bucket racing

[mossy1200]

I went to watch the local bucket races today.
i looked so much fun i think i will have to try it.
I was surprised at the low cost of racing.
There is some bikes for sale but i want to transform an oldy myself for as little as possible.
I spend big coin on my fzr1000 post classic and i want to do this at a different angle(for next to nothing)
I strip bikes for profit so will keep bits that i need for bucket racing and not sell them.
I have some suitable parts lying around.
I think the plan will be to buy a dirt cheep base bike.
Get it legal to run which is basically lock wires and nylon sliders on contact points of fall areas.
This is because the racing is on cart tracks and they dont want chunks getting pull out of the seal.

These are two option base bikes so far.
Opions and comments well recieved guys as im bucket virgin.
Remember im not out to win(not like post classics).Just want to get out on the track between proper racing.
Because i allready have race licence the cost to race per day is $40nzd $22usd and the tracks are local so cheep as chips.
apparently tyres last over a year.

Option one trail bike 125 two stroke.
http://www.te.co.nz/loadImagePreview.do ... 605296.jpg

Option two old school comuter.i like the look of this one.Not the same grunt but unlimited character.Remeber not in it to win.
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing ... =209211448

All comments valued.Chip in there with your ideas etc and lets build a monster forum.
I will give you all the rulz of buckets in New Zealand when we hit ideas beyond the rullbook.
I will need to study these.
i could go and buy a fx150 etc but thats not the road i want to take.
I want the total build to cost less than a rear tyre for my FZR1000w race bike.
I will be utilising roller skate wheels and choping boards for sliders etc.
if the build get over budget ill push skaties off there boards and take there wheels off them if i have too.LOL

Cheers Steve

[mossy1200]

heres the local bucket link.

http://www.bucketracing.co.nz/

[mossy1200]

Think this maybe the one
Waiting for the guy to get back to me.

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing ... =210525081

[megaloxana]

It seems this bucket racing is centralized to new zealand and australia. I haven't found anything here in the states.

[mossy1200]

It seems this bucket racing is centralized to new zealand and australia. I haven't found anything here in the states.

Lost another one.The guy didnt even bother to email me.Just with drew the listing.In other words sold.
It would be good if people sent a one line email to let you know something is not avaliable.
Gotta start searching again.
Maybe my chances of bucket racing is as high as yours.Virtually nil.
You could approach the local cart track orginisers and start something up.Charge a track commision or build a fleet of little racers and rent them out.

CHING CHING

[Hawker]

It seems this bucket racing is centralized to new zealand and australia. I haven't found anything here in the states.

Racing on Kart tracks in north america is called mini-roadracing. Go ahead and google it. There are quite a few groups in different areas doing it. The main bikes used are Honda NSR50RRs and Yamaha YSR50's. Other classes run 125cc 4-stroke trail bikes. The premier class is 125cc GP bikes with 85cc 2-stroke MX engines in them, and more recently, the same chassis with 150cc 4-stroke MX engines in them. Children are allowed to race as well, using bikes like CRF50's and TTR50's fitted with street tires.

The main focus of mini-roadracing is to a) develop children into expert roadracers starting at a young age, and b) allow a bunch of old has-beens a chance to race and have fun without spending a boatload of cash.

Here is the site of our local mini roadracing club: http://www.smra.ca . I haven't updated it in quite a while, though.

[mossy1200]

It seems this bucket racing is centralized to new zealand and australia. I haven't found anything here in the states.

Racing on Kart tracks in north america is called mini-roadracing. Go ahead and google it. There are quite a few groups in different areas doing it. The main bikes used are Honda NSR50RRs and Yamaha YSR50's. Other classes run 125cc 4-stroke trail bikes. The premier class is 125cc GP bikes with 85cc 2-stroke MX engines in them, and more recently, the same chassis with 150cc 4-stroke MX engines in them. Children are allowed to race as well, using bikes like CRF50's and TTR50's fitted with street tires.

The main focus of mini-roadracing is to a) develop children into expert roadracers starting at a young age, and b) allow a bunch of old has-beens a chance to race and have fun without spending a boatload of cash.

Here is the site of our local mini roadracing club: http://www.smra.ca . I haven't updated it in quite a while, though.

They call this form of racing bucket racing as its origins are building a racer from a bucket of parts in your garage.
Therefore the idea is that the class remains cheep etc although people are starting to use fxr150 etc.
Rules are 150 f stroke.125cc two stroke(air cooled only)
No motorcross motors or enduro motors.
Carbs have max sizes.
No turbos etc.
Road tyres only.

Sounds like your racing is little bit more serious and bigger budgets required.
Theres guys running drum brakes and scooters here.

[Hawker]

I first heard of your bucket racing when I was considering turning an old CB125 into a mini-roadracer. I abandoned the idea when I realized that it wouldn't be competitive. I went and bought a used TT-R125 to run in that class instead.

If you want to run a bike in the formula classes (i.e. no limitation on modifications), it can get quite expensive. If you stick to the spec classes where mods are limited or non-existent, it is much more reasonable. $1500 will get you a TTR125; $2500 will get you an NSR50RR. Still more expensive than your bucket racing but a heck of a lot cheaper than trying to run a full sized bike on a full sized track.

Our machine class structure is based on the engine size limitations that our insurance has place on us, namely 85cc 2 stroke and 150cc liquid cooled/200cc air cooled 4 strokes. People just made up the classes mainly based on engine performance.

Track time in our club is quite cheap and the best arrangement that I've ever seen - I pay $350 at the start of the season, and get a key to the track. I can go and use it anytime I want. If I want to do an actual race event, that's extra but only another $100 or so for a weekend. Other clubs don't have it so good.

[mossy1200]

Entry is $40 here per day.
They run formula 4 on the track which is 150 four stroke or 125 air cooled two stroke.Not high performance mx motors.