December 7, 2009 7:06 AM PST
There is a reason H-D put the Buell's in use for the Riders Edge courses. They're light, easy to handle, easy to fix and easy to learn, you can drop it a half dozen times and replace parts and pieces for almost nuthin', was a lot like riding my kids dirt bikes and a coupla hundred pounds less than any other sponsored courses (Hondas @ most community colleges). I loved learning to ride on a Buell, I love riding my boys metric moto bikes, but I will only buy a Harley. While in sales at a Harley/Buell dealership I learned alot about both, and I definately respect Buell, all he did, and how he kinda got screwed when you look into the family details of it all. And the Transformer faces on those fast as hell bikes are pretty darn cute! LOL
December 7, 2009 7:12 AM PST
mmmmm ??.,lol
December 7, 2009 11:20 AM PST
Now that it is snowing and we have commenced to just yammering
Ever since I knapped my cousin's BSA GoldStar have had a 40+ year long, illicit, love affair w/ one lungers.
Gave serious consideration to diddling a Blast to make it a just a little more off-road friendly.
Now that the Blast is gone, how about if HD lops 1 cylinder off of their honkin, big V-Twin, reams it out just a tad, takes the Sportster chassis & puts it on Jenny Craig and then marries them up?
To my alcohol steeped brain it would make a lot more sense than the 883 - Should be able to shave some weight off of it (I would be glad to sacrifice the electric start.) - HD could make it on their existing tooling - Be a good "Riders Edge" trainer -
July 20, 2010 11:22 AM PDT
Buell will be missed. Good bike, beats an AMF anything. Got a buddy that made a custom chopper out of a Buell, nice ride.
AHHH the old AMF bash...
Hey man, every Harley Owner owes AMF a big fat thanks for saving their favorite motorcycle company... had it not been for AMF, HD would have disappeared LONG ago. AMF introduced HD to assembly line productivity. AMF hired engineers to make proper service and parts manuals, AMF updated the inventory because the old guard didn't want to hear or know about progress...
Admittedly AMF produced way too many bikes of questionable quality but AMF served their purpose.
July 20, 2010 11:25 AM PDT
i was looking at a Buell Blast for my first bike (the 250), but now they are no more f it ill go for a sportster 1200 Custom. I love the cruiser style and look. Being bent over to ride to me would be very uncomfertable with my injories and i like the bikes dont get me wrong i have friends that have them and H-D softtail customs. but with the prices of metric cruisers 750+ next to HD Sportster 883 or 1200 are cheaper with the options i want im not a chrome kind of guy to cover it in it i love the flat black or Denim black. But that is my style and metric don't have those options for the prices that H-D do in that aspect. i was also looking at the Volcan 900 custom and it has to much chrome on it aswell for me.
Buell Blasts were 500's:-)