The wifes new blast

[bobaganoosh]

Picked up a blast today for 700 bucks. found it on craigslist for 1000 i offered him 700 since it wasnt running and they took it. They were ther original owners. its an 03 with 21,000 miles on it. When i got it home took the battery out of my xb and got it to fire up. It just wont idle. I figure the gas isnt that good in it since it sat all last year so hopefully she'll start running better soon. I might pull the carb off and clean it up too. I got tired of carrying my wife around on the back of mine so figured i would teach her to ride this. Were thinking were gonna paint it black. The corbin seat is nice but im not sure about the color its growing on me though.

I rode it around a little and it actually goes better than i though had it about 80 in 4th gear no problem. Then I had to get my xb9 out after for the first time of the year, I could feel the difference then. haha

 

[kyle_dewald]

The blast is still fun though

 

[xtremelow]

$700 that is a dang good deal for any bike, hope the issue is an easy one and you will be on the road in no time.

Does your wife already know how to ride?

 

[kyle_dewald]

I must have gotten a super deal when I bought my blast then. I bought it before Buell was shut down, paid 1k, had to put tires on it after a 1k miles, came with vance and hines exhaust. Good luck with the bike, hope the wife enjoys it!

 

[Cherryskullz]

I got tired of carrying my wife around on the back of mine so figured i would teach her to ride this.

you sound just like RT Perf ... did u ever think she got tired of you scaring the **** out her so she let you buy her a bike? lol Or did u just get tired of her hitting u on the back whenever she wasnt please with something u did like RT use to do.

either way YAY for her!

 

[brandan86]

^^^ nice. The blast is a good bike, and seems to suprise everyone

 

[Fin]

Gotta love the thumpers!
If you get a black seat for that bike, I think it's quite handsome. Just my 2 cents. Nice buy! [up]

 

[upthemaiden]

Looks great, is that one of those snakeskin saddles I've seen on ebay??

Definitely pull the carb and give it a clean. Even if it runs better with fresh gas, it'll definitely run it's best with the carb cleaned.

Had to buy my wife a GS500 too after I couldn't handle her helmet smacking into the back of my head every time I let off the gas the slightest bit, or when I'd try to turn and could just feel her flopping around back there. Refused to pay attention and it made it way too hard to ride. Good luck with it1

 

[xtremelow]

I got tired of carrying my wife around on the back of mine

Exactly the reason I have two bikes now plus it is nice for when I am working on my bike, I just say I am taking the lightning

 

[brandan86]

I want to pay off my blast and get a sporty, then give the blast to the wife.

 

[bobaganoosh]

did u ever think she got tired of you scaring the **** out her so she let you buy her a bike? lol Or did u just get tired of her hitting u on the back whenever she wasnt please with something u did like RT use to do.

yea thats true too she really didnt like when the front tire came off the ground.

Shes ridden a dirtbike around a little but this will be the first real ride. Once i get it running good ill take her to a parking lot and let her paractice then in the spring probley send her to the basi riders course so she can get her license too.

The seat is a corbin ostrich leather they told me. like $350 they said. Its comfy and i think if we paint the plastics black or maybe blue it will look ok. If not maybe just get it recovered

 

[ezblast]

Replace das boot - cheap - replace pilot jet 42 with the 45 jet and you sahould be good to go. Don't bother cleaning the carb, add Seafoam to some hi grade gas and you'll be fine.
EZ

 

[atir]

with the right color choice you can make the bike look really nice with that seat. maybe military green?
wait a minute where did I see just that....
here you are for inspiration

more pics here
if you know how to play with photoshop it can help with decision

 

[bobaganoosh]

thanks for the pic. that green looks sweet.

Replace das boot - cheap - replace pilot jet 42 with the 45 jet and you sahould be good to go. Don't bother cleaning the carb, add Seafoam to some hi grade gas and you'll be fine.
EZ

Is the das boot the carberator boot? thats what im assuming. What will the bigger pilot jet do? will that make it run a little better?

 

[snareman96]

A Blast is like a vintage! Owning one is awesome!

 

[bobaganoosh]

how about painting it white? thats what were thinking now. and then black frame

 

[RT Performance]

yea thats true too she really didnt like when the front tire came off the ground.

But extra weight on the rear axle makes it so easy and Fun .

Cherry road the highschool lot 1 day the next day we never stopped in the lot.
She is a natural i am lucky.
Be calm and cool .
When you get to street ridding 2 way helmet radios are help full .
You can't talk over top my 1125r.
And it made it easier to say lets swap side where going right at the next stop sign.
Lets you keep more attention on where your going(instead of looking in your mirrors to be sure she is still close) she says hay your getting to far it's easy to slow up a bit.
Godd luck and it sure is nice to have a riding buddy when ever you want to ride.

 

[ezblast]

Yes - you are ultra lean from the factory for the EPA - the 45 makes it a better bike all around and less susceptible to any lean condition disaster that could happen due to das boot/intake coupler failure. A new coupler every 3 years or so guarantees a fresh rubber seal, so just stock up, if your in the stock configuration - lol - usually a dirty Blast carb consists mostly of clogged pilot jet, so replacing it can usually - with Seafoam in a fresh tank - take care of all those problems associated with sitting around to o long and not ran.
EZ

 

[bobaganoosh]

Alright thanks EZ ill go pick up some parts and do that

 

[bobaganoosh]

Well i picked up some krylon plastic paint today. first we decided to do white but they had a sweet looking silver in a hammered finish so i picked up a can of both. Let me know if you guys like the white or silver better. Also you might be able to see that i trimmed the front fairing and tail down and got rid of the reflectors, i think it looks much better. Ill have to get some better pics. Also the frame will be black.

I like the silver color better but i think the white goes better with the seat color. I really want to get the seat recovered in black but im not sure how much thats gonna cost.

I also pulled the carb of today and sure enough my carb boot was almost ripped in half so im sure thats the problem causing it not to idle. Im gonna order one of them and probley get a new plug, plug wire, and change oil and filter while im at it. Is the harley dealer the best place to get the rubber boot? im sure they would probley have to order it. I see that buellparts. net has them for 15 but not sure how long shipping will take.