Buell 500cc

[Clay54961]

I was chating with this guy i know, about the fact that Buell makes a 500cc bike that is a single piston. Which this would make a great starter bike. But he was saying how it wouldn't do very well at highway speeds. and couldnt handle much more then 60 for a long period of time. Can anyone else chime in about this bike?

[CB750F]

There's a thread on here about touring with a Buell Blast (the 500cc one) and the person went one hell of a long ways with it.

[olds_cool63]

As luck would have it, I actually took a Blast for a spin today. It's a fun little bike, "little" being the operative word. I'm 5'11" and I kind of dwarf it...and that's with the "high" seat. There's a low seat of 25.5". The "high" is 27.5". Anyway, it got me up to 60 quickly, but vibrates like hell at about 2k on the revs. I hear there's a good jet kit and and after-market exhaust that will get it up to 40+ hp. I liked it, but I can't really see myself riding one. It really is about the size of my wife's scooter.

Thanks!

olds_cool63
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[Clay54961]

There's a thread on here about touring with a Buell Blast (the 500cc one) and the person went one hell of a long ways with it.

thats cool but can you point me in the direction of finding the thread? or link the thread? or something i looked in the open road section and i sifted thru the MC gernal disctoin. and nothing