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    I need a bucket

    So... I have been looking for a while for a cheap FXR (close to auckland) to pick up and make a bucket out of. It seems however that nobody has one for sale. Is it worth buying one of the perfectly road legal working ones off tardme and ripping it all down to a bucket?

    Would I be better off starting a project with a rs250/rgv250 frame?

    What would be a good donor engine for a 250 frame?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Scotty595 View Post
    ... What would be a good donor engine for a 250 frame?
    An RGV250 VG22 would be suitable for either of those options
    Heck you could squeeze in an RG500 if you could find one.
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    Quote Originally Posted by F5 Dave View Post
    An RGV250 VG22 would be suitable for either of those options
    Heck you could squeeze in an RG500 if you could find one.


    Don't think i'd get away with a RG500 or RGV engine for a bucket though

    would raise a few eyebrows, 130 down the back straight of mt welliy track
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    Yeah I've inspected the grass berm there, I think a 500 would punch through it.
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    With bucket gearing, you'd have a unicycle with a spare wheel attached to the front !!!


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    Quote Originally Posted by nudemetalz View Post
    With bucket gearing, you'd have a unicycle with a spare wheel attached to the front !!!
    Would be good fun
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    Why don't you look at getting an RX125, CBR125, H or MB100 and stripping it down or look at buying a bucket all ready in existence, which you can pick up for 500-1000? Alot can still be said for the old 2-smokers. Most of which is good.
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    Quote Originally Posted by all4A50s View Post
    Why don't you look at getting an RX125, CBR125, H or MB100 and stripping it down or look at buying a bucket all ready in existence, which you can pick up for 500-1000? Alot can still be said for the old 2-smokers. Most of which is good.
    Have been considering it, but i really cant seem to find one that is close to me for sale. Im probably just useless at looking though.

    Wouldn't mind a cheapie but also want something that i can be quite competitive on for future without having to buy a new bike
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    I know of a nice sorted fxr150 for sale but it wont be super cheap
    but it has proven itself as a fast bucket
    bigger wheels slicks race seat nyloned new paint (hasnt seen to much of the tarmack)
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    Quote Originally Posted by Buckets4Me View Post
    I know of a nice sorted fxr150 for sale but it wont be super cheap
    but it has proven itself as a fast bucket
    bigger wheels slicks race seat nyloned new paint (hasnt seen to much of the tarmack)
    Very interested. PM sent
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