Buckets/Motards, Manfield short track: Sat 25 feb 06

**Sketchy_Racer** · 13th February 2006, 21:12

yea thats a cool bucket dude.

Argggh its not fair that the track day is on at the same time!!!!!!!! i want to ride the CBR now that it is going sooo sweetly

ah well. I guess i will just have to go kick some ass on the bucket (pt)

**Skunk** · 13th February 2006, 21:13

No idea at this stage. I want to fit a chamber at the same time so my plan is to find out the rev range I'm using then make a pipe to suit.

Had a go at a rev counter on the weekend (OK, so it was Sunday night). The 'test bed' worked OK. Good wave on the oscilloscope and in the right voltage range. The AX was putting out up to 30 volts on the feed we used (a yellow wire) and we knocked this down with resistors to 1.9 to 5 volts (depending on revs). But when we wired it all up properly on the bike it turned to crap. Readings went everywhere. Oh well.

Boyles have a hour and rpm gauge for $97 but the readout is small.

Dick Smith have one that is a complete multimeter but the HT pickup is huge (think of something a little smaller than a VHS tape...) for $99.

Both are a lot of money. Might try the 'homemade' one again.

Onward and upward.

Edit: gear linkage is done now too. You can kick my arse RG...

**Sketchy_Racer** · 13th February 2006, 21:20

Originally Posted by Skunk

You can kick my arse RG...

na Thats no fun. Its better if there is a bit of a battle in the mix.

thats why i think the fun of buckets is going down hill.
to a point (myself included) people are getting cool bikes that are hard to keep up with unless you have the same sort of machinery.

this is why i have brought my new/old bucket. So i can remind myself about the fun factor.

Ps: i will be kicking baydens arse by all means possible. Yes that involves elbows

**Skunk** · 13th February 2006, 21:28

The fun factor is the only reason I'm doing it. If it ain't fun I ain't doing it.

**Bert** · 13th February 2006, 21:47

Originally Posted by RG100!!

na Thats no fun. Its better if there is a bit of a battle in the mix.

thats why i think the fun of buckets is going down hill.
to a point (myself included) people are getting cool bikes that are hard to keep up with unless you have the same sort of machinery.

this is why i have brought my new/old bucket. So i can remind myself about the fun factor.

Thats abit harsh RG
Half the fun of buckets is the building and re-building, and then completly starting again.
I don't think the fun has gone out of buckets, It's ment to be a challange, yes someone is alway going to have a faster or cooler bike, but It that way in life.

Going down hill i don't think so, if what i saw in wellington in Nov has any reflection. everyone came over and helped me and even gave me a bike to ride (thanks F5 dave).
The sprit is still there : a Few good old fashion Kiwi's all having fun.
ITS ALL ABOUT THE RACING..

on a more positive note I'VE Nearly finshed the toy (a couple more nights). should be no reason not to be racing now.

**dangerous** · 14th February 2006, 05:12

Originally Posted by F5 Dave

Yup, running on the back section of the track it is a lot more open than a kart track but it is still pretty keen trying to keep the gas on in some of those bits & not as much of a power cct as you may think (where the long track sure is).

Be there

Originally Posted by dangerous

So...... I'll keep an eye on this thread to see how it progresses, if a good bucket turnout shows.... might just see me there.

Ahhhh sorry guys I feel that you lot arnt up to scratch yet so I'd be wasting my time comming up to kick arse, so I'll let ya's get the pratice in and try to get my sorry arse up there next time (havent recovered from xmas yet)

ps: really really sorry to let ya's down but you will be blessed with our (s/i crew) presance at some stage, then you will get the learn

**Skunk** · 14th February 2006, 19:03

Originally Posted by dangerous

...but you will be blessed with our (s/i crew) presence at some stage, then you will get the learn

Look forward to it.

**Kickaha** · 14th February 2006, 20:26

Originally Posted by dangerous

ps: really really sorry to let ya's down but you will be blessed with our (s/i crew) presance at some stage, then you will get the learn

Fuck all you'd be able to teach them

**dangerous** · 15th February 2006, 05:06

Originally Posted by Kickaha

Fuck all you'd be able to teach them

tourt you every thing ya know dident I :eyepoke:

**Kickaha** · 15th February 2006, 05:51

Originally Posted by dangerous

tourt you every thing ya know dident I :eyepoke:

I'm just glad it wasn't you who taught me how to spell

Looks like my trip North to this meeting is off as I wil be buying my new Bucket a couple of days beforehand

**Buddha#81:Me** · 15th February 2006, 16:53

Originally Posted by Kickaha

I'm just glad it wasn't you who taught me how to spell

Looks like my trip North to this meeting is off as I wil be buying my new Bucket a couple of days beforehand

I didn't tell ya i wrote it off on the way back to work (Im ok but the bikes not)

**dangerous** · 15th February 2006, 18:49

Originally Posted by spud racer

I didn't tell ya i wrote it off on the way back to work (Im ok but the bikes not)

Dont really think he'd give a rats arse if you are allright or not.... and you most likely saved him the job of rooting the bike

Originally Posted by Kickaha

I'm just glad it wasn't you who taught me how to spell

Funny bastard........ true tho

**Kickaha** · 15th February 2006, 18:58

Originally Posted by dangerous

Dont really think he'd give a rats arse if you are allright or not.

...

I don't

I'd rather he rooted himself and saved the bike

**GSVR** · 22nd February 2006, 12:06

- MADE UP ON DAY NUMBERS WILLING, BUT LIKLY AS FOLLOWS
- SPORTMAN UNDER
- SPORTMAN OVER
- S 1
- S 2
- QUADS [RACING TYPE]
- BUCKETS

OK visited the Bushriders site on Silver Bullet and the first bit of info I see is to check out their FEB 1999 newsletter!

Has anyone here been to one of these before and if so what bikes get riden in the Sportman under and over classes?

I get the inpression this meeting is mainly for motorcross riders that want to have a go on tarmac. Or is the track true Supermotard style.