 19:21

That was a good day! Watching the quads out of the corners all crossed up :niceone:

And I quite enjoyed the last corner onto the front straight (full throttle, top gear), that was fun.

Sorry if I held you up elsewhere :rolleyes:

And Bert; one more meeting like that and you will have to change your name... or at least your title :pinch:

Ivan

25th February 2006, 19:22

Sketchy_Racer

25th February 2006, 19:28

what do you think????

Oh hye skunk, you gotta do a write up on here ;)

Ivan

25th February 2006, 19:44

what do you think????

Oh hye skunk, you gotta do a write up on here ;)

Well I dont know sorry :scratch:

skidMark

25th February 2006, 20:43

the suspense is killing me......some rugged buckets at mt wellington today tho lol

Skunk

25th February 2006, 21:11

Oh hye skunk, you gotta do a write up on here ;)I don't think there would be much interest in a story about the sound that bikes make going past me and the speed that they disappear into the distance... :killingme

Skunk

25th February 2006, 21:13

Well I dont know sorry :scratch:Well you should have been there, eh?

F5 Dave

27th February 2006, 08:52

Was a good day, certainly a different type of track than a carpark or a kart track. Those fast corners certainly sort the men out from the homos. Power helps but can't replace corner speed.

Can’t say I gave everyone ‘The Learn’, but I did set some homework & remedial reading courses.:ride:

Good work Scott who snuck up & tore past 2nd to last corner while I was knapping in one race. Won his first race (if you don't count the motard, which obviously wasn't in class). Top stuff.

The Motard was hard work (KX125 or something which was allowed out with the buckets as the rider was a junior) but I was catching in the last race.

& Mike’s MB/RG is still convincingly fast as heck.

Too bad for Bert & Rod whose bikes either didn't run or exploded.

Skunk

27th February 2006, 09:03

Can’t say I gave everyone ‘The Learn’, but I did set some homework & remedial reading courses.:ride:
Sorry - missed the lesson. Guess I couldn't see the blackboard from the back of the class.

Sketchy_Racer

27th February 2006, 12:12

F5 Dave

27th February 2006, 12:19

Actually that was the 2nd race & Scott beat us both, in the first race I ran away & hid. Scott borrowed a circlip from me for the 2nd race & I joked about how I shouldn't have lent him anything.

The 2nd race I lined up on the back row & took a while to come through. It was a good race, - I had a plan, just it was shattered as I couldn't hear Scott coming through & his appearance startled me, it was good racecraft. Think there were 5 races in all.

Skunk

27th February 2006, 13:01

Think there were 5 races in all.Is that counting the 'practice session'?

F5 Dave

27th February 2006, 13:16

There was only one practice. Anything with a warm up lap & a flag drop was a race. Not everyone stayed suited up for the last one though.

k14

27th February 2006, 13:23

Damn, sounds like it was a good day. Wish I could have come, stupid broken thumb, grrr.

Sketchy_Racer

27th February 2006, 14:26

argh.......

man oh man was i confused on the day..........

all i remeber is one practice,

and three races......

must of fallen asleep in the other ones..........

still i may not have won but second place..... Im not complaining.

It was fun swapping places with you through out the race... ;)

i think the last two you and speedpro claimed 1st and 2nd and i managed to hold scott off to claim 3rd.

I can see where i was going wrong now. The corner i was losing lots of time on was that right hander. i was just too much of a girl to keep the throttle open through it.....

Buddha#81

27th February 2006, 16:40

Im sorry none of us Mainlanders could make it. Sounds like you guys enjoyed running on a proper race circuit, we are bloody lucky down here, most, if not all our riding is on the three main race curcuits. You guys might have to save you pennys and come down here for a meeting! We will be more organised an turn up for the next one. I can see a north v south challenge brewing.

F5 Dave

27th February 2006, 16:45

ajturbo

27th February 2006, 17:04

well i had a ball... found out that the bike wobbles like a belly dancer , but it was fun ... not scarey at all..(:killingme )

south island trip?

i wonder if i can convince WINZ that i have a job interview in CHCH and i need funds....:laugh:

i remember the days at the blemhim kart track..BEFORE it got extended... i loved thoses days.. i miss em also.

AJ

Buddha#81

27th February 2006, 18:39

Well me & Speedpro & Darrin have been down a few times. I got third in the Battle of the buckets on my 50 about 5 years ago & then was leading on my 100 before it blew up the next year (~ 4 min from the end), both on Ruapuna backcct. Will come down again some time, but to be honest the kart tracks like Blenheim, Kaitoke & Taumarunui far out shine them for excitment & skill to ride.

I like both though & also miss the old days of Ohakea, both the tarmac & the streets.

You all need to move to the mainland :cold:both Nelson and Greymouth Street races have bucket classes an we can usually cross enter in post classic.:eek5:
Kart tracks are no good when your a fat arse you need all the room possible to build up a head of steam, and you get a rest on those looooong straights.

Sketchy_Racer

27th February 2006, 19:40

Yea im sure we could run a annual event with North versus south.....

It would be really fun......... Kicking your arses :lol: :rofl:

ill have a chat to bayden (lower north island organiser) and see what i can convince gim to do

Sketchy_Racer

27th February 2006, 19:42

Well me & Speedpro & Darrin have been down a few times. I got third in the Battle of the buckets on my 50 about 5 years ago & then was leading on my 100 before it blew up the next year (~ 4 min from the end), both on Ruapuna backcct. Will come down again some time, but to be honest the kart tracks like Blenheim, Kaitoke & Taumarunui far out shine them for excitment & skill to ride.

I like both though & also miss the old days of Ohakea, both the tarmac & the streets.
Taumarunui is not overly technical........ it cant be cause i was beating hamish there on my old RG100.... with him on his 15Hp 50.... him with all the new slicks bla bla bla....

I love kaitoke....... its fun (although i dont seem to ride very well there)

ajturbo

27th February 2006, 21:11

You all need to move to the mainland :cold:both Nelson and Greymouth Street races have bucket classes an we can usually cross enter in post classic.:eek5:
Kart tracks are no good when your a fat arse you need all the room possible to build up a head of steam, and you get a rest on those looooong straights.

you forget.... i lived in the south Island for nearly 20 years... i HAVE raced in greymouth AND nelson..... ask GAV what we used to do.... i think i beat him once...:wari:

ajturbo

27th February 2006, 21:18

you forget.... i lived in the south Island for nearly 20 years... i HAVE raced in greymouth AND nelson..... ask GAV what we used to do.... i think i beat him once...:wari:

he fell off or broke down, got a flat.. run out of gas.. something like that

F5 Dave

28th February 2006, 09:36

Taumarunui is not overly technical........ it cant be cause i was beating hamish there on my old RG100.... with him on his 15Hp 50.... him with all the new slicks bla bla bla....

Boy you can be full of it on here:rofl: . Hamish’s bike hasn’t run 15hp for very long if in fact ever at all. Never when I’ve race against it that’s for sure. I suspect that is just a number to wind everybody up. Working isn’t it? :Pokey: Has anyone ever seen these dyno curves? Because I have & I've never seen 15 on his or any 50.

I remember when it made its step from 10hp to 12. That wasn’t long ago & he has had it drop back with crank problems. Further, peak hp isn’t as important as spread. Bike engines don’t have infinitely variable gearboxes so a mean average power is more relevant.

A bike with 12hp can be faster than a bike with 15hp if it has a higher spread under the curve. Example: on the only Right hander at the back cct on sat you will have heard my clutch being given a hard time despite being in 5th gear. That’s ‘cause it was struggling to pull the higher gear so needed to be revving higher to make more power.

But any time the clutch is being used the power is not being transmitted to the ground. Compromise. If I’d had a nice juicy 100 then it would have had the torque spread to pull through it no prob. Problem is worse with taller gearing as the gears are further away during changes.

But Hamish is an enigma. When he gets himself sorted out he is probably the most talented racer we have, but that neck injury he got from his RS250 will probably be with him for life. That’s why he doesn’t race at every meeting.

Sketchy_Racer

28th February 2006, 10:01

yea i Know what its like to have a narrow power spread.......

thats why i sold my Yellow RG100 in favor of my FXR. Sure it was slower but is easier to ride.

But then also YOU need to think about that frame of yours. At manfield its all about keeping the speed up. And you said it your self.

Going over that join on the right hander my bike turned to shit big time. It was hidious. (sp) And thats the limit of my skills, and the bikes suspension. Im sure you could go over it realitivly easy on your GP frame.

So i have a better engine in terms of power and spread.

you have a better frame in terms of weight and suspension.

I think we are even.

(PS..... I was told 14 or something similar from Hamish when i was at tauramranui)

F5 Dave

28th February 2006, 10:12

And you believed him.:bs:

Yeah & I've picked up another couple of hp since the last meeting (on the way home -they were hitchhiking).

& I AM thinking about my frame. It is superior & you can never beat me.:clap: I'm fitting Ohlins fork internals & a carbon fiber swingarm (painted silver so it will look like the old one).

This is too easy, like shooting fish in a barrel.

Sketchy_Racer

28th February 2006, 10:17

well........arrr errm

MY COMMUTER BIKE WILL STILL WIN (ish)

AH HA HA HA

Im gonna get mine dynoed to show how paethetic the power is. And for a 4 stroke it actually has a really shit spread (cause of my shoddy jetting)

Buddha#81

28th February 2006, 18:37

you forget.... i lived in the south Island for nearly 20 years... i HAVE raced in greymouth AND nelson..... ask GAV what we used to do.... i think i beat him once...:wari:

Dormented twisted clown, your passport has been cancelled you may NOT return to the Mainland:finger: .

I call for a two part inter island meet. NI kart track and SI long track, winner takes all (any corporates what to have naming rights for a inter island battle):headbang: .

dangerous

28th February 2006, 18:50

I call for a two part inter island meet. NI kart track and SI long track, winner takes all (any corporates what to have naming rights for a inter island battle):headbang: .
AWESOME idea spud.... guess thats this years idea spent huh :pinch:
Hey I'd be some what rather keen on that idea sounds fair to me.
How bout a new thread started on just that?

Sketchy_Racer

28th February 2006, 19:22

why Not dangerous...........

how bout you start it eh???

dangerous

28th February 2006, 19:34

why Not dangerous...........
Huh?????? why not what ????

Sketchy_Racer

28th February 2006, 19:41

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Sketchy_Racer

28th February 2006, 19:41

How bout a new thread started on just that?

Why not you start the thread about the NI/SI bucket races???

im too much of a twat apperantly to start threads that actually have a point:slap:

ajturbo

28th February 2006, 20:50

Dormented twisted clown, your passport has been cancelled you may NOT return to the Mainland:finger: .

:finger: yourself... bring it on.... i bet a jug of xport i'll crash first!!.. shit i mean i'll cause YOU to crash first:bleh:

but i think that the idea of a north vers south is good...
in my van .if i take out the dog boxes i could get about 5-6 buckets in it...+ gear....
it will only (legally) fit 3... but i'm sure we could get a few more in... may not be comfy... but what do i care? i'll be driving..lol

speedpro

28th February 2006, 20:55

I think we had 7 in Dennis Charlett's van on one trip south. Plus all the gear for the riders

Skunk

28th February 2006, 20:56

I think it's a great idea. Of course the South Islanders would have to turn up rather than make excuses just before the event... :nya:

I could fit a few buckets in my van and provide a back seat for passengers.

Buddha#81

28th February 2006, 21:02

AWESOME idea spud.... guess thats this years idea spent huh :pinch:
Hey I'd be some what rather keen on that idea sounds fair to me.
How bout a new thread started on just that?

Nah I can have two awesome ideas in a year, my second would be to not let you know where/when the meetings would be. You would have some girly reason to not be there anyway.:tugger: