Bucket options?

[wbks]

I don't think fxr's are the only bikes being ridden fast. But heres what I'm wondering about... You say all you want is a little bit of fun at low cost and want kind of "who cares who wins i had fun" meetings but then you sound so preocupied with worrying about not being on a non competitive bike and not winning the racing.

[Sully60]

And it all seems very competative . Like, if you're not willing or able to spend the thousands to make or buy something "competative" it's not worth bothering.

I think your sextant has slipped a little and you're starting to navigate a bit close to the edge of the world there ol' timer.

Any form of racing is competitive no question though how far you take that (especially in F4 and F5)is entirely up to you.
The point at which you stop enjoying it would be the time to stop bothering IMO.

It may seem a very results driven thing from the outside and I'm know that some people's enjoyment relies on doing well in their racing (I include myself here) and others are the well trained the the dark arts of engine and chassis performance but at the end of the day it's all about being out there with your machine you enjoy doing the best you can.

Sometimes it's more satifying coming dead last but having wrung every last bit out of a bike with no damping, brakes or power and saved so many front end slides your knee sliders are smeared half way down your leg

You could of course take the route of classic or post classic racing, I'm sure they're not at all that competitive

[bucketracer]

It seems to me folks come to the Bucket party dressed all different ways and so long as your enjoying yourself and sharing a smile with others people are glad to have you there.

But to be Queen of the ball you have to spend a little money, think about your dress, and have some natural talent.

If you can't do this, then cheers brother, sit with me, share a laugh and enjoy the party.

[Skunk]

I'll never win a race and I don't care. I'm having 'fun on what I brung' and that's the point. I enjoy the odd bit of welding and 'what if' as well so I do it. Some of it is a failure, some an improvement, and some makes no difference. All fun for me. How far can I push my skills.

If everyone was aiming at winning only there are oblivious choices in bikes to start with - and not everyone uses them.

Also you may not hear from the 'also rans' if they're anything like me. I don't do race reports as there's not much to report other than I had fun.

Give it a go.

[wbks]

So does anyone know if 17" wheels will fit strait onto a cb125 or will it need modification of some sort?

[Ixion]

CB125Twin. Probbaly not, 17 inch was pretty rare in them days. Might be something around that fits, prowl around with a caliper vernier. Is it wire spokes? If so just take the wheel to Tom Morris and get him to lace in a 17 inch rim (or do it yourself, it's not hard.)

[wbks]

not mine, was just asking because im looking at one with 18"'s. Its not a twin. Is it expensive to get one laced? im assuming that means made.

[Skunk]

Spacer and bearings if required are the cheap way to do it. Anything can be made to fit anything. It is easier if it's close to start with so measure first.

[Buckets4Me]

not mine, was just asking because im looking at one with 18"'s. Its not a twin. Is it expensive to get one laced? im assuming that means made.

lace it up yourself thats what I did

you need to get rims for it thow
have a troll around trade me for some 2.15 2.5 3.00 3.50 x17 rims
then all you need is the spokes cut and re thread the ones you have or hunt for ones that fit then pull the whole lote apart and start from there

lots of fun easy to do much like a 1,000,000,000 bit puzle realy
if you stuff it up start again I can give you a hand

ps have a good look at how the spokes go before pulling apart
and a pair of bolt cutters or plasma gun is a quick way to despoke a rim
as long as you dont want to use the spokes again

[TZ350]

Yep, it's Buckets-get your hands dirty!

[wbks]

lace it up yourself thats what I did

you need to get rims for it thow
have a troll around trade me for some 2.15 2.5 3.00 3.50 x17 rims
then all you need is the spokes cut and re thread the ones you have or hunt for ones that fit then pull the whole lote apart and start from there

lots of fun easy to do much like a 1,000,000,000 bit puzle realy
if you stuff it up start again I can give you a hand

ps have a good look at how the spokes go before pulling apart
and a pair of bolt cutters or plasma gun is a quick way to despoke a rim
as long as you dont want to use the spokes again

Hey check your pms when you get a minute. dont bother with what I asked you about the wheels obviously but I asked you if its a kickstart in which case if i try kickstarting it should it go to make sure its running? what do you need the battery for anyway?

[ajturbo]

my bucket cost me $150... then i spent another $200 on tuning it ( as i didn't have the skill i had to pay someone)
put some half decent tiers on it...
apart from gas and oil and a spark plug, that is all it cost for nearly 2 years of racing...(i did have to get a new piston as one of them got a ring in the wrong place)

and it was very fast... i just changed the gearing to suit the track.. shame about the rider, he let the side down a lot..

[Ixion]

Ah, taht sounds more like it. We shall see. I think I will go and lurk at Mt Wellington for a bit.

[Ixion]

Can you use an engine larger than the rules allow , and sleeve it down to legal capacity? Or use a twin with one cylinder blanked off (or, a four with two blanked off, probably better from a balance POV). Can you have more than one engine in the bike (eg 2 70cc engines?).Annoyingly I have about 4 250 cc engines lying around, but nothing smaller.

[piston broke]

ixion,
you're more than welcome to have a blast on the ahundy.
hanging to get it to mt welli.
bring on the first day 09