| Author | Message | ||
     Dummkauf |
Oh, and it sounds like your husband is doing the tire change himself.....not trying to be insulting but is he aware that the tire needs to be balanced as well? | ||
| Kscanuck785 |
ok thanks, we.ll look into getting one of those since the little blast is known to EAT back tires!! | ||
| Kscanuck785 |
ok, would this one work? I like the price tag a lot!! LOL http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/REAR-MOTORCYCLE-SWI NG-ARM-STAND-PADDOCK-STAND_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trkp armsZ72Q3a1240Q7c66Q3a2Q7c65Q3a12Q7c39Q3a1Q7c240Q3 a1318Q7c301Q3a1Q7c293Q3a1Q7c294Q3a50QQ_trksidZp328 6Q2ec0Q2em14QQhashZitem5631633d85QQitemZ3701957748 53QQptZMotorcyclesQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories | ||
| Kscanuck785 |
yes, he is aware, he is very mechanically inclined,(suprising coming from a guy that works into an IT dept...LOL) he does most of the work on our cars/bikes, he has changed all of the tires on all of his bikes and he also worked in a tire shop when he was younger  he was just puzzled this morning when he realized there was no center stand ! and well, keep in mind that we live in the midwest so before he had the chance to come up with one of those priceless redneck ideas, I figured I would go to the ones that KNOW about Buells...LOL (Message edited by kscanuck785 on May 02, 2009) | ||
| Rex |
American Sport Bike Night Agenda. May 4th, 2009 4-5:00 pm. Set-up of room and parking lot. Meet and greet. 6:00 pm. Opening of the meeting. 6:05 pm. Welcome all new attendees. Updates from April. Blast Ride Update Death Valley ride update. 6:15 pm. Flat Track Night. Bill Keys. Johnny Murphree, Chad Cose. Rick Hocking. Ray at A&A and the famous TZ. Chris Carter and the Doug Chandler Honda flattracker. 6:45 pm. Woz. Introducing Simon and Lisa Thomas, currently on their sixth year riding around the world. You can find their story at http://www.2ridetheworld.com They are in the San Francisco Bay Area (staying in West Oakland) while their BMW motorcycles are being rebuilt for their upcoming trek across Asia, the Gobi Desert, Mongolia, Siberia and such places after arriving in Japan in a couple of weeks. 7:00 pm. Quail Motorcycle Gathering. 7:10 pm. Future events and rides. June. Vintage Bike Night. July. British Bike Night. August. New Buell Model night. Laguna Seca update. September. Italian Bike Night. October. Bonneville Report Night. November. Motor Clothes and Apparel night. December. Anniversary Night. Starting our 10th year! 7:20 pm. Presentations from the Floor. Other dealers, Magazines, Suppliers, etc. Discuss 2009 Homecoming, 2009 Buell S2 Gathering in the Rockies. 7:30 pm. Door Prize Drawings. 7:40 pm. Close the meeting. 7:50 pm. Dismiss, Kick tires, clean up. http://www.americansportbikenight.net http://www.americansportbikenight@yahoogroups.com | ||
| Dummkauf |
That one on EBAY looks like it should do the trick.....though I'd go out and measure the swing arm to make sure it will fit before buying...I don't remember what the swing arm width on the Blast is, but if it's between 8.5"-14" is will fit | ||
| Rlm |
Good day all. I purchased my 2005 Blast about a month ago and have been riding it any time it was warm enough not to have to worry about ice on the roads as I rode to work in the mornings. So far I am still smiling, the bike is light agile and fun to ride. I am averaging less than 6 liters of fuel/week which is good considering that gas hit 1.50 /liter here last summer. I was a little perturbed when the gearshift lever fell off on the way home from the dealers and also when I found out how much oil the bike uses. A little loctite and some safety wire seems to have fixed the first problem and a trip through the archives on this site reassured me that the oil consumption was not that unusual. BTW, I am checking it at every fill up, as suggested. Incidentally, this is not my first big single and it occurred to me that it might be interesting to do some sort of comparison, especially as the last one was purchased almost exactly 30 years ago. Any way that's all for now. I am looking forward to posting the inevitable questions/problems here as I get to know the bike better. There is that little issue concerning the neutral light..... | ||
| Ezblast |
Swampy quote in the TKV and my addition. Wheeee!! Here goes! The neutral light was flickering and going out and the gear shifter seemed to rattle into gear. Now for the good news! I pulled the peg frame off for the fifth time and pulled the primary cover for a little looksee. I found the bolt that holds the shifter pawl detent loose behind the clutch drum! The bolt also holds the shift drum in place, hence the flickering neutral light! Off comes the primary chain set, out comes the locktite and it now shifts like a dream! and all the transmission noise is gone to boot. Neutral is easy to find. I'm the Blast is happy and I can't wait to do it again on my other sons Blast! That is a quote from the section he wrote - there where pictures as well. Pretty simple really - while in there do this as well: you'll replace the Detent plate, clip(s) and do the drum pin adjustment as well, then do the shift pawl adjustment, then the clutch adjustment, then the primary adjustment, then the clutch cable adjustment. Except you'll also have the rotor off as well so you can get to everything. your detent plate, detent clip, and drum pins have mis-aligned/or clip broke. you'll have to go all the way into the primary, replace clip, plate and re-adjust drum pins so that they are all the same size - put a drop of locktite at pin base and gently tap in till the same size as the rest. While there - chamfer stator plate edges ttill all are rounded. Do shift-pawl adjustment - use proper drill bit size. You will need a primary gasket, primary inspection gasket, oring for primary drain and adjuster, shift shaft seal, detent plate, 2 Detent clips (some folks put two on if 1 is too loose feeling),red and blue locktite, and basic tools, and a thin1/16" piece of steel 1 1/2" by 4 1/4" with each end rounded. A couple of beers later your done, reassemble - couple more beers. lol - Test ride in the morning - should shift better than when new from the factory. When your in this far - your just following the easy to follow manuals instructions for procedures - to get into and out of 5th gear you may have to rock/roll the bike a tinny bit - lol - then just reassemble to spec per manual For folks - notes on the Shift Pawl Adjustment: 1) Use the correct size drill bit - see manual. 2) measure your drum pins, if any are over sized, put a drop of red locktite at the base and gently tap back in till the same length as the rest of the pins. 3) Replace detent plate and clip, maybe use two clips - been done - those clips are a real weakness. 4) Chamfer the edges of the Stator wire protection plate. 5) make sure primary is totally loose when doing adjustments, should be the last thing adjusted - clutch at primary then at levor, levor should be loosened before opening primary. 6) Use a good synth in 15/50. The rest is pretty much by the manual. After 3 good 1/2 hour rides re-torque primary bolts to spec in pattern specified. EZ (Message edited by ezblast on May 02, 2009) | ||
| Gearheaderiko |
Welcome RLM! | ||
| Gearheaderiko |
Welcome R_cain! Buell M2 locking gas cap is reported to fit. Dont forget to order the key. | ||
| Gearheaderiko |
Blast swingarm is just under 13", so that stand should work fine. | ||
| Gearheaderiko |
This is the stand I use. A bit more money, but it folds up easy for storage http://www.motostrano.com/jafoadrest.html | ||
| Reuel |
Dynabeads work! | ||
| Thump |
Please help. Can't seem to get the stock peg support brackets off. Any tips to getting to those nuts buried in there? We got one side off, but the right is giving us all kinds of trouble. Very hard angles. Should I be taking the shock out of the way, or is that more trouble than it is worth? My rear sets are ALMOST on! | ||
| Thump |
Got 'er done. | ||
| Kscanuck785 |
ok thanks for the tips on the stands!! I think I'll go with the affordable version also I bought a RH turn signal off eBay too yesterday so I should be all set to go next week with a new tire/blinker and tags! | ||
| Fast1075 |
Rlm....how many miles are on the engine??? Used Blasts tend to be low mileage....and it takes quite a while for them to break in properly, especially if they were gingerly ridden by the first owner... When it warms up enough for proper riding, go run the livin' crap out of it. It will either seat in and slow the oil consumption, or not...if not, it is most likely the valve guide seals, which are notorious for not sealing well...my '06 had 2500 miles on it when I bought it...it used some oil until 5000 miles. Yesterday I went on a 210 mile ride mostly near wide open throttle the whole time..(I was following someone on a Ducati 919) and it didn't use any oil....in any case, compared to japanese engines it will use "some" oil....but I'll bet my old 441 Victor LEAKED as much oil as my Blast uses. | ||
| R_cain |
Anyone seen a lockable gas cap for the blast? Sorry to post this twice but I got archived right after posting it last time! | ||
| Gearheaderiko |
Posted on Sunday, May 03, 2009 - 01:16 am: Welcome R_cain! Buell M2 locking gas cap is reported to fit. Dont forget to order the key. | ||
| Ezblast |
Welcome Rcain! EZ | ||
| Reuel |
That right foot peg bracket makes the left one look easy. I'm to the point that I can have the left one off or on in less than 5 minutes, and the right bracket still took me something like 30 minutes to get off. | ||
| R_cain |
Thanks Gearhead! I'll look into it. | ||
| Rlm |
Re mileage on Blast: right now it is showing just over 13000 K's, which if my math is correct converts to about 7500 miles. I haven't had much of an opportunity to really open it up yet on the four lane, but I have been riding well into speeding ticket country on the back roads around here. I take your point about the Victor, and will have to revert to another old British bike habit of keeping a baby bottle of oil with me so I can top up the oil when refiling on the road. How big a deal is it to change the valve seals?? (potential post riding season project) | ||
| Swampy |
Rim. Welcome to the Thumper Forum, If and when you do the valve seals do all the head work you can afford at the time. That way when you go to replace cams you will be ready to just slip them right in. | ||
| Rlm |
Gotcha, sounds like good advice. Actually I don't want to overemphasize the amount of oil being used, I can easily live with it for now. On another topic, is there a particular thread which I should use to post a query relating to the fact that my bike tends to die when I roll to a stop? | ||
| Crackhead |
Kscanuck785 I put a tall jack stand under the y part of the pegs (between rider and passanger pegs). Just put a rag on the top of the jacks to prevent the paint from getting scratched up. | ||
| Gearheaderiko |
Rlm: Valve seals will probably require head removal unless you are very ingenious with a valve spring compressor (the Blast frame is in the way-not impossible but...). PCV line modifications can do wonders and rings (with bore & hone) will probably do more good (since you'll have the head off anyway). For help with diagnosing problems: http://www.badweatherbikers.com/buell/messages/201 64/150578.html?1241489581 | ||
| Kscanuck785 |
thanks crackhead for the tips I actually bought the swingarm stand so I'll let you know guys how the tire change went once done! | ||
| Dk1090 |
Guys, I got another problem. The bike wont turn over and if it does start it only sputters for about 5 seconds and then dies. I have checked the boot, the spark, cleaned the carb, cleaned the jets, checked the idle air mixture screw and the needle. It died a few nights ago when my buddy took it for a ride up the rode and it died half way up. I check it out and the boot came off the intake manifold, so I popped it back on there and now it wont start. Does anyone have any ideas. | ||
| Ezblast |
Recheck boot. Kick stand - disable, clutch safety switch - disable. EZ (Message edited by ezblast on May 05, 2009) |
