Help a noob

**Gareth123** · 19th January 2009, 15:16

Ok so I saw a GL145 for sale and was interested in it so I did a quick internet search. Up comes a whole pile of results about bucket racing. Here's my question? What is a bucket racer? I've seen some pretty odd looking bikes (here's looking at the ones xr-rider has for sale) when going through photos of them but still can't figure out what one is.

**slofox** · 19th January 2009, 15:19

Lookee here....
www.bmrc.co.nz/

**Gareth123** · 19th January 2009, 15:40

Cool. Cheers for the quick answer.

I wonder if my girlfriend would let me race a bike...She hates the fact that I even ride a dirt bike up the Ashley river. Oh well I'll just break the news to her by inviting her out to a meet and letting her watch me fumble my way round a track.

**Buddha#81:Me** · 19th January 2009, 17:38

Originally Posted by Gareth123

Cool. Cheers for the quick answer.

I wonder if my girlfriend would let me race a bike...She hates the fact that I even ride a dirt bike up the Ashley river. Oh well I'll just break the news to her by inviting her out to a meet and letting her watch me fumble my way round a track.

Good on you.......unlike the Ashley, everything is well organised and an ambulance is there if you need it. the bikes are usually check as is your safety gear.

The GL is a good pick, If you need any help give me a PM or use the contact details on the BMRC website and contact one of the committee members.

**diesel pig** · 19th January 2009, 17:41

Good man! That's what we need more of. Don't worry what the missus thinks just do it.

**gav** · 19th January 2009, 17:44

Even better, sort out a bike for her to ride as well!

**Gareth123** · 19th January 2009, 22:18

Originally Posted by gav

Even better, sort out a bike for her to ride as well!

$1000 to the person who can get her to ride a bike around a race track and go faster than 100km/h. She would rather ride a horse. Apparently horses are safer. I totally disagree. A bike does exactly what you tell it too and doesn't spook at sheep. Thats right, to a horse, sheep can be scary

She won't even get on my old "81 XL and learn to ride. She's crazy!

**Spuds1234** · 20th January 2009, 00:55

According to the Acc horses are not safer than motorbikes.

Gareth your GF is a silly woman.

**chanceyy** · 20th January 2009, 05:44

Originally Posted by Gareth123

$1000 to the person who can get her to ride a bike around a race track and go faster than 100km/h. She would rather ride a horse. Apparently horses are safer. I totally disagree. A bike does exactly what you tell it too and doesn't spook at sheep. Thats right, to a horse, sheep can be scary

She won't even get on my old "81 XL and learn to ride. She's crazy!

for some

reason though sheep love to run in front of motorbikes

I ride both horses & motorbikes and I think its because I ride horses that I found riding a motorbike relatively easy

just have to remember different strokes for different folks ..

is she scared of bikes or have a preconceived fear of them??

**Buckets4Me** · 20th January 2009, 06:02

Originally Posted by Spuds1234

According to the Acc horses are not safer than motorbikes.

Gareth your GF is a silly woman.

most acadents are from falling of horses
quote ACC

now sell her horse and get her a quad

it's a start

**Gareth123** · 27th January 2009, 19:49

Originally Posted by Buckets4Me

most acadents are from falling of horses
quote ACC

now sell her horse and get her a quad

it's a start

She'll ride a farm bike quad bike but not a racing quad. Or any type of quad that could get up on its back wheels. So frustrating, she won't even have a go on my 81 XL river hack.

As for selling one of her 7 horses thats completely off limits. She was offered 15k for a 10k horse. She said no. She only had 4 more horses at home that don't get worked. Her reason for keeping it..."it was my first horse, I can't sell it! Its got way more sentimental value!"

Originally Posted by chanceyy

for some

reason though sheep love to run in front of motorbikes

I ride both horses & motorbikes and I think its because I ride horses that I found riding a motorbike relatively easy

just have to remember different strokes for different folks ..

is she scared of bikes or have a preconceived fear of them??

She is scared and has a preconceived fear of them. She's scared of actually riding on them in case she falls off or isn't any good at riding them. Her preconceived fear is that everyone who rides them gets into accidents and dies a horrible painful death.

**wbks** · 27th January 2009, 20:44

"$1000 to the person who can get her to ride a bike around a race track and go faster than 100km/h."
Tell her the best bucket racer in NZ would be lucky to get 100k's out of a bucket unless they're at the Taupo spectacular.