looking to buy a competitive bucket if anyone in the greater auckland area has one for sale? short on space and gear so not in a position to build one up.
L-Plate Rider
looking to buy a competitive bucket if anyone in the greater auckland area has one for sale? short on space and gear so not in a position to build one up.
Forum whore
Competitive bucket??
Are you a 2 or 4 stroke man or does it matter?
What makes a competitive bucket anyway, what are you looking for?
Do you need horse power? How much? Handling? What features would a good handling bike have?
Any riding experience? and can you maintain the bike?
What are you looking to spend?
I have a competitive bucket 4 sale @ $3750. pulls the front wheel up exiting out of every corner.
The thing I have found about bucket racing is that its very expensive to buy your way to a competitive ride and anyway a good rider on a tricycle can beat the best fire breathing, rip-snorting bike if its not ridden expertly.
I recon if you want to get serious about riding competitivly a standard FXR with good rubber would be a great place to start. Reliable and easy to maintain. Plenty fast enough and can easily win races in the right hands.
Good luck, hope to see you out there soon.
Registered User
Geez TZ350 - Don't ask so many questions... just answer themOriginally Posted by TZ350
You're right about the last bit - a well ridden piece of crap is as good as a poorly ridden rocketship.
Forum whore
Yep, I did run off at the mouth a bit!
Hardcore Biker
I think Kennneth Jones has a good Honda CB125twin for sale.
It's been set up well and will need just need some regular maintenance.
PM me and I will give you his cell phone number.
TZ350 is right though. Just because your bike is fast, doesn't not mean you will win races.
It's one thing to be able to go fast in a straight line, but can you go fast round corners? That can be very scary.
L-Plate Rider
lots of questions. i've ridden some and raced a bit off road. injury has required sale of off road bike.
4 stroke or 2 stroke.
the 125T you refer to is gone (from what i've heard it would have been a cracker)
i'm not fast however do know that a well set up bike is a lot easier to learn to ride fast than a bad one (hence looking for one that someone has done the work on)
re the FXR - you're right. somehow they don't seem bucketish to me although likely i'll end up going that way
can maintain bike
re $3750 - i'm too cheap
Hardcore Biker
Yep your a true bucketeer then. Most of us do all our builds on a budget, but.........
.............to put a price on a bucket is hard. All the hours that go into them and all the bits bought and traded, will usually never be added up. That's about how much TZ350's bike owes him now that it's made and being raced.
In reality no one gets their money back when they need to sell their bike.
Bucket Racer/Crasher
I'm getting my money back when I sell mine and I'll be rich. All the custom bits, porting, pipe, CF bits, slicks, emulators, ignition, machining, welding, dyno time etc etc blah blah. $$$$$$$ everywhere plus if I get $10 for every hour working on it . . . . . . . . .
Una Storia Italiana
looks like my two will be up for sale very soon, see profile album for pics. http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/album.php?albumid=750
cheers DD
(Definately Dodgy)
In the riders seat
Stepping up to a FXR? I might be interested in the MT/MB so I can kick your arse on it
"If you can make black marks on a straight from the time you turn out of a corner until the braking point of the next turn, then you have enough power."
Una Storia Italiana
hehe... well I do have a new project Im considering, which will mean selling 1 or 2 of the current bikes the MT being worth more will proberly go 1st i dont wana sell either but aperantly we need a pram or some shit.
The MT is looking a bit scruffy in places as its done 2 seasons non stop, new piston and rings but needs tuning for more tp end, possibly for best results a new barrel and start from scratch with the porting.
Befor it goes up on TM ill let you know.
cheers DD
(Definately Dodgy)
MotoFXR's will rule the world!
MotoFXR!!!!!
You going to have his and her purple wheels........ Welcome to the MotoFXR brotherhood D. Thats a big chunk of humble pie you're nibbling on!
Its harder to lose weight than gain horsepower.
Forum whore
swap you a pram for the mt ????
"Instructions are just the manufacturers opinion on how to install it" Tim Taylor of "Tool Time"
“Saying what we think gives us a wider conversational range than saying what we know.” - Cullen Hightower
Una Storia Italiana
I will consider...swap you a pram for the mt ????
actually I am about to sell the cot so as I can fix my RD I rooted last w/e so the wee bastard will have to sleep on the floor.
Who said anything about a farking FXR
cheers DD
(Definately Dodgy)
Forum whore
dont over look the box the bits come in to repair the rd
they make good cots and toys
"Instructions are just the manufacturers opinion on how to install it" Tim Taylor of "Tool Time"
“Saying what we think gives us a wider conversational range than saying what we know.” - Cullen Hightower
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