Wanted Bucket Sidecar

[Danger Dave]

As the title says i'm after a bucket sidecar if anyone knows of one for sale or hiding in a shed please let me know, Thanks

[wildman]

There are a couple down lower half of North island, but may have trouble getting them from owners even though they no longer use them. Could pm peril 787b think he has front and rear from his old one, he's in Hamilton.

[Pumba]

Did anyone grab that one form Henderson?

Gazza was making noises about selling his a while ago. Not sure if he still is.

[Gazzza]

Sorry guys, change of mind, we seem to finally be getting some numbers at the track, good time to buy not sell.

[wildman]

Did anyone grab that one form Henderson?

Gazza was making noises about selling his a while ago. Not sure if he still is.

The one in Henderson is still there, hard to pin the owner down though [ trying to get it myself, the rate i keep killing the other one i need a spare] Gazzza is keeping his now. He's on a mission to beat Rick and Henk

[Henk]

If anyone starts looking like beating us on a regular basis we'll join the arms race and build another one and repo Pumbas engine to power it, at that stage our rig may come up for sale once we have the replacement sorted out.
In the meantime if you want a rig in a hurry I'd probably follow Brian and Mel's lead and weld half a wheelbarrow to a bike you don't care that much about. Bucket sidecars have been a sellers market for bloody ages now, the only one that didn't sell fast was ours when we bought it, and as soon as it looked like we'd have three at the track on a regular basis the interest spiked.

[wildman]

If anyone starts looking like beating us on a regular basis we'll join the arms race and build another one and repo Pumbas engine to power it, at that stage our rig may come up for sale once we have the replacement sorted out.
In the meantime if you want a rig in a hurry I'd probably follow Brian and Mel's lead and weld half a wheelbarrow to a bike you don't care that much about. Bucket sidecars have been a sellers market for bloody ages now, the only one that didn't sell fast was ours when we bought it, and as soon as it looked like we'd have three at the track on a regular basis the interest spiked.

Actually if anyone wants to build one like Brian's i have a rolling bucket bike TF1OO frame with rg50 front and honda vt250 rear, was running tf125 engine. The reason your sidecar didn't sell quick was it was being ridden by two old fat guys who couldn't get it up to speed. Not like the beanpoles who ride it now

[peril 787b]

There are a couple down lower half of North island, but may have trouble getting them from owners even though they no longer use them. Could pm peril 787b think he has front and rear from his old one, he's in Hamilton.

I work with Dave and have already told him he can't have it. Never was a complete chair and I still have no idea what I did with the plans I drew up.
If he got it, I'd be the one having to finish it...

[Pumba]

When I get home tonight I will dig through the leads I had from the Manawatu boys on chairs down that way. Be warned though, I thought the wanted stupid money for them.

Anyone got any idea about the one that was advertised in Hamilton on Trade Me a year or two back that no one bought?

[F5 Dave]

Alvin Falkner in Bulls (try number on white pages.co.nz that came up) is probably a good one to get hold of. Pete Sales at Total MC in palmy might have a clue as well.

[Pumba]

Alvin Falkner in Bulls

That was who I was dealing with. At that stage he knew of the wereabouts of 4 chairs (including his own). Mine was one of those 4 and by far the cheapest. Lusty's was another, and when asked if he wanted to sell it was a very quick NO. Alvins own chair would prob cost you north of $1500 (prob closer to $2K, but who knows if you were waving real cash in front of thier face) plus what ever engine you wanted to run, and it may be in two pieces for easy storage (cannot quite recall, one of them was). Cant remeber whose the forth was off the top of my head, dont think it was followed up on when I enquired.

Once again I will dig out the contacts tonight.

[Danger Dave]

Thanks for your help guys, if i can't find one then the next option would be to build one but i'll see how we get on.

[Pumba]

Well you have the windle there as a template. Just scale it down.

[mr bucketracer]

Thanks for your help guys, if i can't find one then the next option would be to build one but i'll see how we get on.

i would sell you mine if the others here went along with it , they may kill me

[F5 Dave]

Shane's would have been the other one I guess. Lusty's is probably in his house strung from the ceiling with his model airplanes. Expect to see him on one of 'those' programs in 10 years time being hauled out of there looking like Peter Green 30 years on (Fleetwood Mac original singer).