I want to become a bucketeer

[glice]

I was pretty keen on getting a bucket, so I thought I would go and watch a bit of racing on the weekend, and now I am inspired. It looked like awsome fun.

So what do I need to look for while looking for potential bucket, I'm thinking an fxr?
And what sort of $$ do you guys spend?

[Buckets4Me]

if you want a good bucket expect to spend $2000 and not a cent less

best bet is to buy an fxr150 ( they are easy to get going ok)
then you need tires on it and posibly good rims (17" AND SLICKS)$$$$$
get leathers gloves boots and helmet $$$$$
leave the engine till last
they guy that won the a grade had a stock engine

see that $100 shitter is costing more and more



back to the 2k you can spend it now on a bike or build a bike up over a year or 2 but I havent seen a good bike that has had less spent on it
I have seen a few that have had a lot more spent

all the ESE bikes have been around that much to develop
I know the cb125t is around that much to get up and running well

it's easier to get a $900 fxr than do a $100 cb125t or gp125
but the older bikes are more fun if you like to tinker

have fun

[bucketracer]

You want to become a bucket racer! are you nuts! run run there is still time, escape while you can, there is counseling available. Once bitten there is no excape and you become part of the brother hood.

[speedpro]

Talk to John Connor, the guy running the racing on the weekend. He has a few buckets for sale although he may have sold a couple already. Nothing pretty but they go good and are all set to go.

[Skunk]

My first bucket cost me $100 to buy three years ago. Total cost now is around $3500 including EVERYTHING (even entry fees are included in that). Just about reached the end of it's development potential. Best fun I've (nearly) ever had.

My second bucket cost me under $1000 and blew the motor shortly after. Sunk another $400 into it and it's still not running right.

Third bucket has cost me $60 so far - it's the bits left over and pieces I've been given since starting Bucketeering. Mostly complete now too.

It's not how much you spend - it's how you spend it.

[Number One]

You will love it bucket racing is the shizzle

[SHELRACING]

Our FXR/Loncin cost us $200 to buy the rolling chassis and $500 for the engine. Original FXR had a well and truly blown engine. There were other costs, but they are the two main big ones.

My first ever bucket, a Suzuki GS 125cc, cost $800 and was a great learning bike. I bought it at the track and had ride on it first. John Connor assured me it was a good bike for me and as I found he has never been wrong with any of his advice.

A lot of time is spent in our house fixing and repairing bikes.

If it's not your thing to tinker around fixing them, then get yourself an FXR.
They are reliable and quite fast bikes. The only thing you will need to do is get the wheels changed ( they run tubes in the tyres, so get them altered to tubeless) then you can fit 17" slicks. Kenneth Jones has some slicks for sale, at a reasonable price, that will fit the rims.

If you need any help at the track there will always be someone who can help.

[Pumba]

I was pretty keen on getting a bucket, so I thought I would go and watch a bit of racing on the weekend, and now I am inspired. It looked like awsome fun.

So what do I need to look for while looking for potential bucket, I'm thinking an fxr?
And what sort of $$ do you guys spend?

Well I think everyone else has covered it. FXR makes a good bucket, the banana bike is still up for sale and that makes a great starter, I also have a RX125 bucket here that I am looking at selling

[skidMark]

If you need any help at the track there will always be someone who can help.

Yeah like me running around trying to be useful, then running away with peoples corn chips....eh?

[glice]

You want to become a bucket racer! are you nuts! run run there is still time, escape while you can, there is counseling available. Once bitten there is no excape and you become part of the brother hood.

na I dont need to run, after finally going to have a look out at mt wellington on the weekend there no way I could run.

I've got my hands on a busted fxr, which I'm hoping to get running by the 2hr race next month.

I think I'll just stip everything off that isnt needed and then see how I go.

any tips on easy mods?

[Pumba]

any tips on easy mods?

Well that entirly depends on how busted it is?

My recomendadtion get a good set of tyres and go racing.

[Rick 52]

I was pretty keen on getting a bucket, so I thought I would go and watch a bit of racing on the weekend, and now I am inspired. It looked like awsome fun.

So what do I need to look for while looking for potential bucket, I'm thinking an fxr?
And what sort of $$ do you guys spend?

Have you had a look on fxr . com lots of tips depends on what you fancy

[all4A50s]

I was pretty keen on getting a bucket, so I thought I would go and watch a bit of racing on the weekend, and now I am inspired. It looked like awsome fun.

So what do I need to look for while looking for potential bucket, I'm thinking an fxr?
And what sort of $$ do you guys spend?

I started this year with an RG50, which has given me a great deal of delight. I don't know about spending $2000 on your first bike though. I have seen some very good buckets go for $200 - $800. I have spend a further $500 on her rebuilding to date

There are further costs though that you should be aware of. These are mine and where I got it;
Bike $600, Trade Me
Helmet $70, Ebay (including postage)
First set of leathers (2 piece) $70, Trade Me and about $20 postage.
Gloves $45, Wellington Motorcycles
Boots $60, Trade Me

I have just purchased a 1 piece leathers for $100.

Each meet costs me $35 to race.

My suggestion is come watch one then borrow a bike and have a go.

[Buckets4Me]

so thats $1100 for the bike so far
have you got 17" wheels and slick yet ????
and what about that pipe that will make the bike realy go
or
or
or

you wait
my first bucket cost me $100
leathers where $450 (they where like new)
helmit $260 wasent alowed to get a cheap one
boots $240 new
gloves free destoyed them new ones $50
first set of tires $280 + rims to fit (18" tt900's new)
engine rebuild $1400 once it was going right
17 rims $400
slicks $150
wets and extra rims $????
new tail + clipons + foot pegs bracing frame
+ exaust (its a 2 smoker)$lots
+
+
+ 4th year racing

$2000 was just an idear of what is neaded to get a good FAST bucket

[Buckets4Me]

2k is what I would expect a cb125t with tzr rims slicks forks and brakes
rebuilt engine bored to 150cc cost to build
or a gp125 same biss 17 rims big brakes rebuilt engine new pipe

or a mb100 with mb50 gearbox decent rims brakes and frame upgrades
seat and clipons

ok ok
a prodie would be a lot cheaper but we dont have them up here
well we do but we call them undeveloped