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Author Message   Struggles Posted on Tuesday, November 17, 2009 - 09:34 am:        Sycho...Thats my boy Brandon with the holes in his ears in the background of your pic.. He is a photographer and has more pics...Everyone check out the #69 blast!!! http://bmtphoto.zenfolio.com/p269936432   Sycho Posted on Tuesday, November 17, 2009 - 10:58 am:        Thanks Struggles, those are some great pics.   Gearheaderiko Posted on Tuesday, November 17, 2009 - 12:00 pm:        ...and yet not one picture of the only Blast that was actually legal to run in the " 500cc singles" class.  Lest it not be misunderstood as bitterness, my point is you dont need to convert to an XB or tuber frame, or change your wheels, swingarm and front forks to go racing a Blast!   Swampy Posted on Tuesday, November 17, 2009 - 01:03 pm:        I think it would be a hoot to race stock Blasts.   Gearheaderiko Posted on Tuesday, November 17, 2009 - 01:23 pm:        It was hoot to watch!   Struggles Posted on Tuesday, November 17, 2009 - 03:44 pm:        who's got a track...lets race'em..swampy!!! our chance to buy the silverdome, and turn the grounds into a track...are all gone!!!   Patches Posted on Tuesday, November 17, 2009 - 04:18 pm:        "I think it would be a hoot to race stock Blasts." On stock Dunlops?   Kustomklassix Posted on Tuesday, November 17, 2009 - 04:37 pm:        Heck yes! Then we can drift!   Sycho Posted on Tuesday, November 17, 2009 - 10:35 pm:        Here ya go Erik. This was the only legal bike out there in the class. Owned by GearheadErikO and race by Jprovo. And if it's cold out you can race with heated leathers,lol.   Sycho Posted on Tuesday, November 17, 2009 - 10:36 pm:        I dig the looks of this one with the belly pan and the pipe comin up and out.   Ezblast Posted on Wednesday, November 18, 2009 - 01:04 am:        A real King street rat - if it where any color but yellow - lol - still a great looking bike! EZ   Gearheaderiko Posted on Wednesday, November 18, 2009 - 01:27 am:        LOL, both of you! Actually, both streetBlast and raceBlast are yellow for visibility. The street bike better to be seen and the race bike so I can see which bike it is on the track! PS Ask Sycho about the crankcase spark plug! lol!   Sycho Posted on Wednesday, November 18, 2009 - 02:14 am:        LoL, Double Thump!!   Patches Posted on Wednesday, November 18, 2009 - 10:15 am:        "PS Ask Sycho about the crankcase spark plug! lol!" Alright, You got my attention Please Explain. Very nice Bike Gearheaderiko.   Gearheaderiko Posted on Wednesday, November 18, 2009 - 10:28 pm:        Patches: If you look very closely at the coil (behind the fuel filter) you'll see a secondary spark plug wire going to the case. Thats for the crankcase spark plug. Since this is a race engine the tolerances are very loose and fuel escapes past the rings on the compression stroke. So during the power stroke it compresses the fuel in the crankcase and the secondary spark plug ignites the fuel in the crankcase and acts as a secondary power stroke forcing the piston back up towards the cylinder head during the exhaust stroke for more power........ . . . . . Or wouldnt it be nice if it did! When I installed the Screamin Eagle twin ignition I couldnt find a single terminal coil with the correct ohm rating. So I installed a twin coil in the meantime and grounded the second spark plug wire to the case!! But I had to jerk Sycho's chain a little when he asked about it! and thanks.   Ezblast Posted on Thursday, November 19, 2009 - 12:45 am:        Thats beautiful - lol - running a dual hole timing cup then, where did you put the secondary spark on the cup - a rough degree area? EZ (Message edited by ezblast on November 19, 2009)   Patches Posted on Thursday, November 19, 2009 - 05:57 am:        I seen the spark-plug wire going to the Crank Timing Inspection plug. I just wandered if it had any real usable effect on performance burning off by-pass gases since it is a small engine. I didn't think you could keep it from fouling with a constant oil bath. I understand the race engine the tolerances are loose for less friction equals more horse power. Have you thought about machining the Head to run Duel-Plug if it would help with the type combustion chamber your using? If any added performance is worth the cost of machining the head? Thanks for the info.   Swampy Posted on Thursday, November 19, 2009 - 01:07 pm:        Gosh, I see a new patent coming....   Gearheaderiko Posted on Thursday, November 19, 2009 - 09:20 pm:        I'm still pulling your leg....The tolerances are stock and thats just a stud in the engine case. Since the Blast engine is an underpowered XB engine, you can really twist it up without much worry towards tolerances or oiling (Blast uses an XB oil pump too). I'll go dual plug as soon as I have the money. While some sources say it doesnt add any power and really isnt necessary, more spark is more spark and in my experience it really helps with starting and response. I believe its worth the money. A crankcase mounted spark plug would probably burn the oil and fry the bearings (I dont doubt that it could be made to work though). As far as the twin timing cup, I'm pretty sure I followed the directions from Twin Tech on making a cup to use their ignition on the Blast (posted in the ignition module section). The second hole is where it would be if the Blast was a twin XL or XB and would fire on the missing cylinder compression stroke. You also now use the 2 advance dots for static timing instead of the TDC mark on the flywheel. Its the budget way to get a good ignition and 7500 rpms. The SE module was about $120 new!   Ezblast Posted on Friday, November 20, 2009 - 12:39 am:        Posted all that in the Ignition header - great idea - and what SE part number was it? EZ   Swampy Posted on Friday, November 20, 2009 - 07:59 am:        Here is a link from the Quick Board about the dangerous "KILLER BLAST!" http://wmoon.wordpress.com/2009/08/24/deadly-buell -blast-is-no-more/   Kustomklassix Posted on Friday, November 20, 2009 - 08:28 am:        Thank you Swampy, that made me LMAO "That Harley-Davidson has finally stopped producing this deadly training motorcycle is a cause for relief—but what the Motor Company will replace it with is anyone’s guess. It can only be assumed that this deadly little bike will continue to be used in Rider’s Edge until a replacement bike manufactured by the Parent Company or one of its subsidiaries such as MV Agusta is found."   Gussie Posted on Friday, November 20, 2009 - 09:27 am:        Anybody got a 2000 blast shop manual you can part with. I'll buy.   Ezblast Posted on Friday, November 20, 2009 - 11:48 am:        G - Go to my bike's web site, follow the link to my group, then join and check the files section. EZ   Garlic_sauce Posted on Friday, November 20, 2009 - 11:57 am:        Wow, I think the course trainers are more to blame then the bikes, no?   Styxnpicks Posted on Friday, November 20, 2009 - 04:35 pm:        news flash: motorcycles can be dangerous and pose greater risk of injury and/ore possible death to operator!   Gearheaderiko Posted on Friday, November 20, 2009 - 07:48 pm:        But who'd have thought they were dangerous?! Thanks Styxn'! A somewhat biased article loosely based in fact. Some people SHOULD NOT ride motorcycles, period. Obviously if they crashed into a wall then more training was needed! I love the fact that he linked HD buying Buell to the single fact that they wanted to produce an entry level bike without their name on it. The sole reason they bought Buell LOL! Though I havent kept up with the chatter elsewhere on Badweb (and I dont intend too), I'm still wondering if there will be a 2011 KILLER Blast.

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