Expensive buckets?

**fi5hy** · 18th January 2011, 16:37

Originally Posted by gatch

Ahh right on, always good to put names to faces yeah.

I know what you mean about the wheel bouncing, I could see it myself when I was cornering. Didn't concern me too much, just added to the excitement really.. I didn't notice it in a straight line, may be something as simple as changing the fork oil/getting the level right. And checking there isn't a ridiculous amount of preload spacers.

Just check to see if the tyre has beaded

**Kickaha** · 18th January 2011, 16:38

Originally Posted by Buddha#81

I have alway been outspoken that F4 should be off the front of these mixed grids with a split start so you will only have the experienced S/S pilots passing and mainly on the straights due to their higher top speeds (a much safer situation)...

It's fucken stupid doing it any other way, it may not be so bad now but a several years back at levels it meant we were in amongst the new learner riders within a lap and there were a few "near misses" with them

At the time the fast buckets would clean up 75% (or more) of the SS150 field

My GN cost me $500 about 2002, I would say over 6 years it probably had another $1000 spent on various things, the FXR I bought was $600 and probably had $200 spent on it

**fi5hy** · 18th January 2011, 16:39

Originally Posted by quallman1234

This thread explain why my bucket doesn't go go and is tied up high in my garage...

I spend more on a weekend on the 125GP bike than i do on my whole bucket the time i've had it...

Hmm time to spend some money!

then please removed head from ass and ride a bucket

**gatch** · 18th January 2011, 21:56

Originally Posted by fi5hy

Just check to see if the tyre has beaded

Mr F5Dave said the same thing. It looks to be even all the way around..

I am not a tire expert though.

**TZ350** · 18th January 2011, 22:27

Originally Posted by gatch

It looks to be even all the way around...

There is usually a line on the sides of the tire close to the rim and its there as a referance so that you can more easily see if its sitting correctly.

**oyster** · 17th February 2011, 14:59

An interesting fact at the weekend. Al Hoogie put his Bucket back into Streetstock spec (made it slower) and qualified on pole for the SS class at the National round with a mid '54. That's moving! He did it just for fun, then didn't ride in the races, preferring the youngs ones to "have their day in the sun"
A few years ago, Al was much lighter but very fast back then too as he set the lap record (still not broken) at a high '53 for Streetstock.
I was up on the bank with Sketchy and we had that discussion too. He agrees completely a bucket to the full boundaries of MNZ rules would smoke a Streetstock bike. Of course he said "let me out there and I'll prove it! And I don't doubt Sketchy would!

**richban** · 17th February 2011, 16:05

Originally Posted by oyster

An interesting fact at the weekend. Al Hoogie put his Bucket back into Streetstock spec (made it slower) and qualified on pole for the SS class at the National round with a mid '54. That's moving! He did it just for fun, then didn't ride in the races, preferring the youngs ones to "have their day in the sun"
A few years ago, Al was much lighter but very fast back then too as he set the lap record (still not broken) at a high '53 for Streetstock.
I was up on the bank with Sketchy and we had that discussion too. He agrees completely a bucket to the full boundaries of MNZ rules would smoke a Streetstock bike. Of course he said "let me out there and I'll prove it! And I don't doubt Sketchy would!

Yeh with the bikes being built these days. 70 odd kgs 25+hp on slicks. They don't really have a show. The best thing is the fields are getting bigger all the time. If all the buckets in NZ turned up to one race meeting there would surly be close to 100 bikes.

**F5 Dave** · 17th February 2011, 17:12

That must have embarrassed them somewhat.

Not sure Glen is the chap to prove it, I hear he's a bit slow. I remember, oh it might have been a few moons back, giving him a hurry up at Taupo on my aircooled 125 bucket & he was on his RS125. Must wind him up a bit about that again, been a while.

On the other hand on my desk behind me I ave a pic of Av on my 50 with a 250GP bike behind her that she beat in that race 2 months back. That must have been hard to live down. I've beaten the odd 150SS on my 50, but never a 70+hp GP bike!

**Buckets4Me** · 17th February 2011, 18:30

Originally Posted by F5 Dave

On the other hand on my desk behind me I ave a pic of Av on my 50 with a 250GP bike behind her that she beat in that race 2 months back. That must have been hard to live down. I've beaten the odd 150SS on my 50, but never a 70+hp GP bike!

just love that photo

beaten by a GIRL

on a 50cc bike