A shove in the right direction please...

[Buckets4Me]

I've still got my $150 bucket to

$2000 later and its a nice bike

buy the bunana $500
save $2000 and get an fxr
sell the banana $$$$$

or something like that

you can borrow my bike and see what you think rsfamed gp125 suzuki
other people will let you try theres out as well fxr's
cb125twins
fzrframed anythings
then you will have a bike to ride and an idea where to spend your money

[Henk]

Pretty mch what I did.

Bought the old nail,
bought an FXR
Bought another FXR
sold the old nail
Bought another FXR

Need to move some of my other crap on to make room in the shed.
You can take mine for a spin at some stage if you like.

[Buckets4Me]

Pretty mch what I did.

Bought the old nail,
bought an FXR
Bought another FXR
sold the old nail
Bought another FXR

Need to move some of my other crap on to make room in the shed.
You can take mine for a spin at some stage if you like.

at least you didn't keep throwing money at the old nail
unlike some

[Henk]

I'm lazy and FXRs are an easy and well documented build. Easier than trying to jam 17 inch wheels in the old nail.
I think I had my first FXR at the track four days after I bought it as an almost runner.
The only problem here is that although you can get an FXR for around his budget you have to be in the right place at the right time and there is no knowing when they will crop up. Could be tommorrow, could be next year.

[Buckets4Me]

The only problem here is that although you can get an FXR for around his budget you have to be in the right place at the right time and there is no knowing when they will crop up. Could be tommorrow, could be next year.

then there is the tires wheels carb etc etc oh and PAINT (with or without butterflies )

as you say getting an fxr for $500 is not to hard just make sure there is oil in the engine and it runs fine

[Henk]

And make sure the cam timing is right when you re-build it.

Seriously, all the mods help (and are fun to do) even the butterflies, but you can run at the front of B grade with a stock FXR running some decent rubber. Especially now that John is being a bit more ruthless about kicking people up to A when they start getting fast. This is a good thing.

[Buckets4Me]

And make sure the cam timing is right when you re-build it.

Seriously, all the mods help (and are fun to do) even the butterflies, but you can run at the front of B grade with a stock FXR running some decent rubber. Especially now that John is being a bit more ruthless about kicking people up to A when they start getting fast. This is a good thing.

you can run at the pointed end of A grade with a stock fxr aka tim olly etc (thow that was a year or 2 ago)

[SS90]

The Gs125 based concept is a great idea.

GN125's are even better.

With the current capacity limits, they will never win a championship, but you will have a great handling bike, with a few simple steps.

Let's deal with a GN125, because they are disc brake.

1) Fit a front wheel form a GPZ 250 (just change the wheel spacers, the axle diameter is the same)

2) take the front disc off, turn in over, and bolt it back on.

3) fit a rear wheel from a VT250 (any model after 1987), they are all drum brake, and a piece of the proverbial piss to fit.

4) enlarge the inlet manifold with a dremel (3 minutes work) to match either a DR125 flatslide (or take one carb from a bank of 4 from an early GSXR750 (same thing) or a GN250 (easy option), diaphragm carb. With both options, no jetting is required.

5) Fit some second hand slicks from a 125GP bike

6) make an exhaust system from a few bends and a $70 muffler.

Woop woop, 15 horsepower, and great handling and braking.

[Captian soup]

wow cool thanks guys i didnt think id get such a keen response!!
il definatly be at the mt welly track on the 18th( the actual race is on the sunday right?), suited up and keen to try out a bike or two. i was intending to grab the bunnana but even so id love to try out more "competitive" bikes. :

[Captian soup]

AWESOME!! that sounds like it comes on the back of a box that you get your bucket in. "ready to race in 5 easy steps" hahaha thanks dude, just out of curiosity.. why would you flip the disks over?

[SS90]

AWESOME!! that sounds like it comes on the back of a box that you get your bucket in. "ready to race in 5 easy steps" hahaha thanks dude, just out of curiosity.. why would you flip the disks over?

Because the disc of a ZZR 250 (I mistakingly wrote GPZ ) is very concaved, whereas the original GN125 is largely flat, by turing the ZZR 250 disc over, it lines up central with the caliper.

more by luck than good management.

Oh, and it's 12 hp not 15........ still enough to smash a few ego's1

[Buckets4Me]

Oh, and it's 12 hp not 15........ still enough to smash a few ego's1

only if ridden well mind you

[bucketracer]

only if ridden well mind you

Didn't TeeZee manage a 3rd at the Taupo TRRS one year on 14hp after running at the front for all of the race only to be slowed on the last half of the last lap by a blocked fuel filter allowing Tim on his FXR and NedKelly on a RS/GP125 to get by.......

[TZ350]

Things have got a bit faster at Taupo since then. But with a phat 14hp and a good handling bike, you could still do well at Mt Welly. Outright hp does not count for all that much there, its more about drivability, handling and race craft.

[Dutchee]

wow cool thanks guys i didnt think id get such a keen response!!
il definatly be at the mt welly track on the 18th( the actual race is on the sunday right?), suited up and keen to try out a bike or two. i was intending to grab the bunnana but even so id love to try out more "competitive" bikes. :

Most of the bucket guys are pretty friendly.
In answer to your question, yes Saturdays is no racing, Sundays racing (with practice in the mornings).
Requirements are that you sign a disclaimer. If you're not an AMCC member there is a charge on Saturdays. Racedays require a MNZ licence or day licence as well.
Hmm, do we have to wait that long till the next meet? Bugger.