| Author | Message | ||
     Berkshire |
very sinister!  | ||
| Rainman |
Dear E-Z B., You're not quite right, you know. Those things look like something from space, something that will ride up on you, beat you in the quarter mile like you were a bass drum and then suck the oil right out of your pores. WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY Cool!!!!!! | ||
| Ezblast |
Well - did a final lay out of Blast and Maul, when I have even more parts gathered - Maul will evolve into Insidious - lol GT - JBOTDS! EZ  | ||
| Gearheaderiko |
Sorry, I just read the 'flashing highbeam' posts- Flashing your lights-once, twice or how many times will only confuse the cager-they wont know 'protocol'! Just turn it on high beam and leave it there (turn it back to low at night when the danger has passed). "You should be able to recognize impending danger, remember riding a motorcycle is like being a FIGHTER PILOT, your brain has to be down the road way beyond the HIGH BEAM HEAD LIGHT ... " Sorry, but a 'left turn in front of motorcyclist' accident doesnt usually give you the advantage of it be a high beams distance away. "You should be able to recognize impending danger" While thats true, it does imply that any accident is your fault, which is not true. If you ride in the city (IE: New York, LA, San Fran,Chicago etc) things can come at you very fast and you'll need all your skills (brakes,horn,lights, steering,etc). Sorry, but I take great offense when anyone implies (or downright states) that every motorcycle accident is your own fault. Sometimes the only option you have is to minimize damage. | ||
| Ezblast |
Concur! | ||
| Dentonbuell |
its like the old maxim goes: there are two riders, those that have laid it down and those that will. now i admit, i have been in an accident where it was my fault (young, dumb, trying to be cool), but i cant even count how many times i've been turned in front of, people have slammed on their brakes in front of me, or people have veered over in my lane. When you ride, its not about how good of a rider you are. its how bad of a driver everyone else is. (for the most part, of course) | ||
| Buellistic |
Riding a motorcycle is like being a FIGHTER PILOT, "BUELLschitte can and will happen very fast therefore your "BRAIN" must be in gear at all times !!! In BLASTing LaFayette | ||
| Rainman |
You're all correct. After 20 years of commuting to work and riding the bike for work (taking it to interviews, county government meetings, car wrecks, murder scenes, etc) I've found a major safety device that helps a great deal. I wear a ridiculous looking, highway yellow with reflective stripes safety vest that a local trash company gave me on a story I wrote about them. I've actually had people start to pull in front of me and see that stupid vest and slam on the brakes. No close calls in two years. Of course I look like a friggin moron, but ..... | ||
| Joey |
The phrase I knew was "those who have fallen, and those who are falling." Had I not been alert, it would have been much worse. | ||
| Rainman |
Hey Joey, I was just toolin' down one of the main roads of this town in pretty heavy traffic between two shopping malls and thinking about this thread. I noticed the lady in the Benz next to me looking side to side and thought about what happened to you and decided to back off the throttle and get behind her so she could see me in her sideview mirror and guess what? She jerked the wheel for a sudden change into my lane without ever looking in her mirror or over her shoulder. She missed me by a foot at 40 mph. I understand what you were saying. I had not time to react, no time to brake or blow horn before she was in front of me. If I'd have been next to her she'd have punted me into a church parking lot. Moral of the story is: Don't rely only on your ugly yellow vest to save your ugly yellow @%#, Bryan. (Message edited by rainman on December 18, 2006) | ||
| Ezblast |
Amen! | ||
| Xgecko |
Vest...I bought an ICON MIL Spec vest a few years ago because it's required for my morning commute to work/base. It lives on my jacket so it's easier to just keep it on rather than ride with/without it. No Idea how many accidents it's saved me from but I have noticed that more people give me a second look | ||
| Bonesdl1 |
Keeping your mind in gear and you senses alert is definitely an important thing to do. Had a close call yesterday and from a source that should be more aware or the vehicles around them......A School Bus!!!! I was behind the bus as we made a left, he moved 95% into the outside lane but not completely so I hesitated instead of punching it to pass. Good thing too, I could see him in his side mirror and he never looked or signaled before moving back into the inside lane. And these are the people we trust to transport our kids safely to school and home. | ||
| Bonesdl1 |
Hey EZ.. like the new pics of your bikes. Now that you have changed the fairing on the Maul Blast, which fairing do you like better? Did one give any better wind protection then the other? | ||
| Ezblast |
Thank you - They are about equal, however, the Mauls fairing has built in signals which is nice, however, I think Vaders with the 3 pencil beams is just a bit better in fog. The reason the Vader fairing sits a bit lower is due to the clip-on bars - sill it manages to reach the lip of the tach and cover the wiring which is all I ask from either. GT - JBOTDS! EZ | ||
| Ezblast |
Happy Holidays to all the Blastards out there! May your Holiday Season be filled with joy and light! GT - JBOTDS! EZ  | ||
| Bonesdl1 |
Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good ride!!! Happy holidays everyone!!  | ||
| Swampy |
Hey fellow Blasters, I have a question for everyone: I am just curious. How many times has your front engine mount bolts broke? For me, the Big Kids Blast, twice on the left side, for the Litte Kids Blast once on the Left side. | ||
| Ezblast |
once - best course suggested was to replace all when one went. GT - JBOTDS! EZ | ||
| Buellboy492 |
motor mounts> Well, Swampy I will weigh in with at least 5 broken mounts. But, I may have found my problem was the Lower "tie-rod" mount where it attaches to the stubby triangle of frame. I may have re-arranged the washers the first or second time I had it off. The thick washer needed to be inside the ears or tabs to keep them from crushing inward. This allowed me to torque them to spec. Check that? | ||
| Gearheaderiko |
Engine mounts 0 & 0 times! The raceBlast was also disassembled once, old bolts re used and mount hole elongated (timing cover/belt side)! | ||
| Joey |
3 times for me. First time @7K under warranty. They replaced it with an 11 grade bolt that lasted less then 800 miles. They replaced it with a 7 grade bolt that lasted maybe 6000 miles. I replaced it with the bolt specified in the parts book. During the next 15K, I took the head off, reusing the bolts when I put it all back together. | ||
| Jprovo |
Broke a bolt once and had a busted front isolator bracket once, and a worn our isolator once. Milage and details are in my profile. | ||
| Jugallo94 |
Swampy, how many wheelies has the big kid put in on each? That may be your cause there. | ||
| Rainman |
Um, are y'all saying that I'm going to bust my mount at some time in the next few thousand miles? Is this a regular issue? Is there a retrofit fix-it kind of thing? | ||
| Jprovo |
No, we're not saying that. There are problem bikes in this area, but some have no issues at all. I'd say at 43,000+ miles, my front engine mount issues were negligible considering the number of times my bike visited the pavement at relatively high speed. The best advice I can give in this are is use the bolts spec's out in the manual and tightem them to the specs in the manual. James | ||
| Swampy |
Just curious.... I've replaced the front isolator on the Big Kids Blast a couple of times, and I see on the Little Kids Blast the bottom of his isolator is tearing. I think that the bolts breaking has alot to do with the hole elongating due to the broken bolt hanging in the head until it starts to come loose. I'm counting on the Helicoils to make the repair last. Possibly the "Do Not Remove" bracket is put on at the factory without the bracket being loaded when the bolts are tightened. We will see. | ||
| Joey |
About the retro-fit question: When I ordered the bolt that has yet to break, they had a superceded part number, which tells me Buell was not happy replacing the bolt with an identical bolt. | ||
| Swampy |
The new bolts have a yellow coating and the washers fit really tight under the head of the bolt almost to the point of not turning. | ||
| Joey |
That means I have an old bolt!  Well, it was new when I got it. |
