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Krjoseph
| | Posted on Friday, March 20, 2009 - 11:03 pm: | 
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I'm in the ride it till it breaks camp too, but I'm carrying a spare belt and tools in my tank bag. Getting stranded sucks. I can't afford a new belt/sprocket now, so I'm keeping an eye on the current one. At 16K, both look good. My spare belt is off a parted out blast on ebay. I wouldn't trust it for 1000 miles, but it would be enough to get me home. With the rearsets I made, I think I could change the belt in about 5 minutes. |
Reuel
| | Posted on Saturday, March 21, 2009 - 07:55 pm: |
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If you made it to 16K, I'm impressed. Mine broke before 16K, twice. First one at 15,070. |
Krjoseph
| | Posted on Saturday, March 21, 2009 - 09:52 pm: |
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Yeah, I've heard that from a few guys. Not sure why some break early and other last longer. Maybe some manufacturing runs just come out better? I've wondered about factors that could wear them out like time, miles, climate, riding style, being a garaged bike vs. kept outside, etc. Not sure I understand it, I just know mine still looks like new... but I still carry a spare.  |
Ratsblast
| | Posted on Sunday, March 22, 2009 - 02:15 am: |
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Cool you made a set of rearsets Kr, that rocks! Stuff for this stupid little bike cost too damned much money, I think a set of aluminum rearsets is like 300$ and when you lay it down you have about 5$ in scrap metal. People talk about upgrades, but they cost money, even the fork brace was over 150$. I've crashed enough not to want to put tons of money into this beast. Crashing is the easy part, picking it up and putting it back together is the hard part! |
Krjoseph
| | Posted on Sunday, March 22, 2009 - 09:49 pm: |
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The $150 for the fork brace may seem high if you're on a budget, but you'll notice a difference. Probably the best money I've ever spent on my Blast. |
Tedder
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 29, 2009 - 12:19 am: |
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So .. whats the final note on the Pirelli's?
I have just ordered the oversized ones - Are these things going to kill me? What pressure should I use? I am only about 160Lbs. |
Ezblast
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 29, 2009 - 12:29 am: |
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32/32 - f/r
Your going to really like the handling difference - people say the bike should have come with the over sized - we do know that the handling greatly improves because of the ratio, a bit longer life than stock, and stickier. These tires will have you scraping pegs in no time - lol
EZ |
Titusand
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 23, 2010 - 09:01 pm: |
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I see the owner's manual says change the sprocket, but that is a wear item when it's used with a rubber belt? Do the teeth really wear on it that fast? Also, for regular street riding is the effect of a fork brace noticeable? |
Buellistic
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 23, 2010 - 10:15 pm: |
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If you buy a new rear sprocket and compare it to the old sprocket you will not see much wear(and not change the belt ???) ...
The FORK BRACE is a noticeable PRODUCT PMPROVEMENT(for safety also) if you push the handling of your BLAST ... |
Monzaracer
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 23, 2010 - 10:58 pm: |
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unless damaged or cracked the sprockets do not need replaced. |
Gearheaderiko
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 24, 2010 - 02:21 am: |
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"unless damaged or cracked the sprockets do not need replaced." concur! Dont waste your money on a new sprocket. The belt takes all of 5 minutes to change (very easy).
My bad. Fork brace: good. Erik posting late at night: bad
(I thought we we talking steering stabilizer/ dampner)
(Message edited by Gearheaderiko on March 24, 2010) |
Monzaracer
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 24, 2010 - 10:15 am: |
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From the last other owned Blast I rode , it had a brace and it was very much a daily driver improvement. also that bikes owner had went up in viscosity on the front fork oil, it helped , in my opinion. And as soon as he had all his tools he said he was going to a different "progressive" spring. hope to get to ride it again as it handled very well.
And I really need to get a new belt ,rear tire and get plates renewed asap! I wanna ride! |
Krjoseph
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 24, 2010 - 10:26 am: |
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I'd give a thumbs up for the fork brace too for all riding. It really isn't that much, super easy to install and I can feel a difference. I'm a big guy (250), maybe that's why I notice more of a difference. I do need to change the fork oil too. |
Buellistic
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 24, 2010 - 05:44 pm: |
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Weight 250 lbs and 6' 3" ...
Front Forks: ScreamingEagle fork oil, pre-load set at 1" with PVC pipe for spacers, and a fork brace ...
Rear Shock: Set pre-load at 1" with PVC pipe for spacer ... |
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