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Berkshire
| Posted on Wednesday, October 08, 2008 - 03:39 pm: |
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Thump, that CR setup looks great! How do you like the riding position, and are you a tall person? How wide are they? Are you interested in running the stock flyscreen? I've figured out a couple mods to make it fit better with forward bars if you're interested.
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Indybuell
| Posted on Wednesday, October 08, 2008 - 04:12 pm: |
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Thump, are you going to ditch that Mickey Mouse mirror? |
Jd110033
| Posted on Wednesday, October 08, 2008 - 10:06 pm: |
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hey EZ, what is needed to put the firebolt screen on a blast? i know i know...wrong place to ask...sorry. but really is there anything special needed besides the mounting bracket and the plastic? |
Thump
| Posted on Wednesday, October 08, 2008 - 10:30 pm: |
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As requested by Indy:
EZ- There is no info on the package. Fly is the brand, and they came with a pad for dirt bikes. They cost $50. Johnnymac: Yeah the black looks a lot better imo and was a major factor in the purchase. Berkshire: Thanks I like the riding position a lot better. A bit more pressure on the wrists though. I can tell that long rides will be more trouble. I'm about 2 feet taller than most..........children. 5'8". I can tuck in much easier now with a lot more control. Right now I am going for a nekid/minimilist look, so I am leaving off the screen for now. A wise man pointed out that was an oxymoron while running those CR clubmans. I shaved the brackets anyways. Take a look at the first pic. |
Ezblast
| Posted on Thursday, October 09, 2008 - 12:48 am: |
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I have seen someone make a custom bracket for it, however,I don't see why a regular Blast bracket couldn't be adapted to work.
EZ |
Indybuell
| Posted on Thursday, October 09, 2008 - 02:32 pm: |
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That grass needs cut |
Gearheaderiko
| Posted on Thursday, October 09, 2008 - 03:24 pm: |
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To mount a firebolt fairing just needs ingenuity in making your own brackets. Wiring should be fairly simple. |
Swampy
| Posted on Thursday, October 09, 2008 - 03:38 pm: |
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Indybuell, that grass is what grass looks like in the promised land, maybe someday if we are real, real good, we can go there. |
Ezblast
| Posted on Tuesday, October 14, 2008 - 01:01 am: |
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Now for something different - lol
EZ |
Reuel
| Posted on Tuesday, October 14, 2008 - 09:41 am: |
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There's a Blast in there somewhere under all that red! |
Thump
| Posted on Tuesday, October 14, 2008 - 12:08 pm: |
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Wow, that must be from the mid-west I imagine. 'Nother tractor seat. |
Reuel
| Posted on Tuesday, October 14, 2008 - 12:23 pm: |
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After looking that thing over a bit more closely, I came up with a question. How do you stop? |
Evilbetty
| Posted on Tuesday, October 14, 2008 - 01:18 pm: |
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I was going to ask the same question. It looks like the rear brake pedal is still there, but a bike with no front brake would scare the bajezus out of me. |
Ezblast
| Posted on Tuesday, October 14, 2008 - 01:41 pm: |
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Tipical old style chopper - rear brake only!
EZ |
Johnnymac
| Posted on Wednesday, October 15, 2008 - 09:41 am: |
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OMG I want that bike!!! |
Johnnymac
| Posted on Wednesday, October 15, 2008 - 09:43 am: |
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Where did you get that picture, Ed? Do you know who makes the frame? There is a front brake on that bike, BTW. (Message edited by johnnymac on October 15, 2008) |
Ezblast
| Posted on Wednesday, October 15, 2008 - 04:33 pm: |
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That was the Crossroads Bobber - a sweet bike that was sold asap when put up for sale and never been heard of since - American Sport Bike has the design for the adapters for using a regular Sportster hard tail frame - if you ask they'd probably send you a copy for a price. I agree and think it still is the nicest chopper besides the Redneck Mutants. EZ
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Glitch
| Posted on Thursday, October 16, 2008 - 08:46 am: |
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Firebolt fairing, CBR rearsets |
Ezblast
| Posted on Thursday, October 16, 2008 - 10:53 am: |
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Very Nice! EZ |
Ezblast
| Posted on Monday, October 27, 2008 - 02:27 pm: |
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Here is a pic I found of Justibuni in action - mind you she does all her own wrenching and installed a stage 3 kit on her Blast - the woman is a born wrench!
EZ |
Indybuell
| Posted on Monday, October 27, 2008 - 02:32 pm: |
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Wow! Wheelies, and no protective gear! |
Johnnymac
| Posted on Monday, October 27, 2008 - 02:57 pm: |
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Hey, Ed. Do you know what muffler can she was running? |
Ezblast
| Posted on Monday, October 27, 2008 - 03:53 pm: |
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Jardine with my recommended usage of the stock lower front mounting gear - she did finally realize that lots of wheelies means periodic Isolator change outs - lol EZ
With her project bike, she now owns a CBR for a daily rider. |
Fast1075
| Posted on Monday, October 27, 2008 - 04:43 pm: |
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Blast-phlemy....a non Buell reference!!! Get it??? oh I kill myself (Message edited by fast1075 on October 27, 2008) |
Swampy
| Posted on Monday, October 27, 2008 - 09:17 pm: |
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I was thinking isolator also..... |
Robdog88
| Posted on Monday, October 27, 2008 - 09:27 pm: |
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wow i'm impressed with the wheelie! wish i could get mine up like that Hmmm maybe if i was 60 lbs lighter, or rode an XB?? lol |
Ezblast
| Posted on Monday, October 27, 2008 - 10:12 pm: |
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That woman wrenched her own Blast to get some great numbers, and she did her own repair work as well. She wrecked it going a bit too hot in a corner. The next pic was her showing her recovery on her then new project Cafe bike - she says she still pulls stunts on her project bike, but "cruises" her daily rider
Her idea of cruising is PDQ. EZ |
Swordsman
| Posted on Wednesday, October 29, 2008 - 02:18 pm: |
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You guys all have some great-looking bikes! I'd love to have a Blast as a project, but I'm too strapped for cash... all my $$$ is going toward an Ss-to-Firebolt conversion right now.... Cool stuff though! ~SM |
Ezblast
| Posted on Sunday, November 09, 2008 - 12:06 am: |
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One of my favorites - a modern classic - the Blast Cafe. EZ |
Ezblast
| Posted on Wednesday, November 12, 2008 - 01:11 pm: |
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KTM fairing plus Blast equals ? EZ |