Weekend cruiser
Iv'e been looking at bucket raceing quite alot lately, Im not the best on a bike but im not a learner ether i cant get my "Knee" down yet i dont want to buy a bike and make a fool of myself how hard is it to race? it looks like hell fun.
Ps: I can ride a bikeIv'e done about 20,000 Road Km's and can nealy get my knee down.
Long Haired Yobbo
My Advice = Do it!Originally Posted by LaytonNZ
Iv'e been looking at bucket raceing quite alot lately, Im not the best on a bike but im not a learner ether i cant get my "Knee" down yet i dont want to buy a bike and make a fool of myself how hard is it to race? it looks like hell fun.
Ps: I can ride a bike
It easy as, cheap and lots of fun. Dont worry about making a fool of yourself, I havn't met a dickhead bucket racer yet so the company is pretty sweet.
Where abouts in NZ are you?
EDIT: Ahh, I see.. South island... all I know about that is that the Battle of the Buckets is awesome. someone from the colder island will probably be along with local advice soon...
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Rider in training
If you are going to be worried about what other people think your going to make a point of doing nothing all your life.
Just get out tere and give it a go! The fun is in giving it a go. Don't worry about how far you can lean over, how fast your bike is, etc.
Forum whore
postclassic pre89 could be affordable option.
Weekend cruiser
I think im just going to do itIt looks like a heap of fun. cure my need for speed. So whats an Ideal bike for this stuff?
Who You Calling a Pig
No offence, as I am sure we are all keen to help, but please use the search function.
I will direct you to this thread to start you off http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...ighlight=tf100
If you have any more questions that you cant find then please ask.
By the way where about in the country are you?
For the record Qkkid was in my bed, not the other way round
Forum whore
If your riding 07 zx6 you may find the buckets 2 slow.I think im just going to do it
If you do go bucket then fxr150 etc or you just going to get left behind.
Weekend cruiser
Uhm? The same one as you?
Who You Calling a Pig
Thats fine, your location description of "my shoes" doesnt give me a hell of a lot to go on when trying to determine your geographic locationUhm? The same one as you?
We are racing this weekend. Come down and have a look round
Weekend cruiser
Oh, Riteo i see..Im in Gore / Southland so..:P
Long Haired Yobbo
Hey! Don't knock it 'till you've tried it!
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Long Haired Yobbo
If you start on somthing like a CBR125 or FXR 150 or similar it should take ages of race experiance untill you are even able to push such a bike to its limits.
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Forum whore
Not knocking it ,in fact searching for one myself.
Maybe a h100s for me.Not sure yet though.
Notice i had bob each way with fxr150 but would suggest that a quick ride on a club members bike might be good idea before dipping in with a thousand dollar fxr and finding its not his thing.
Forum whore
Fawwwk !@#$%^%^%$#@$%^&* I'v been trying for 40+ years and still can't ride me bike or get me knee down, what keeps me coming back is the fun trying and the great people who ride/build buckets. Looking forward to seeing you out there.Ps: I can ride a bike
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Long Haired Yobbo
True, fair call too.
Come on along to the funday at the slipway. (I havn't been to the last two so don't know if you have been along yet.)
Say hi and let people know you are after a bucket and ask lots of questions.
Alot of buckets are sold by word of mouth.
H100 is a great bike, needs quite a bit of modification to beat FXRs and the like but there is alot of knowledge about on how to make them go better.
Even standard you will be in great battles amongst a bunch of B-graders.
The FXR etc is plug and play and as far asvalue for money goes pretty much unbeatable.
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