Bucket Racing?

**speedpro** · 10th January 2005, 21:33

Originally Posted by StoneChucker

At least I can hold people up on a "track" too. And, go to track days with a shit-mobile instead of my main bike.
Had a look through all of the bikes for sale on trade-me, and nothing! Might have to buy one when it comes up, and just shuffle around finances.

Does it matter what year bike it is? Would a 1970 125 2 stroke be as competitive as a 1990 of the same type, for example?

If you aren't going to tinker you will want the latest. But we are talking about bucket racing so it therefore doesn't really matter. Old and cheap is good as you won't feel so bad when you throw most of it in the bin.

**toads** · 11th January 2005, 07:07

Originally Posted by Kickaha

Go and find the closest Kart track and talk to the club about using it,that's how they do it at Nelson,Auckland and sometimes Wellington and Blenheim

there isn't a gokart track here either sadly although the speedway has been talking for years about buying some land next to the speedway and building a track, but as yet it's been only talk.

**gav** · 12th February 2005, 20:07

Current exchange rate about $2700, for a genuine HRC race bike!
More info here
http://www.honda.co.jp/HRC/products/ns50r/index.html

**marty** · 12th February 2005, 20:22

you'd be a bit pissed if you biffed that down the road though

**marty** · 12th February 2005, 20:26

here's one.....

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Mo...n-22159161.htm

**dangerous** · 12th February 2005, 20:28

Originally Posted by marty

here's one.....

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Mo...n-22159161.htm

bloody hell.............. you can still get them new? and at 4k LMAO........... why

**speedpro** · 13th February 2005, 12:40

New benchmark for a 100cc 2-stroke bucket - 27.5hp at the rear wheel on the dyno. It's in a RS125 chassis. Power band is good and only revs to about 11,000rpm so should last well.

It isn't mine.

**XTC** · 13th February 2005, 13:01

We used to race a Bucket sidecar at the Kart track in Mt Wellington with some sucess. TF100 motor putting out around 21hp from memory. Took it to taupo and was the only bucket sidecar to turn up. They sent us out with the big sidecars. we were doing 59sec laps. big ones were doing 50secs. Didn't get lapped either. I was the swinger - had a knee slider on my hip/butt cheek to save my leathers! Was more work than fun in the end...

**idb** · 13th February 2005, 14:13

Fazzazz has a nice wee Mito at the moment.
Though I think it would prolly sit in my lounge if I had it...

**White trash** · 13th February 2005, 16:10

Originally Posted by speedpro

New benchmark for a 100cc 2-stroke bucket - 27.5hp at the rear wheel on the dyno. It's in a RS125 chassis. Power band is good and only revs to about 11,000rpm so should last well.

It isn't mine.

I thought you weren't allowed to use any purpose built, racing parts. eg. RS125 chasis?

Not that I actually know, just thought this was the case. Or is it engine parts?

**XTC** · 13th February 2005, 16:14

Don't know about now but when I was racing your motor had to be sourced from a production motorcycle originally built for the road. Chassis and everything else was open to anything you could dream up. This ruled out using motorcross and road race motors and kept the price down some what.