Should this forum name be changed to Formula 4 and 5 instead of Buckets

[Number One]

That is red rep-able...

Go ahead fooker make my day I'm collecting them

Actually I hadn't even heard the terms until the BOB....

[Trudes]

I have to admit too that I am a closet bucket joke enjoyer sorry babe....

Yeah,.... I knew you were!!

BTW babe...I don't even know where our stable of bikes sit in this F4 - F5classing

hahahaha at least you're doing it eh

[Skunk]

Go ahead fooker make my day I'm collecting them

Actually I hadn't even heard the terms until the BOB....

Fook it - I can't.

[Fatjim]

Although I don't have one , and am therefore unqualified to have an opinion I'm going to have one anyway.

The term Bucket, being antipodean, has a charm of its own. I'd like the "formula" to be recognised internationally though.

I like "Formula Bucket"

[Fatjim]

I thought they were called buckets cause you make em out of a bucket of bits. Which is obviously not as derogatory as bucket of shite.

Are 'buckets' recognised by MNZ as F4 and F5 or is it something that was made up ?

I understood "Bucket" to mean they were made from "buckets of shit". What they end up as is another matter. But the idea of affordability and "Que Sear Sera" attitude if you drop it is important to the class I think.

[speedpro]

I personally see mine as more of a race bike than a pile of shit.

in your dreams poor deluded boy.

I think the name to be used depends on the company and the circumstance.

[Skunk]

in your dreams poor deluded boy.

I wasn't talking about ME, I was referring to the bike - which is good.

The older you get the faster you were... At least I'm getting faster as I get older

[Number One]

Yeah,.... I knew you were!!

tee hee heee I'm at work so Sully can't slap me but rest assured I be getting a slapping later I've done my recycling honey...and I got my businesss socks orn tooooo

[Sully60]

But "T"-Rudes is right, being more formal at the nationals with F4/F5 is more appropriate.

Which brings me back to the point I made about the various meetings that buckets used to run at but no longer. We don't have any meetings at 'National' level unless they're dedicated events like the GP and the BoB.
Buckets used to race at the Cemetry circuit, imagine going theough the Cemetary esses flat on the tank of your F4 bike with 10,000 people watching, shit that must have been cool!
Things seem different in the South Island I must say, having a class at both Greymouth and Port Nelson if not more of the high profile events.

We won't always fit in to these meetings or they may not necessarily suit F4 and F5 bikes but at the moment we don't even get the opportunity to try.
At least in the North Island anyway.

I'm keen to see the name of the Forum changed to F4/F5. How we refer to them ourselves is up to the individual. I personally see mine as more of a race bike than a pile of shit.

Finally someone actually answered the question! Bling awarded for great reading and comprehension skills!

BTW babe...I don't even know where our stable of bikes sit in this F4 - F5classing

You're just a factory rider what do you need to know? - http://www.motorcyclingnz.co.nz/down...oad_Racing.pdf


In the end I don't really give a rats arse what they're called, as long as they're called and we get the same opportunities to race as those who buy racebikes off the showroom floor with their bolt on performance accessories, no bitterness here eh?

I'm at work so Sully can't slap me but rest assured I be getting a slapping later

But I can slap you with this now....

REPOST!

[Number One]

You're just a factory rider what do you need to know?

TRUE THAT! So have you fixed my ride yet or what?!

But I can slap you with this now....REPOST!

OOOO that hurt soooo good I'll expect a better one when I get home

[F5 Dave]

. . .
Buckets used to race at the Cemetry circuit, . . .

erm no they didn't have a bucket class, but you could run in F3 or Clubmans when they had that at the cct. Speedpro used to do pretty well against wobblers on Pantahs etc.


And I might not have answered the question directly, but I did use "at the end of the day . ." which entitles me to ramble on about anything with impunity.

It's like saying "With all due respect" (you suck goat coks or whatever, -with all due respect of course).

[Str8 Jacket]

(you suck goat coks or whatever, -with all due respect of course).

You see, this is why we cant call ouselves F4 and F5 riders. "Real racers" Would never suck a goat of and respect it at the same time!

I personally think we should just call ourselves 'Bogans on Bikes'.

[Skunk]

I personally think we should just call ourselves 'Bogans on Bikes'.

Bloody Hutt girls...

[F5 Dave]

have you ever met any sidecar racers? They make us look like boy scouts (dodgy scout leaders not withstanding). Most other racers give them a wide berth for that reason. They will be the last ones at the bar if you feel like staying out though

[Kickaha]

Yeah, harden up. Buckets are buckets, fullstop.

What he said, they've always been buckets and always will be, who recognises what a F4/F5 is? fuck all I'd say, Buckets would have much more "brand recognition" and thats the way it should stay

have you ever met any sidecar racers? They make us look like boy scouts (dodgy scout leaders not withstanding). Most other racers give them a wide berth for that reason. They will be the last ones at the bar if you feel like staying out though

I might race with some someone who resembles that statement