Buell Blast.
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Buell Blast.
So, is this bike very good. I dont think I'm a total "noob" since i've ridden Dirtbikes and quad forever, but would this be a good bike for an intermediate level rider. Given when I get a bike I will go to one of them Motorcycle Safety Classes, but will this bike be a slug?
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RE: Buell Blast.
Power is not its strong point .
Brakes are excelent ( stoppies possible) handling is great , automatic choke stinks . First three things that come to mind .
Good bike to learn on as its lightweight and the power certainly won't scare you . The brakes will spoil you as well as the handling .
My wife learned to ride on one ( totaly new to riding) . She didn't miss it when a year later she traded it on a 883 .
But it did serve its purpose .
Brakes are excelent ( stoppies possible) handling is great , automatic choke stinks . First three things that come to mind .
Good bike to learn on as its lightweight and the power certainly won't scare you . The brakes will spoil you as well as the handling .
My wife learned to ride on one ( totaly new to riding) . She didn't miss it when a year later she traded it on a 883 .
But it did serve its purpose .
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RE: Buell Blast.
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so, would I want to go right to a sportster or FXST?
What about the Buell Ulysses?
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Good learner ride. Intermediate would be much bigger (aka whatever you want).
Good learner ride. Intermediate would be much bigger (aka whatever you want).
What about the Buell Ulysses?
If you can ride at all, the Blast would not last for you.
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RE: Buell Blast.
ORIGINAL: MTGunNut
so, would I want to go right to a sportster or FXST?
What about the Buell Ulysses?
ORIGINAL: grunt
Good learner ride. Intermediate would be much bigger (aka whatever you want).
Good learner ride. Intermediate would be much bigger (aka whatever you want).
What about the Buell Ulysses?
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RE: Buell Blast.
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I'd say take the safety course before buying anything,then decide.If you've got a good bit of dirt bike experience,you'll probably be just fine on a Softail or a Dyna right from the start.
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so, would I want to go right to a sportster or FXST?
What about the Buell Ulysses?
ORIGINAL: grunt
Good learner ride. Intermediate would be much bigger (aka whatever you want).
Good learner ride. Intermediate would be much bigger (aka whatever you want).
What about the Buell Ulysses?
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RE: Buell Blast.
ORIGINAL: MTGunNut
see the thing is, i've ridden DBs a little, never owned one. But, I've been on quads since I was 9. Are there any traits riding-wise that I can share with quads and bikes?
see the thing is, i've ridden DBs a little, never owned one. But, I've been on quads since I was 9. Are there any traits riding-wise that I can share with quads and bikes?
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RE: Buell Blast.
ORIGINAL: MTGunNut
see the thing is, i've ridden DBs a little, never owned one. But, I've been on quads since I was 9. Are there any traits riding-wise that I can share with quads and bikes?
see the thing is, i've ridden DBs a little, never owned one. But, I've been on quads since I was 9. Are there any traits riding-wise that I can share with quads and bikes?
With the Superglide you've got a big twin engine right from the start and it's easy to change the mid controls to forwards if you want 'em that way in the future.
Bigger and heavier than the Buell's and Sportsters so you'd need to be more careful during low speed riding,parking etc,but it'll much better for you when you get out on the highway or if you have a passenger on the back.