[Phoebe]

Ah crap, probably because I'm using the ones linked from Facebook. I'll upload them somewhere else and repost. Sweet Lightning, by the way! =)

<3 Phoebe

 

[Phoebe]

welcome, and holy fuck that belt guard/ hugger is huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuge

I know, it's ridonkulous. It looks kinda cool removed, but I don't think my passenger would appreciate that very much (once I have back pegs on it again)

 

[Phoebe]

Kick the passenger off the bike haha =P

Even if the passenger is a really cute girl?

 

[Phoebe]

Oooh, now we need pics of that as well!

Welcome aboard

Well, you know...I kinda need back pegs again first. *Then* I will post pics, I promise.

I actually have a spare seat subframe that I bought cheaply because I was considering putting a dirttrack-style seat on it, but then I changed my mind. I'm probably just going to fab up a pair of peg brackets and weld them to that, then swap out the subframe. That way I don't have to stop riding to do the mod =)

 

[Phoebe]

Very nice platform Phoebe,

+1 for having a plan on what you want and need...

Thats key....

And yeah that hugger is function to the point of overkill...

Iffin yeah NEED a hugger get one that flows wid the bike...

The problem is there's *no* aftermarket parts for the Blast, and so if I want a different hugger, I have to make one myself or mod that one. I can do it, for sure, I'm just not sure if I really want to put the effort into it just for something that looks pretty. I'm more about function. Having a belt drive presents its own issues. It's maintenance-free, but you also have to worry about pebbles and gravel getting in there. Those break belts, so keeping the belt covered around the rear pulley is kinda key. Aside from the whole not-shredding-my-adorable-passenger's-right-leg issue ;-)

 

[Phoebe]

Without the airbox, the engine almost looks transparent...or anorexic....or something. Looks good though, just needs a little black paint here or there......

That's what the carbon fiber vinyl is for ;-)

I agree that it is a bit odd with all that air space behind the cylinder, but meh...not much I can do about that. Like I said earlier, I may make/adapt a toolkit to stick there to fill up some of the space. Might be cool. Also, I still need to make a carb brace for it, so that will also visually fill up some of the gap.

 

[Phoebe]

Welcome to the site! Nice to have another chick around here. Stick around, these guys aren't all that bad. Bike looks good so far! :up:

Thanks! I'm always a little nervous posting to mostly-male forums, having had bad experiences with them in the past. But, so far, people have really made me feel welcome =)

 

[Phoebe]

Welcome, KustomKlassix has a pretty sweet Buell Blast

Very cool!! I would love to have a solo seat on mine too, but I don't think my passenger would appreciate that ;-)

 

[Phoebe]

ahhhhhh i see you made it welcome!told ya great site

Hey there! Yup, thanks for directing me here =) Lots of cool bikes and cool people.

You have a VT250...that was one of the bikes I wanted back when I first started riding. I'm a little jealous ;-)

 

[Phoebe]

Oh yeah, I just got my new cf oval mirrors on friday so I ditched the flag-styles. Looks way, way better! I'll post a pic later.

 

[Phoebe]

Hey Pheobe, welcome to the site. Your Blast is lookin pretty nice, you're doing good work. Quick question: does your knee hit the air-filter when you're riding? I never understood why Buell placed the cleaner like that...

A little bit, but I try to keep my knee off of it. The pegs are pretty wide apart (imo) so my legs are already splayed out anyway when I'm riding. (No comments about that, please! XD )

 

[Phoebe]

you want a vt250??? take it!! im scrappin it!!! lol

God, please no...I have an awful habit of taking in "strays" (ie: basket cases) and never doing anything with them. This winter I got rid of two CB350s and one CB200. Good riddance!

I still have another project bike, though. That will be a cafe racer...eventually...

 

[Phoebe]

Haha yea alot of the other forums all the guys are a bunch of leg humpers haha

Actually, some of the worst experiences I've had was on synthesizer forums (you know, for making music). Synth geeks can be real misogynistic assholes. =P

 

[Phoebe]

very sweet bike dude, looks like the kind of machine that could get a guy into trouble for being too light and tourquey... lol! always wondered what those are like, they must have a powerband kindof like a DRZ, or at least one would hope. does the bumblebee name justice at any rate, keep up the good work friend!

Yeah, it has a very flat torque curve, which is nice. I do have gripes with the engine, though. Like...I can't let it go below 3000rpm or else it vibrates like crazy, and I get the best power out of it from around 3500rpm 'till the rev limiter cuts in at 6500 rpm. So, I basically have only a 3000rpm range to work with . That kinda sucks, especially since I'm used to revving my honda anywhere from 1500 rpm to like 10,000 rpm! It's just a totally different animal.

But anyway, the Blast is a very fun bike...light, low center of gravity, you can lean it over in curves until you scrape the directionals (practically) and it has a big, stoppie-inducing front brake. It also goes right up to its electronically limited speed of 94mph very easily and without fuss (wish it would do the Ton, though). It would probably be good for stunting, actually...but I don't do that sort of thing.

 

[Phoebe]

erm EOTS shes a dudette not a dude, how many guys do u know called phoebe? oh wait your in canada, my bad hahaha

maybe a lil overdue but welcome

:cfrocks:

and the bike looks great :buell:

Thank you!
I prefer "chick", but "dudette" is ok too ;-)

EDIT: I call people "dude" all the time, regardless of their gender, so I don't mind at all.

 

[Phoebe]

Chick haha how about Chicka =)

That'll do.

 

[Phoebe]

phoebe. . i was comparing your bike to kustomklassix bike and theres some big difs there. . . did you make that seat unit on there??? things fuckin huge! like a school bus seat

No, that's the stock seat. All I did was modify the right front part of the seat for the air filter clearance.

also i see you have rearsets on yours....is his the factory piece?? weird how they're forward controls essentially. how did you go about getting those on there? or are they made FOR that bike??

I'm not sure what you mean by them being forward controls, because they're definitely rearsets. They're aftermarket, discontinued ones made by Crossroads. Installing them is just a bolt-on affair. Getting the stock peg brackets off was a *real* pain in the ass, though. There's three nuts that hold each bracket on, and it took me 2 hours to get all 6 off...all because they're practically inaccessible.

the thing i like about his, is how open it looks. . . smaller seat and no belt guard etc. kinda flows with the openness of the motor cavity. lightens it visually.

Yeah, that's why I'd like to do something to the tail, since the whole seat assembly thing is really long, and the rear fender is kind of unnecessary.

i've seen a couple cool blasts here and there. . . mbe one of our pic whores will link up what im talking about. . . or there may be a buell streetfighter pics thread. :metal:

Thanks! =)

 

[Phoebe]

Nice Blast !!
Welcome to the site !!
Awesome to see chicks not only riding but wrenching and enjoying it !!! arty-smiley:

Thank you! =)

 

[Phoebe]

Me likey da buells. What's with riding 2 up? Am I the only one that refuses to do it?

Normally I don't take passengers, but my girl really wants to ride the Buell badly. Otherwise I'd have a solo seat on it and I wouldn't be worrying about back pegs.