At the risk of sounding dumb...

**Aitch** · 21st July 2005, 22:10

What the fuck is a bucket??????????

**bugjuice** · 21st July 2005, 22:12

can't remember. Go search for it and come back and tell us...

**stify** · 21st July 2005, 22:31

Originally Posted by Aitch

What the fuck is a bucket??????????

wot ya mop lives in!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

**justsomeguy** · 21st July 2005, 22:40

It's one of those things you put liquids in.......

Hehehehe, naah buckets are cheap usually small bikes around 100cc or there abouts that people race. Think of it as the go-kart equivalent of bikes.

It was described to me as cheap grass root motorcycle racing.

Most of the racing is done around go-kart tracks too....

**hXc** · 21st July 2005, 22:43

Bucket racing. It's really budget racing but bucket sounds cooler. Usually smaller bikes that have been stripped down of unnecassary(sp?) parts and are raced on kart tracks usually. It's an introduction to racing for mainly younger-ish people as it's not too fast and is cheap. They say you can start bucket racing on a good enough bike for less than $500 including the bike. Maybe you should try it. It's a lot of fun.
I have an RD50 for a starting bike. I'm looking at maybe a 150 or 125 upgrade though if anyone has a spare 150/145/125 4 stroke engine lying around.

**Kickaha** · 21st July 2005, 22:45

these will give you a bit of an idea what they are

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...ghlight=bucket

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...ghlight=bucket

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...ghlight=bucket

**gamgee** · 21st July 2005, 22:47

i miss go karting at QE2 in christchurch, that used to be so much fun, and they had 50cc mini bikes and a race track too, it was heaps of fun, then they tore it all down so i had to go and buy a proper motorbike, now all i need is a go cart and somewhere in dunedin to drive it!

**Motu** · 21st July 2005, 22:58

Started by AirForce guys - they would mark out a track on the airfield with upturned buckets and race stepthroughs and the like....the most important thing was the buckets,you couldn't go racing without buckets - so bucket racing.

**ajturbo** · 21st July 2005, 23:17

Originally Posted by Motu

Started by AirForce guys - they would mark out a track on the airfield with upturned buckets and race stepthroughs and the like....the most important thing was the buckets,you couldn't go racing without buckets - so bucket racing.

always new it was the airforce boys who started it.. i thought it was because of their fairings... made out of old/new buckets.
used to race at woodburn for a few years..(eh gav

)
used to go home pissed on $10.00........

**placidfemme** · 22nd July 2005, 07:34

ahhh... I've also always wondered that... I mean I knew it was about racing but I didn't understand the term "bucket"

**Sniper** · 22nd July 2005, 08:55

Arnt they those thingiemabops that like ya-know do stuff and things

**placidfemme** · 22nd July 2005, 09:21

Originally Posted by Sniper

Arnt they those thingiemabops that like ya-know do stuff and things

no they are those other whatyamacallit's that you can get from that place near the other place opposite the big tree with the leaves on it... you know

**ManDownUnder** · 22nd July 2005, 09:27

Originally Posted by placidfemme

no they are those other whatyamacallit's that you can get from that place near the other place opposite the big tree with the leaves on it... you know

ok - now I understand... except doohikkies - how do they fit in again?