The best thing about bucket racing?

[jasonu]

Nothing ya reckon? Have a go at it, and see if you can make a competitive one.

There are a few different options on how to do it, with pro's and con's to each. Sleeve it and stroke it down, lop out an injector and exhaust valves (I'd leve the inlet valves in and remove the shim buckets), or take out a slug and rod, then balance the crank, (this would be how I'd to do it, but there are variables to be taken into account).

Why can't you just leave a spark plug cap off?

[crazy man]

Why can't you just leave a spark plug cap off?

now that would be to hard

[Bert]

Only true formula class? Better not tell that to the guys building 450cc machines from 600's. Or Glen Williams with his SV, that had a home made frame for a season or more. The TigCraft bikes also.

Buckets are great, the people are great, and the racing is great. But there's a whole other world of bike racing that is no less great, I think everyone in any class would do well to remember that.

Yes Drew; I haven't forgotten about the very select few people that have built and/or raced specials in F3 (and other classes for that matter) in NZ (Current and past); but they are a select few (in fact I was having a drink or three last Friday night; with one involved with your fore mentioned list).
And I'm currently & have been involved in other classes over past two decades; and still consider the most fun to be buckets (followed closely by sidecars).
The premise of this thread was peoples views/reflections on this matter; not bagging out other classes or the people involved in them (If you read that into my post then I can't have written my views on it well enough).

""tinker/build/design and race whatever you've got; F4 & F5 are really the only true formula class's left in NZ""
..... it certainly is the most accesable, I would think more tinkering and modifying goes on in F4 than the other open classes where only one or two may build real specials.

I guess there is almost an total expectation of tinkering/designing/building race bikes in F4/F5 as nothing is off the shelf...


Sidenote:
It will be interesting to see where Moto3 go's in New Zealand over the next few years; it might bring back a number of "older tinkerers" (read: quality Engineers) to racing (with likely their light weight kids/grand-kids racing bikes they build).. here's hope'ing.

[Str8 Jacket]

Yes Drew

Wouldn't worry about 'im. Seems to have his panties all twisted these days.

[Drew]

Wouldn't worry about 'im. Seems to have his panties all twisted these days.

So twisted you have no idea.

[Number One]

Twisted panties.... That's something about bucket racing that I don't like!

Also when you hit the track you get bruises where your panty twists are located. Not nice!

Note to self: must race commando

[goivy26]

I like the following but not in any particular order....
Crashing and still being able to keep racing
Crashing with no repair bills
Crashing with no or minimal injury (to body not pride)
Getting hooked and selling my motard to get an FXR ("no honey its not serious I just want to have some fun")
Getting some of my mates to have a go and now they have brought a bucket to (choice Addo, Mike and Guy)
Meeting you crazy bucket racers (Helen is a name that springs to mind for some reason?)
But most of all going racing/camping and just hanging with my 5-year-old son, 20-month old daughter and wonder-fool wife ("no honey it's not serious I just want to have some fun").

Thanks buckets !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

True Story....

At TePuke during the 1st raining yucky wet race the mighty motard on slicks grooved with an angle grinder got scared and laid down on the track twice. Me the rider who is also easily scared called it quits and road back to the pits.

I took my saturated leathers off and said "thats it, no more racing for me".

My above mentioned 5-year-old looked at me like he just found out there is no such thing as santa and said "is that it?" " Are you going to give up that easy?);

I paused shortly before putting back on my saturated leathers and gear and going out for the remainder of the day. PRICLESS!!!

Thanks Riley and

Thanks Buckets!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Str8 Jacket]

Meeting you crazy bucket racers (Helen is a name that springs to mind for some reason?)

I have no idea what you're talking about........

[javawocky]

$2 shops suddenly become interesting, trying to hunt for that custom part.