Troy Corser's the man! Yukio aint bad either.

[Kickaha]

Eggzackery!
Forgive my ignorance, but I don't know alot about Buckets. Is there a fair bit of disparity even in buckets, or is it pretty even? Just seems that there would be a wide range of bikes getting converted. Are there rules on what you can do to the engine?

Quite a variety from RS125 framed MB100 to GN125(140 with stroker kit) CB125T,RX125,GP100,H100,there's a GP100/RG400/TZR hybrid being built at the moment

http://www.mnz.co.nz/competitionrules.aspx chapter 24

[TonyB]

Quite a variety from RS125 framed MB100 to GN125(140 with stroker kit) CB125T,RX125,GP100,H100,there's a GP100/RG400/TZR hybrid being built at the moment

http://www.mnz.co.nz/competitionrules.aspx chapter 24

Engines must be derived from non-competition
motorcycles. Motocross, Road Racing, Enduro and
Go Kart motors and transmission parts are not
permitted. There shall be no restriction on the make,
type or design of carburettor, ignition, exhaust,
piston, cam, valve springs or cooling system except
for class eligibility. All engines must be normally
aspirated except F4 4 stroke engines of less than
100cc capacity, which may be turbo or supercharged.
F4 2 stroke engines over 104cc are restricted to
carburation equivalent to a single 24mm carburettor,
F5 4 stroke engines over 53cc are restricted to
carburation equivalent to a single 20mm carburettor.
Erm... has anyone ever actually tried to turbo charge an F4 4 stroke? Imagine the size of the turbo!

[k14]

Kickaha and his mate have done it at the moment, just about got it running. They have a 100cc motor i think (can't remember the exact details). They got a turbo off a suzuki cappicino (sp?), the 600cc pocket rocket car.

[**R1**]

In the top 4-5 guys in Chch there is only one guy under 80kg and the guy who got 2nd is 100kg+.

I've raced 250 superkarts that would piss on your R1 and without a doubt the bucket is far more fun despite the fact it's a lot slower

A lot of the fun to be had out of buckets is doing over guys on bigger faster bikes,like the guys on the RS250 Aprilla and ZXR400 I passed in the wet at Timaru or the 650 Triumph at Nelson

Most people dismiss them because they aren't real fast but they teach better riding skills than big bikes ever will,if you want to learn to ride hard,race a slow bike!

A one make series only goes part way to adressing NZ road race problems and perhaps at an entry level is a good idea but we dont have a clearly defined path for people to follow if they chose to go overseas to race and our classes aren't aligned with other countries

I think bringing the 600 and 1000 in line with Australia would be a good start

na not for me....i have spent far too many years thrashing the shit out of poor wee bikes....and dreaming of a big fast bike...now that i have the R1 im happy as(no more hating my bike coz it aint fast enough) i always find with less powerfull bikes you are always wanting more...but thats just me....plus if i raced i would want to race the bikes i like....and no offence but i dont like mb100's and the like. hey i guess its back to that each to their own thing............. i belive there are even guys that race harleys.

[TonyB]

Buckets must be all about corner speed though- am I right? And outbraking rather than blasting past. If the racing's even I doubt you'd ever notice how slow you're going in a straight line- especially when you're dicing with other bikes. I know in gokarts we never went that fast, but it sure felt fast, aside from being low to the ground it was because there were karts all around you- jim2, you'd agree with that wouldn't you? I remember one race where someone behind me tried to take the first bend flat out on cold tyres (you had to wait a lap or two for them to heat up), their kart went spinning past me, across the front, and into the grass. Massively entertaining! I guess the thing with buckets is you could go racing, and keep your road bike. If you were really good, maybe you'd get noticed and then someone else would pay for your gear in a higher class.

[diesel pig]

corner speed is important in buckets but getting good drive out of a corner can lead to a overtake in a straightline or block passing, this takes a bit of planning! The thing is buckets teachs you all this with out blinding you with 200+ speeds to these possibitys in developing your racecraft