Bucket update

[Sully60]

Sully...thanks for the pic, you even made it blurry to make it look as if I was going fast.

No photoshopping at all mate! You were actually going pretty quick considering the conditions. I was watching you both go through the new funky chicane and there was some good lean angles through there. Your bike also seems to have quite a good turn of speed, hmmm you could be my spoiler for Tex at the next round??

If you need some lockwire and some twisting pliers (make everything look tidy)
give me a shout we could even lockwire you to the bike so you don't fall off!

[F5 Dave]

Good write up. Youse guys should really come down for the next BOB. You have a year to start saving. Yeah our good friend Bunga has a habit of racing everyone hard including those lapping him.

Next race 28th October at Slipway.

BUT. 20th & 21st is Taumaruni. A 2 day at a grouse kart track, can camp on site or a cheap motel. See my thread in this section a week or more back.
This is a fun event!!

[quallman1234]

Cheers that was great fun.
Although i think i might have a false preception of how fast i actually am considering i have a slight power advantage (or do i?) And my bike suited the rain quite well.
Nevertheless it was great fun. Almost got passed bayden but not quite!
Next time ill Steal one of AJ's bucket's and see how i go (Thanks aj! )
I had some rather mean slides at times and had to watch out for some oil on the track but i managed to stay upright all day.

[Sully60]

:I had some rather mean slides at times and had to watch out for some oil on the track but i managed to stay upright all day.

That oil was showing you the good lines
You were going good too! It was entertaining in watching you slither about trying to whip Baydenin the last race (he's a tough campaigner from way back!) and I though I might have had you on the last lap, I just wasn't quite close enough. Hopefully the weathers a little kinder to us next time, we'll do some more wheelie practice. You'll be twelving in no time!

[quallman1234]

That oil was showing you the good lines
You were going good too! It was entertaining in watching you slither about trying to whip Baydenin the last race (he's a tough campaigner from way back!) and I though I might have had you on the last lap, I just wasn't quite close enough. Hopefully the weathers a little kinder to us next time, we'll do some more wheelie practice. You'll be twelving in no time!

Now that i look back Im amazed i didn't crash at all

Cheers for the tips on the wheelies! Ill keep practicing! (In safe conditions of course , You said something about a carpark?)

[Slingshot]

If you need some lockwire and some twisting pliers (make everything look tidy)
give me a shout we could even lockwire you to the bike so you don't fall off!

Sounds good, I'll flick you a PM at some stage.

I'm starting to get a list of stuff that I need/want to do to the bike:
Need to:
Replace missing bolts/nuts
Lock wire everything
Mount a catch bottle
Run the new piston in
Check the travel of the front forks
Check the fork seal in the right fork (looks like it's starting to leak)


Want to:
Design and build a decent expansion chamber
Change the front brake set-up
Get tires with a better profile
Paint it again, this time in paint that's fuel resistant and doesn't rub off.

Buckets are awesome!

[ajturbo]

elbo wrestling off the line... where's the MNZ seward when ya need em eh?...lol

but you do realise i was on the 50cc....!!!
that means i got a better start than you on your beast... you suck

was a great day yesterday!.. i really don't think i was much slower in the wet.. and the track...wow it was a great one, would love to do that one again!!!!

not sure i can make the one up the road , think i am in taupo that weekend... but that means i may make the sunday!!!!!

just think.... IF i weighed the same as sully( would have to add about 42kgs).. i may have been able to push him out the way ( on the 50) and get to the top corner in second instead of 3rd!!!!!.....

[Sully60]

just think.... IF i weighed the same as sully( would have to add about 42kgs:

Flatery will get you anything you want AJ......Stop it!

I'm up for a wrestle any time. I was just giving you a chance at the start before I had to take the line a metre inside the inside line to pass back markers in the Motogp race

Good burnout I must say old chap, warmed the cockles of me 'eart on a cold day that did. I might just have to build a bucket stunta with some old bits and make some cheng shin smoke myself.

Pulled my beastie apart tonight and found one side of the cam was getting no oil, hence the excessive heat and death rattles in the last race. All that oil on the track should have beed going there
Anyway I have more bits so will be ok. I won't steal Christine away from you just yet!

[ajturbo]

V rubber there matey!!!

glad you didn't take it personaly.... you know, elbo in chest stuff...

[jumma]

Hey guys,

Made it down to the Slipway last Sunday to check out the buckets for the first time and get a few snaps. Hopefully this url will take you to the gallery, I only threw up a handful, feel free to ask me if I got one of you if you're not there.

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/photopost...ry.php?cat=570

[Sully60]

Hey guys,

Made it down to the Slipway last Sunday to check out the buckets for the first time and get a few snaps. Hopefully this url will take you to the gallery, I only threw up a handful, feel free to ask me if I got one of you if you're not there.

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/photopost...ry.php?cat=570

Cool shots jumma,
and good on ya for standing out there in the wind and rain, she were a cool day on the mountain eye tells ya!

Got any more of 60? Maybe some braking into the bottom corner? Things were interesting down therei n the anticlockwise race

[Skunk]

Anyone interested in a bucket building session?

21 and 22 October at my place (PM me if you don't know where it is). The idea is to put together Sketchy Racers bucket (a pile of parts at the moment I think) and get my ZXR125T running. I'll be working on mine between now and then anyway so it's mainly for Sketchy.

Sully: thanks for the bits and pieces; they came in handy last night to disassemble the AX forks. I've got a better fix to assemble tomorrow am.

[Sully60]

Anyone interested in a bucket building session?

21 and 22 October at my place (PM me if you don't know where it is). The idea is to put together Sketchy Racers bucket (a pile of parts at the moment I think) and get my ZXR125T running. I'll be working on mine between now and then anyway so it's mainly for Sketchy.

I'll be there when my pressing schedule allows.

[Skunk]

Anyone interested in a bucket building session?

21 and 22 October at my place (PM me if you don't know where it is). The idea is to put together Sketchy Racers bucket (a pile of parts at the moment I think) and get my ZXR125T running. I'll be working on mine between now and then anyway so it's mainly for Sketchy.

Sully: thanks for the bits and pieces; they came in handy last night to disassemble the AX forks. I've got a better fix to assemble tomorrow am.

Argh ferk, Sketchy can't make it then. But if he drops off all the parts he has I'm sure we could make him Godzilla.

In the meantime I'll be building 'Queer Kawaka'...

[Ivan]

Sounds cool,


Good on you for planning something,