Hmm, my bucket was a wreck.

[speights_bud]

Been sorting through some photo's on the computer and found some of the bucket in its begining days.
No wonder froggy and the other guys laughed at me when i turned up with it at my first race! It really was a shi**y looking A100.
Do ya think it looks a tad better now?
Anyone else got before/after pictures of bikes transformed into bucket racers?

[ajturbo]

i like the original.....

[marty]

i reckon the striped seat would be worth 2mph!

[Ivan]

I will post some pics

[speights_bud]

Haha yea, just made the seat tonight, looks like ill be sleeping on the ground if i ever go camping again though. The old seat (which neither photo shows) weighed a few k's which wasnt so good, the new one lower and lighter, hopefully an improvement. plus it comfy too!

[Artifice]

sure looks better. now you have to work on the rider.

[k14]

Yep here we go, first is last year in november, 2nd is last meeting at levels.

[speights_bud]

sure looks better. now you have to work on the rider.

Good things take time... I hope i wont be too shockingly bad in future.

[Artifice]

you gotta be better than me on the racetrack. my times sucked at ruapuna, about 2:20, compared to 1:52 for the regulars

[speights_bud]

Yea well lets say the crappy little track i'm riding on isn't so good. More suited to motards, like watch out for the third pothole on the left before that there hairpin!. And numberboards appear to be optional.
But hey i shouldn't complain, its a start and there some decent competition there.

[ajturbo]

Yep here we go, first is last year in november, 2nd is last meeting at levels.

what different?? the paint job?

[k14]

what different?? the paint job?

Nah I put on a green grip on the left side.

[F5 Dave]

ok here's a Before & After picture with two intermediate stages. Bear in mind this is the same bike. . . Well Grandpa thinks so.

[k14]

Nice dave, how come you put on a smaller front disc on the rs frame? Couldn't find a proper disc? Or to save on unsprung weight?

[F5 Dave]

Bit of both, they are infact RG50 wheels (with wider rims welded on). I have since gone to a slightly bigger disc as the std RG one was struggling, worked well sometimes, others not.