Bucket Sidecars

**Henk** · 24th May 2011, 22:06

The guy to talk to on here about Roys Hill would be NSR143, he runs buckets there.
Bloody good track and awesome people, we try and get down a couple of times a year. Well worth the drive.

**Bert** · 24th May 2011, 22:06

Originally Posted by onegoodrun

Yeah cheers man. I'll have a chat with Rodger and seen when we are going up next. We are pretty keen for a crack at Roys Hill too. You reckon we could maybe bring our 110cc school sidecars up to one of your meets at Roys Hill for a bit of a play?

You would have to chase the HB boys to answer that...

Post up some photos can we can all have a look see ta your beast. 110cc 2T or 4T?

**Dutchee** · 24th May 2011, 22:34

Originally Posted by onegoodrun

Roger said to me today that if I got into racing chairs, he would come back to it!! I'm going to hold the old boy to that!!

Yeah he's a good bugger. He's right into getting us into the competitive spirit too. We give him shit all day long and he loves to dish it back. We take every chance we can get to get the sidecars out and take 'em around school. Good fun.

If a couple of guys wanted to give a demo of their buckets at the NZ Secondary Schools Mini Moto Championship in October, I'm sure Roger would be more than happy. Just give him a bell.

The thing with Manfield is it is bloody dear to hire the track for even a day. I know 'cos I've heard the expletives coming from a few peoples mouths!! But it sure is a good venue, if a bit open for the pocketbikes, even with a few hay bales thrown in for chicanes.

October's not a good month for us (Henk and I). We've got Kaitoke (Wellington), MotoGP (Melbourne), Mt Wellington (Auckland), and I'm also meant to do my one off-road race for the year (but if it clashes with buckets, I'm out).

Would've been keen otherwise to head to the minefield and bring 3 buckets, but the travel budget's blown that month. Let us know if there's any opportunity, I'd rather be in Manawatu than Auckland (we've got rain, fog, rain, wind, tornado, crap food nearby and basically hate the place).

**crazy man** · 25th May 2011, 07:07

you guys are lucky to be able to build that kind of stuff at school! wish i had the chance.. l should get my sidecar out been in the shed stints l buggered it in 2001

**koba** · 25th May 2011, 07:19

Originally Posted by Bert

I'm sure there would be plently of people that would put their hands up to show off the F4/F5 class to promote the sport.

Keen if there are no clashes.

**Bert** · 25th May 2011, 07:22

Originally Posted by crazy man

you guys are lucky to be able to build that kind of stuff at school! wish i had the chance.. l should get my sidecar out been in the shed stints l buggered it in 2001

yes you should Crazyman, or one of your many two wheeled buckets

Alex, a few links to older discussions (and photos) on sidecars:
http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...hlight=sidecar
http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...hlight=sidecar
http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...hlight=sidecar

**onegoodrun** · 25th May 2011, 17:30

I will try get some photos tomorrow of our beasts. The rules dictate we can have >80cc 2-smoke or >110cc 4-stroke with no modifications and no gearboxes. Gearing is up to the individual and so is braking and rear wheel size. They go pretty bloody well for what they are. Me and my mate are going to be building one for school, so I'll throw up some pics of it when that's done in a couple of months time.

We can use the experience gained from builidng this one in our Bucket Sidecar.

We gave one of the chairs a thrashing around school tonight!! Absolutely buzzing from it!!

**Ivan** · 26th May 2011, 17:11

its a awsome event the School gp I was doing the mechanics work for my old school lastyear and did the demo laps on the ZX6 Kawasaki,

I cant wait for this year,

We are racing in the teachers race this year so should be abit of a laugh

**onegoodrun** · 26th May 2011, 17:41

Here's a couple of snaps of us racing at Taumarunui

**onegoodrun** · 26th May 2011, 19:40

Here's a video of us racing at taumarunui.... If it works

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0upnw...el_video_title

**Str8 Jacket** · 30th May 2011, 07:39

Originally Posted by onegoodrun

Here's a couple of snaps of us racing at Taumarunui

I note in that photo that you're all running the opposite way to how I've ridden it the last 2 years. What's the track like that way?

**onegoodrun** · 30th May 2011, 08:20

We did it that way for the sidecars, so the swinger isn't leaning over the rider all the way around. It's bloody good this way around, except that middle corner is a total bitch to get a nice line through when theres a big puddle in the way!!

**Squiggles** · 31st May 2011, 19:49

Originally Posted by onegoodrun

At High School, we have built some sidecars with single speed 110cc engines in them, aswell as a ton of aircooled and watercooled pocketbikes. What happens is at the end of the year, heaps of schools get together for a race meeting at Manfield Racecourse.

We own one of the ones built down there in the past, goes well (front end is a bit naff) but we're crap riders. Still haven't quite gotten over flipping it, maybe this year we'll be back?

**koba** · 2nd June 2011, 20:43

Originally Posted by onegoodrun

We did it that way for the sidecars, so the swinger isn't leaning over the rider all the way around. It's bloody good this way around, except that middle corner is a total bitch to get a nice line through when theres a big puddle in the way!!

Hehe, that puddle is cool!