Bucket racer for sale

[jasonu]

i almost brought a steering damper today..... until i saw the price tag.... buckets are cheap.....until you race at mt welly....where even b-grade is run by modded fxr150....is great fun though.....i like having my bike fast as i can take it to track days and not need to stop for a break half way down the straight.

Yes it has a steering damper. After having one on my old Rs125 I wouldn't be without one now. Doesn't make a huge diff at Mt Welli but on the old Taupo pre 2000) it was worth its weight in titanium.

People say you can build a bucket for a lot less which is true. Hell,you can buy a shitter for $150, depends what you want to do. What gets you right in the pocket though is the 'few hundies' here and there for this and that to make you go 'faster' Before you know it your $1500 bucket now owes you $3k and counting. This one is more or less ready to go a fat power band and only 74kg 1/2 wet.

[Trudes]

I for one am quite pleased to see a bucket racer being priced for what it's worth. Not so good for those who are starting out and wanting to buy something all ready to go, but good for those who have spent countless hours in the garage modifying things, buying bits and pieces (with only 50% of the stuff you buy actually working) and generally costing more than you'll ever get back on cables, paint, brake cylinders, etc etc. I have a general idea how much my last bucket cost me and it was a 'cheap shitter' and when I sold it I got about half what I spent on it back. I also know exactly how much I have spent on my current bucket and I know if I was to sell it today there's no way I'd get that back either.... and that doesn't factor in labour time.
So anyway, what I'm trying to say is, that seems like a lot of $$ for a bucket racer, but hey, if that's what you think it's worth and someone is willing to pay that much for it, then that's what it's worth. Also makes it easier for others to get somewhere close to what they've spent on their buckets back when they decide to sell, so it's all good!
Not everyone wants a FXR. Go the two stroke!!
Good luck with the sale.

[F5 Dave]

I remember riding my RS125 back when it still had an RS125 engine in it, I took it for a sneaky testride down a special deserted backstreet (closed off of course ) & preceded to scare myself witless over the bumpy sections. I bought a damper for it the next day. The only place I rode it was Taupo old cct & yeah it did need it, however on Taupo new neither of my RS'd bikes did.

Excuse my ignorance but what is with the carb being mounted on the side? Is it crank case induction or something? I know 2strokes use the movement of the piston to scavenge air/fuel mixture from the crank, is that was is happening here?

Have a research of 125 & 250 racebikes of the past 10 years. Most years GPs are festooned with rotary disc engines with a small sprinkling of reed engine mixed in. Was popular in the 70-80s but fell out of favour with higher manufacturing costs & reeds appeared to be the way ahead.

[jasonu]

I remember riding my RS125 back when it still had an RS125 engine in it, I took it for a sneaky testride down a special deserted backstreet (closed off of course ) & preceded to scare myself witless over the bumpy sections. I bought a damper for it the next day. The only place I rode it was Taupo old cct & yeah it did need it, however on Taupo new neither of my RS'd bikes did.



Have a research of 125 & 250 racebikes of the past 10 years. Most years GPs are festooned with rotary disc engines with a small sprinkling of reed engine mixed in. Was popular in the 70-80s but fell out of favour with higher manufacturing costs & reeds appeared to be the way ahead.

The disk makes it a lot eaiser to set the inlet 'port' timing exactly how you want it. If you do cock it up you can simply get another disk and try again. If you make a mess of a reed cylinder port you will most likely be in need of another cylinder. The inlet tract is also a breeze to set up as well. As for if/when you tip it over, as the carb is held on via a traditional rubber boot, it just gets knocked off, not completely wrecked (from personal experience)

[Buckets4Me]

Arr yes, i've been waiting for the day some one bins on the side of their carb and smashes it real bad!

Team E.S.E have had plenty of experience binning said bikes and never ever have we had any trouble with the carb being mounted on the side of the engine
I would say that the bikes have been down the road at least 30?? times
every now and again we have had to remove grass and dirt from around the carb but had the bike going soon after if not straight away

then again if you can spot the carbs on any of the bikes good luck to you



as for price of this bike we have spent 4 years on development on our ones and this is already done
go ask Dave D what he spent on his
or Nigel D
or anyone with a fast bucket and they will tell you if you can buy it for under 6k get it (if they tell you the truth)

so 5k to have a fast bike I think is money well spent (unless you have lots of time)

[Pumba]

This is gold, I wish you good luck with the sale.

I do have to ask, your bike discription in the corner of the screen says "factory tzr Rg 119cc bucket". Umm, if it is 119cc isint it ilegal

[jasonu]

This is gold, I wish you good luck with the sale.

I do have to ask, your bike discription in the corner of the screen says "factory tzr Rg 119cc bucket". Umm, if it is 119cc isint it ilegal

I was wondering when that would be spotted...
Actual disp. is 101cc = legal
Thanks for your comments

[Buckets4Me]

I was wondering when that would be spotted...
Actual disp. is 101cc = legal
Thanks for your comments

it had been spotted
now I cant have it banned when it beats me

[F5 Dave]

I think you're quite safe from that unless someone manages to lever it out of Picklets garage for a 2nd time this decade, or that sad old git who owns it drags his sorry arse back over to NZ.

[jasonu]

Hey Dave, I resemble that comment.

[VasalineWarrior]

"it will cost you $5500"

What something owes you and what its worth are often very different things. I once blew up a 1500 dollar dirt bike. To fix it was 1800 bucks. It would still have only been worth $1500 though.

No doubt nice bike though

[gav]

Who said it owes him $5500?

[R6_kid:Me]

"it will cost you $5500"

What something owes you and what its worth are often very different things. I once blew up a 1500 dollar dirt bike. To fix it was 1800 bucks. It would still have only been worth $1500 though.

No doubt nice bike though

ZOMG!!! You're still alive!

[VasalineWarrior]

ZOMG!!! You're still alive!

Sure am. Couldn't not comment on a bucket witht this much of a ridiculous price attached to it.

You still got that smoking old R6? Jam it in this thread if its for sale. Must be worth at least 20k. Even if it only owes you 10

[jasonu]

"it will cost you $5500"

What something owes you and what its worth are often very different things. I once blew up a 1500 dollar dirt bike. To fix it was 1800 bucks. It would still have only been worth $1500 though.

No doubt nice bike though

$1800 bucks to fix a dirt bike??? Sounds like you were had.
Try building (a competitive and reliable) bucket for less $$$ in less than 2 years, I bet you can't. I have no idea how much it owes me, $5500 is what I think it is worth. Take a close look at the engine, KE125 bottom end with RG400 top, that didn't just bolt on on 5 minutes and that is only the beginning. This bike was built over 10 years ago and is still competitive.