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    eek Does having more HP win races?

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    Does having more Bucket horse power guarantee the race win??? How much Bucket horse power is enough? Is there such a thing as having too much Mambo.

    I know its not a Bucket but Fawk all that HP, the man has got to be a winner.........................................rig ht!!!!!

    I want a Bucket like this.

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    no, but havinge more skill... with a few extra Hp will help...

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    And some coins too...

    Nice job! But looks abit heavy... Well ofcourse!


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    more HP = more FUN
    "Instructions are just the manufacturers opinion on how to install it" Tim Taylor of "Tool Time"
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    HP helps, but without handeling and grip it is nothing.

    And I so want a dirt bike like that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Buckets4Me View Post
    more HP = more FUN
    The best fun I had was passing a RS250 on my bucket in the wet, I don't think he was having as much fun as I was
    "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."


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    So what does make a good Bucket Racer? I'v been hotting the bejesus out of my GP100.

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    Quote Originally Posted by bucketracer View Post
    So what does make a good Bucket Racer? I'v been hotting the bejesus out of my GP100.
    Rider skill. My bucket can win easy. I can't.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Skunk View Post
    Rider skill. My bucket can win easy. I can't.
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    Rider skill!! where can I buy some of that and how much will I need to get? Do you put it in the tank or do I rub it in my hair before I put my helmet on?

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    I passed a 750 Triumph imithingy in the wet at taupo up hill on the strait

    he was faster in the dry but not by much

    thow his bike was in the clasic class
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    Quote Originally Posted by bucketracer View Post
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    Rider skill!! where can I buy some of that and how much will I need to get? Do you put it in the tank or do I rub it in my hair before I put my helmet on?
    You rub it on your balls to assist with growing some big ones...

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    and my runaround the pits thingy
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    Quote Originally Posted by Skunk View Post
    You rub it on your balls to assist with growing some big ones...
    asked for that didn't he
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    I believe there is a such thing as to much power for some bikes....
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    so the radial engine is a no go
    "Instructions are just the manufacturers opinion on how to install it" Tim Taylor of "Tool Time"
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