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Djeroc
Posted on Thursday, March 06, 2008 - 09:25 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

whats up everyone
im new to this forum and buell and been riding my blast for about 3-4 months weather permiting. i got a 2000 model and im starting to feel thre urge to "customize". i want to start with a simple handle bar change. are ther any guides out there i can follow to change stock bars to the new ones? im thinking drag. ive been checking out the pics on this site and ive seen some on here i really really like.
this is my first bike so any suggestions on what i should do will be appreciated
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Ezblast
Posted on Thursday, March 06, 2008 - 10:38 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Read the section I just moved this question into and you'll have your answer!
EZ
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Buellistic
Posted on Thursday, March 06, 2008 - 10:48 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

bicycle mountain bike handlebars worked for me !!!
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Djeroc
Posted on Thursday, March 06, 2008 - 01:45 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

i went today and got a bikemaster drag bar.

i keep reading thru the post there are a few here that cant lock there bars and some that can.

anyway to remedy this
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Gearheaderiko
Posted on Thursday, March 06, 2008 - 03:09 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Generally turning the bars up 45 degrees works. Some bars may be less or more than that. You can also install risers of which quite a few are available (that would make those 'cheap bars' expensive), but it would probably need 2+ inches of riser to make the bar 'level'.
You could also modify the locking mechanism (dont know how possible that is).
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Djeroc
Posted on Thursday, March 06, 2008 - 03:36 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

o yeah i like the dragbar im definatly gonna go with a riser....later

question though.....the left grip and assembly....is it suppose to be glued

im having a hard time removing it
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Ezblast
Posted on Thursday, March 06, 2008 - 03:51 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Cut em off.
EZ
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Djeroc
Posted on Thursday, March 06, 2008 - 04:26 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

honestly do i really need to cut guide holes? didnt i read a remedy using duct tape?
its somewhere in this forum but i dont see it any more
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Ezblast
Posted on Thursday, March 06, 2008 - 05:45 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Two times around with duct tape should work.
EZ
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Djeroc
Posted on Thursday, March 06, 2008 - 06:24 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

done.

and im a little impressed with myself

ill have pics up soon
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Djeroc
Posted on Thursday, March 06, 2008 - 06:38 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

thanks for the help all. down here in the south the blast doesnt get the respect it truly deserves. everytime i say something to a dealer or mechanic about a mod they look at me like im crazy
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Gearheaderiko
Posted on Saturday, March 08, 2008 - 11:27 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Some will treat you like a real human being but get used to the rest looking at you like you've got 3 heads!

I've seen dealers panic at the mere mention of the word Blast.
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Uberblast
Posted on Tuesday, July 22, 2008 - 10:31 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I put a set of clubman bars on mine yesterday. The bars hit the tank and did not allow forks to lock so I put in a riser that moved the bars up and forward. Works perfect for me now. And the bars lock. Clubmans were $25 and I bought the risers off a used bike for $10.
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Gearheaderiko
Posted on Tuesday, July 22, 2008 - 11:47 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)


Nice score on the risers! Got a pic of them on the bike?
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Uberblast
Posted on Wednesday, July 23, 2008 - 05:53 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Not a great picture but here you go :-)



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Wolffsoul
Posted on Wednesday, July 23, 2008 - 12:41 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Where did you get the risers?
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Uberblast
Posted on Wednesday, July 23, 2008 - 02:21 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I bought them from a local motorcycle shop in San Jose CA. One of the guys just happened to have a set on an old parts bike in back. I got really lucky :-) I was shopping around for some. Mostly motocross stores have them. The one I was set on was Tusk Universal Handlebar Riser Kit from http://www.rockymountainatv.com, $20 new. It goes up but not back. Pretty nice for $20. Genmar makes a lot of versions. Look up 'universal risers + genmar' and you'll have a bunch to look at. Blast has 7/8' bars.
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Serpa
Posted on Tuesday, July 07, 2009 - 10:21 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Do they make those risers for 7/8" to 7/8"?
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Ezblast
Posted on Tuesday, July 07, 2009 - 10:43 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

YES
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Biggsammy13
Posted on Tuesday, July 05, 2011 - 01:53 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

considering getting these clubman bars - would 1 inch risers be necessary? I noticed Uberblast said he had to move them forward as well, I assume it would be a set of risers with 2 screw holes on the top for clamping the bars and 1 screw on the bottom for attaching to the bike (where you would screw it into the more forward hole on the bike..at least that's what it looks like)

Also - anyone know where to get a pdf of a 2003 blast manual?

Thanks.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Black-Cafe-Racer-Ac e-Clubman-bar-7-8-xs-650-750-850-/330572703951?pt= Motorcycles_Parts_Accessories&hash=item4cf7ab28cf# ht_4200wt_730
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Ezblast
Posted on Tuesday, July 05, 2011 - 04:55 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

You could just get another set of Blast handlebar clamps fliped and use them with longer bolts as risers - been done successfully. Don't really know if the offset is necessary. See my yahoo group, accessible through my webpage listed on my profile for the rest.
EZ
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Biggsammy13
Posted on Tuesday, July 05, 2011 - 09:49 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Am I crazy...wait don't answer that - but the more I look at those bars above from uberblast - the more I think they look like upside down and reversed stock bars with risers. Has anyone done that before?
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Ezblast
Posted on Tuesday, July 05, 2011 - 10:38 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Yes - lol - they don't look, look interesting - comfort always being a personal choice.
EZ
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Fathermike
Posted on Monday, July 18, 2011 - 08:58 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

EZ, do you have a part number on those clamps?
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Ezblast
Posted on Monday, July 18, 2011 - 11:30 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Fr Mike - didn't you join my yahoo group? The number is right there in the files section. Sigh - go to my profile, then go to my webpage, then go to my yahoo group, then join and go to the files section - all that educational info is there for you.
EZ
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Fathermike
Posted on Wednesday, July 20, 2011 - 05:16 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

yeah i joined and i looked but not in the right place. i looked again and found it. M0348.T
thanks EZ!
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