Buckets and more

[Blakamin]

What a cool sunday! woke up to the sound of the phone ringing... celticno6 asking if i'm coming over... look at the clock...shit! i was meant to be on the road!.. got outta bed and played with my daughter for 15mins before heading off.
Up paekak hill.. 3 cars the whole way up! was brilliant. perfect weather, perfect road! got over the otherside in time to see some triumphs on a ride (behind me until haywards) and some kind of run going the other way. even H-D riders waved :thud: musta looked like a weirdo nodding to about 20-odd bikes going the other way.
got over to U-H and realised I had forgotten the map i made, but at least the call from celticno6 mentioned the army so I had a rough idea of where to go.
rolled up at the buckets and got a huge wave...Eddieb and his mighty 125.
parked up and had a yak. then up rolled f5 Dave on his new/old beast... what a nice bike, the photos dont do it justice!
Then up rocks celticno6 and Tim... we all stand around yakking like old mates
Marknz rocked up and we looked over the bike...NICE... would love a new bike one day.
watched a bit of the practices then F5 says "grab ya helmet, I've got you a ride"
WOW what a buzz.
I got to ride a bucket!
after a coupla slow laps (what front brakes? oh..there they are, breaking my fingers) I chucked my gear to celtic for a lap or 3... shoulda seen him get into my gear... :lol:
was a buzz.. cheers F5 Dave!
headed to simons house for a coffee and a squizz at his wheels :2thumbsup glad i wasnt on it when the forks went like that!
headed back to the track and it was Eddies race... out came the camera (sorry bout the crap photos) he was doin well and next time i go i'll take him up on the offer of a ride on HIS bucket :yes:
f5 was leaving about now so i followed him to pick up the boots he kindly gave me. cheers again :wavey:
then i headed home over paekak hill.. got to the top in time to see another bike leave so i was all by myself for about 1 minute.... up rocked a gsx250 then a TL1000 (hi motoxxx) then a monster dark, then a vtr1000, then a bmw (but he didnt even speak to us. typical) and then a lotus replica
so there we were, all shooting the breeze on the top of the hill for about 25 minutes..
then i went home..

1 Bucket start, 2 Eddie passing the orange dude, 3 more, 4 more, 5 more, 6 Eddies Bucket, 7 The bucket celticno6 and I rode, 8 The Hill

[F5 Dave]

Glad you & C06 enjoyed yourselves

I'd like to point out that the bucket of Doom Bayden loaned you is not representative of most of the buckets which are a bit better presented (& braked) & not near so ugly.

Good luck securing a bucket.

[MOTOXXX]

Hey blakamin, nice meetin u
no doubt ill see u on the hill again sometime.
It was a primo day for riding thats for sure.

[Marknz]

Good to meet to Blakamin, and pleased to read you got your leg over a bucket. Hope to see you on track next year... between me you and Eddie B we might have the back of the grid all sown up :killingme

[Blakamin]

Good to meet to Blakamin, and pleased to read you got your leg over a bucket. Hope to see you on track next year... between me you and Eddie B we might have the back of the grid all sown up :killingme
Here's hopin!!!

[k14]

Good stuff guys. I've just got a CB125T for racing down here, its got a bit of work required but should have it done in a month or so. Might be able to get to a wellington meeting sometime in the summer holidays hopefully.

[F5 Dave]

Cool, I'll be letting Tony Mc etc know when the guys here have finalised some dates. If you hear of another Blenheim meeting then make the effort to get there, lots of the Chch guys do & its a great track.

[riffer]

Well, it's been 36 hours now of pleading and begging but Gini will still not give the go-ahead for a bucket purchase...

How are you getting on with her indoors Blakamin?

Cheers Baden for the ride. My most enjoyable ride of the weekend.

And although it was a bit of a struggle I must say that I did manage to get into Blakamin's gear to ride it - no mean feat as he has absolutely no butt to speak of and me, well lets just say I'm nicely rounded. ;)

[Blakamin]

Well, it's been 36 hours now of pleading and begging but Gini will still not give the go-ahead for a bucket purchase...

How are you getting on with her indoors Blakamin?

Cheers Baden for the ride. My most enjoyable ride of the weekend.

And although it was a bit of a struggle I must say that I did manage to get into Blakamin's gear to ride it - no mean feat as he has absolutely no butt to speak of and me, well lets just say I'm nicely rounded. ;)
Sounds like I'm doin better than you! I was told I will get what I want if I save for it :wacko: then she went on about some budget bizzo and I tuned out and told her I'd do the dishes tonite.. :msn-wink:
hasnt worked yet but if i find a bargain it might... I got an outright NO to buying F5's h100 tho :spudwhat:
bloody women, the dont appreciate the value of a $600 bucket :eek:

[bungbung]

Hahaha,

I rolled up to watch the buckets from the far side of the track. <b>with Lisa in the car I said "that looks fun, I'm keen on giving that a go"</b> and a couple of minutes later said "there's room in the garage for one of those". The best bit is when I said I'd need a trailer to put it on, she said, "you could just hire one".

How close is that to "Why don't you buy a bucket"?

[Bodge]

Can someone explain bucket racing? I have heard it mentioned all over the place but I can find specifics on the rules?

i get the impression it can be done on the cheap? :devil2:

[bungbung]

Who's got one for sale and how much is it?

[SPORK]

I was there! I didn't see you Celtic, and I didn't notice anyone. I was the kid with the Che Guevara tshirt and the girl and brother hanging around him. We were over by the shade thing most of the time.

[SPORK]

Oh yeah, about how much could i pick up a nice 4stroke bucket for? The guy in the Blue/white leathers that won all the bucket races was awesome! He got his knee down every corner. Even when facing an Aprilia he still won!

Inspiring stuff

[F5 Dave]

Kinda thought that might have been you with the T-shirt but figured probably just a coincidence.
The young chap winning the races is Jay & the bike is a 2 stroke 50cc, he is my main competition these days, though the real owner of the Aprillia is hot as well when in good health.


BungBung. Bee-uaty, find something & turn on up, speak to Bayden if you want to know when the next races are.

[F5 Dave]

Bodge etc. Bucket racing is cheap motorcycle racing with small cc bikes on small tracks.

Basic classes F4 (100cc 2 stroke, 140cc 4 stroke, no competition models ie no mx engines)
F5 as above but 50cc 2 strokes or 100cc 4 strokes

There is a link here for AMCC (click here (http://amcc.org.nz/race_events.html#oct) )which is an Auckland club. Has a bit of a prattle about racing over the side.

Go have a look & ask some guys there.

[SPORK]

A 50cc?!? Honestly? It looked rather big for a 50...

[F5 Dave]

It is a RG50 engine in an RS125 chassis.

Chassis is free to use whatever, engines are restricted. This is pushing the boundaries of the class, but still legal. Quite a bit of work to fit the engine though. I know as I have the same bike (wasn’t racing on Sunday).

Even though the bigger bikes will outpower the 50 on a short track & with a bit of guts the 50 can still win.

[Blakamin]

:mellow: :mellow: :mellow:
jeez bungbung... you got it good!
I'll become the KB pit man till I can afford mine!

surprised you didnt see my bike (or my ugly mug) when i rolled up after going to C06's, madcat... next time. btw, I was the one walking around in my bikepants (not leather) so ya might of seen me.

I'v decided buckets is the sport for me ands the mrs is coming next race!

[Eddieb]

Who's got one for sale and how much is it?

F5Dave has one, go on you know you want to. I rent a trailer each event, though might look at buying a small trailer next year.

It was good to meet a few more people, Blakamin, thanks for taking the photo's, Celticno6 good to meet you and your young fella as well.

Shame it was the last official (points) meeting of the year. I heard rumours there is supposed to be another meeting late november, the santa buckets or something. It sounded like every competitor had to tape a santa hat to their helmet.

Dave, I think you came 4th or 5th or something overall for the year. Unless there's another Dave in the top 1/2 dozen.

[SPORK]

Hell yeah, he was tearing up. No competition on the corners.

[F5 Dave]

Worst result in years.

S'not bad for only doing 3 meetings sppose.

[SPORK]

Blakamin, was that you with the camera and glasses?

[Blakamin]

Blakamin, was that you with the camera and glasses?
Had a camera and sunnies on for a while... no glasses tho...contacts
was dressed in black (as usual)


sorry the pics are a bit sh*t Eddie, you'll have to bring your camera next time and i'll take the photos

[riffer]

It is a RG50 engine in an RS125 chassis.

Chassis is free to use whatever, engines are restricted. This is pushing the boundaries of the class, but still legal. Quite a bit of work to fit the engine though. I know as I have the same bike (wasn’t racing on Sunday).

Even though the bigger bikes will outpower the 50 on a short track & with a bit of guts the 50 can still win.
The Aprilia owner is Hamish Laing, a old mate of mine from way back. We used to play in a band together about 1992. He's a wicked good bass player.

He left our band to start up a new band called Shihad. Then when they wanted to move to Aussie, he had to make the decision between playing rockstar or riding bikes.

He made the right decision. Good man.

It was great to see him on Sunday and catch up again. :2thumbsup

[F5 Dave]

OMG, I never realised, how long was he with them? I've know Yeti for years, ha. The things you don't know about people.

Yeah Mish almost won the GP125 class some years back & has been a punter on the 250s but dogged witha bit of bad luck & injury, hence Steve was riding his bike most of the day. Steve himself was a bit of a handy rider, ex F1 Bears class I think. But that was a while back. Keen man & regaining his speed.