J_Copeland Posted July 29, 2014 Report Share Posted July 29, 2014 We can not ride the same tracks from this quote forward Sure we can !You'll be so far ahead of me that you'll never know I even there.[emoji2] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkow97 Posted July 30, 2014 Report Share Posted July 30, 2014 I don't see how the fact that one CAN spend a bunch of money making a Blast powerful is relevant. The allure of bikes is that they go fast for cheap. Blast + turbo is likely more expensive and slower than an FZ6, so it makes more sense to just buy the FZ6, no? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
just_some_dude Posted July 30, 2014 Report Share Posted July 30, 2014 (edited) I don't see how the fact that one CAN spend a bunch of money making a Blast powerful is relevant.The allure of bikes is that they go fast for cheap. Blast + turbo is likely more expensive and slower than an FZ6, so it makes more sense to just buy the FZ6, no?Likely . But sometimes people just want to... no good reason. Sometimes people want to paint their used rusted honda civic black with paint they stole from their high school art class... sometimes it just doesn't make sense. Also, some of the people I know that do this have the parts hanging around. So, it is fun for them to play without all the pay. Edited July 30, 2014 by just_some_dude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkow97 Posted July 30, 2014 Report Share Posted July 30, 2014 I can appreciate ridiculous projects, just not ones that seem to take themselves seriously. One of the greatest things I've ever seen was a Mazda miata powered by a 2-stroke snowmobile engine. It had a portion of the good cut away for the pull-start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpoppa Posted July 30, 2014 Report Share Posted July 30, 2014 I don't see how the fact that one CAN spend a bunch of money making a Blast powerful is relevant.The allure of bikes is that they go fast for cheap. Blast + turbo is likely more expensive and slower than an FZ6, so it makes more sense to just buy the FZ6, no?You just bashed the whole concept behind the Screaming Eagle Catalog 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max power Posted July 30, 2014 Report Share Posted July 30, 2014 This thread is win! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jester_ Posted July 30, 2014 Report Share Posted July 30, 2014 I've owned both the Ninja 250 and a Blast.I honestly like the Blast a lot more than the Ninja.It handles good,decent HD power for a beginner and is low for vertically challenged riders.Very easy to work on.Try getting the carbs on the Ninja out in 5 minutes ! Whats a carb? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidgetTodd Posted July 30, 2014 Report Share Posted July 30, 2014 CarbThe vent hole on the crack pipe these blast Hero's are smokin from 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J_Copeland Posted July 30, 2014 Report Share Posted July 30, 2014 CarbThe vent hole on the crack pipe these blast Hero's are smokin from You guys are funny !No Blast Hero here,just giving my opinion since I've owned and ridden both bikes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gixxus Christ! Posted July 30, 2014 Report Share Posted July 30, 2014 I personally wouldn't buy one for anything other than to flip it in the spring for some cash. A 500 cc pushrod 2 valve single is about as limited of a motor as you will ever find in terms of power. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkow97 Posted July 30, 2014 Report Share Posted July 30, 2014 Erik wasn't a huge fan of the Blast either http://www.gizmag.com/2010-buell-blast-crushed/12389/ I'm unable to find the video Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpoppa Posted July 30, 2014 Report Share Posted July 30, 2014 Erik wasn't a huge fan of the Blast either http://www.gizmag.com/2010-buell-blast-crushed/12389/ I'm unable to find the video The real reason that Erik wasn't a fan of the Blast isn't listed in that article. Buell had no choice but to purchase the motor from HD. When your company is owned by the supplier, you get very little say in the matter. After the the Blast had the green light for production and all the parts and processes had been costed, HD roughly tripled the price of the 492cc single that they were supplying. I don't recall the exact numbers but it jumped from $7-800 to around $2k. Again, as a subsidiary you get very little say in the matter. Now, Blast MSRP was only around $4,400 and dealer got them for less than that. So, $2k for the motor meant that every Blast was sold at a loss for Buell, but HD was making $$ on every Blast due to the inflated markup on the motor. It made it appear that Buell was poorly manged financially. I understand that such grab ass-ery was common in HD's dealings with Buell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RHill Posted July 30, 2014 Report Share Posted July 30, 2014 ^ go figure, another reason to hate HD.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkow97 Posted July 30, 2014 Report Share Posted July 30, 2014 I really hope the Hero partnership/investment yields awesome things for EBR. I understand their marketing need to introduce a superbike, but I'd really like to see a middleweight... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFlash Posted July 30, 2014 Report Share Posted July 30, 2014 The Blast much have filled a need at the time, forbeginner's bikes. Now, there are more attractivechoices for those learning to ride. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baptizo Posted July 30, 2014 Report Share Posted July 30, 2014 Hell, an 883 is a better starter bike than a POS Blast. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gixxus Christ! Posted July 31, 2014 Report Share Posted July 31, 2014 The Blast much have filled a need at the time, forbeginner's bikes. Now, there are more attractivechoices for those learning to ride..Evidence points to hd buttfucking Buell and using their previously good rep as a sport bike manufacturer to get away with it. Leave it to the t shirt company to design and market a dog of a motor and high tail it with the cash....only this time they stomped Erik and beginner riders in the yam bags instead of the leather vest crowd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkow97 Posted July 31, 2014 Report Share Posted July 31, 2014 To play devil's advocate for a minute here, should Erik Buell not be held accountable for entering into a 'partnership' with Harley Davidson that put him in that position? From a motorcycle technology perspective, I'm not a huge fan of HD. From a business and marketing perspective, I think they have some seriously admirable characteristics. I would own HD stock before any of their motorcycles ...or t-shirts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpoppa Posted July 31, 2014 Report Share Posted July 31, 2014 At one point, there were some in HD mgmt had a genuine interest is using Buell to expand into other markets and to bring younger buyers into show rooms. Buell had a dirtbike that was 99% production ready at the time of closure. However, there were plenty within HD that wanted nothing more than to cleanse the chrome genepool of sportbike contaminants. Some of their decsions could only be called childish. It was never a great fit. I wish EBR the best of luck, but they have yet to prove to me that their models represent a sustainable business model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkow97 Posted July 31, 2014 Report Share Posted July 31, 2014 I wish EBR the best of luck, but they have yet to prove to me that their models represent a sustainable business model. which is one thing HD has shown me 20 years of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh1234 Posted August 6, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2014 CHOICE OF 22 BUELL BLASTS! http://cleveland.craigslist.org/mcy/4605622964.html HAHAHAHAHAHA. I guess they sold three, though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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