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Thread: Want to race Buckets in Wellington?

  1. #91
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    23rd November 2003 - 21:16
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    Quote Originally Posted by koba View Post
    Nylon, Acetal (Best!), UHMWPE are plastics you can use, see what you can find about the place.

    Chopping boards, skateboard wheels, (Not the cheap ones!) and all sorts of other things can be used.



    There are more spots: pegs, pipes, foot-levers, frame protrusions and more.

    Common sense plays a part but some parts you normally wouldn't think about can touch down in a decent crash
    Don't forget to think about the way the bike can roll, pitch and flip.

    Obviously you aren't going to be able to coat the whole thing in nylon but you need to go real hard on it because it's very important.
    Excellent, time to mug some skateboarders. I just KNEW those hooded sidewalk slinkers could come in handy. I did save the cutting boards the wife threw out a while back-sweet! Got alot of areas to cover.

    I got rid of a heap of bits i had for my old rg, they would be quite helpful now. 27mm clip ons? I wonder if I can make a sleeve from some pipe. Or do you guys have a source for them?

    If I could put the bike together for the 20th. is there any way of getting it checked before the day so i can make sure its going to be compliant?

  2. #92
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    15th September 2004 - 22:33
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    A good way to check nylon, lie the bike on the ground on each side and rock it around. Is there anything metal touching?

    Some other key points:
    Both brakes work
    Has a catch bottle
    Oil filler and sump plug are lock wired
    Throttle returns on its own
    Nothing is loose e.g. Exhaust, pegs, bars

  3. #93
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    My last Spare bucket I bought had skateboard wheels (I think) that were gutted of the centres & had a hoseclamp through the centre & wrapped around the fork & swingarms close enough to protect from the axles. Ugly but effective.
    Don't you look at my accountant.
    He's the only one I've got.

  4. #94
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    Quote Originally Posted by Timber020 View Post

    If I could put the bike together for the 20th. is there any way of getting it checked before the day so i can make sure its going to be compliant?
    Post pics perhaps?
    Heinz Varieties

  5. #95
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    23rd November 2003 - 21:16
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    Will try the photo thing. The advice is appreciated.

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