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Rainman
| Posted on Friday, July 24, 2009 - 10:12 am: |
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On the bright side, my coffee table gets 60 mpg in the city and can travel 90 mph. |
Samiam
| Posted on Friday, July 24, 2009 - 10:15 am: |
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Pretty dang good for a coffee table if you ask me! |
Indybuell
| Posted on Friday, July 24, 2009 - 10:18 am: |
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"Trade your Blast in for full MSRP towards a new blast replacement" should be a good enough compensation for cubing our thumpers. |
Ezblast
| Posted on Friday, July 24, 2009 - 11:06 am: |
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The Blast is a terrific bike, the add is just rude. Its like putting down family in front of family - it just isn't done in good form. They should shoot the add designer. EZ |
Mortarmanmike120
| Posted on Friday, July 24, 2009 - 11:27 am: |
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I don't own a blast...yet. I can see why the blastards are upset. I'm sure buell has something cool in the works. So what. Does that require insulting those who have bought and loved the earlier bike. Does that require insulting those who defended the 'cute' little bike all those years. Tomorrow Buell will announce it's new whiz-bang bike. New advertisements will go out. Won't matter, all the buell-haters will remember is the cubed cute bike. I'm not upset, just suprised. If racing and sportbikes are truly the only things the new Buell cares about then how long before the XB series gets scrapped? Guess it depends on how you define sportbike. To me sportbike does not equal streetbike. I ride street bikes. I buy streetbikes. In my mind the XB's are streetbikes first. Somewhat OT, how long do you think before the rotax is the only buell offered? |
Ezblast
| Posted on Friday, July 24, 2009 - 11:38 am: |
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How about this thought - a coffee table is the most reliable thing that HD/Buell produce! Yeah - great advertising guys - lol - want another bullet so you can shoot the other foot off? Stupid asses - what where they thinking? EZ |
Wolfridgerider
| Posted on Friday, July 24, 2009 - 12:11 pm: |
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I'm about to pick up a Blast.... but if I have to turn it into a coffee table.. That would suck. I think it was a pretty stupid add.... I'm sure someone will yank that dogs chain. One thing I was thinking about doing is getting a fairing off of a FLH and putting it on the Blast so the die hard Harley riders would wave at me.... That would make me giggle like a little school girl! HEHEHEHE |
Mortarmanmike120
| Posted on Friday, July 24, 2009 - 12:21 pm: |
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That would be awesome. Take pics. |
Reepicheep
| Posted on Friday, July 24, 2009 - 12:25 pm: |
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A couple of thoughts: 1) Assume the blast was a great bike built by Buell to a set of criteria handed to it by Harley Davidson. 2) After 10 years, Buell was given a green light to build their own entry level bike to their own criteria. 3) That bike will be announced tomorrow... As for destroying perfectly good bikes, I'm sure they didn't. Even *before* Court left the factory, there are no doubt several destroyed every year in normal riding. Not to mention dealer buybacks, test mules, and destructive test vehicles. Bikes that were going to be crushed anyway. |
Ezblast
| Posted on Friday, July 24, 2009 - 12:39 pm: |
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Wolfridgerider - that has been done - lol EZ |
Fast1075
| Posted on Friday, July 24, 2009 - 12:46 pm: |
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Does this mean I have to make a plate glass seatcover for mine?? That would mess up the comfort of my Corbin seat |
Wolfridgerider
| Posted on Friday, July 24, 2009 - 12:57 pm: |
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Wolfridgerider - that has been done - lol EZ Lets see some pics!! I would laugh my a$$ off rolling up to the H-D event on my FLHBLASTARD |
Ezblast
| Posted on Friday, July 24, 2009 - 01:54 pm: |
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It was pretty ugly -
EZ |
Wolfridgerider
| Posted on Friday, July 24, 2009 - 01:57 pm: |
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LOL!!! Needs some apehangers and it would be perfect! |
Froggy
| Posted on Friday, July 24, 2009 - 02:12 pm: |
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I guess I am the only Blast owner that doesn't give a rats ass about the ad. |
Spiderman
| Posted on Friday, July 24, 2009 - 02:16 pm: |
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Anyone have a scan of the ad? |
Rainman
| Posted on Friday, July 24, 2009 - 02:17 pm: |
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I can only stay p.o'ed so long. It's been long enough. |
Britchri10
| Posted on Friday, July 24, 2009 - 02:19 pm: |
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froggy, No you're not. I ride a Blast. it's my only bike and I don't care for anyone else's opinion re: my ride ( factory included! ) Chris C |
Crusty
| Posted on Friday, July 24, 2009 - 03:01 pm: |
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I like the Blast. It was the bike that got my wife hooked on riding. My daughter rode one to Wisconsin for the 25th. It's extremely reliable, handles well and gives great gas mileage. I'm trying to keep an open mind, but I'm wondering if the same group of geniuses who decided to market the TT as a great graffiti bike are behind this ad. |
Fast1075
| Posted on Friday, July 24, 2009 - 03:10 pm: |
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I'm over it too...'cause now I will have a collector's item ....bring on the new. (We need a new "I have my checkbook ready" smiley) 10,000 rpm of fully counterbalanced, finger follower, 6 speed, 60hp, fat tire, race derived Monster eating pure black badness...yeah...thats the ticket!!! |
Ezblast
| Posted on Friday, July 24, 2009 - 03:38 pm: |
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Obvious bad taste in advertising - just poor taste. Fast - I like your thinking! EZ (Message edited by ezblast on July 24, 2009) |
Not_purple_s2
| Posted on Friday, July 24, 2009 - 03:41 pm: |
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Harley should take over the Blast and make it into a flat tracker style bike 'ala XR1200 The New XR500!
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Ferris_von_bueller
| Posted on Friday, July 24, 2009 - 03:51 pm: |
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It's like picking on the retarded son |
Ezblast
| Posted on Friday, July 24, 2009 - 03:57 pm: |
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lol - more of what Blastards have always said - "The red headed step child of a red headed step child!" EZ |
Fast1075
| Posted on Friday, July 24, 2009 - 04:00 pm: |
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I always thought that a turbo should go where that air box is. |
Badlionsfan
| Posted on Friday, July 24, 2009 - 04:03 pm: |
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You guys crack me up. Since I've been around here all I've heard is "update the Blast". Pretty obvious that a big change is coming to replace it's spot in the line up, and now you're like a bunch of teenage girls when Elvis died. It's worth repeating that Buell has not and will not be coming to your house to crush your Blast, so chill out and take a nap or a 'lude. |
Ezblast
| Posted on Friday, July 24, 2009 - 04:04 pm: |
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You got ludes - dude start passing them out! - lol EZ |
Rainman
| Posted on Friday, July 24, 2009 - 04:13 pm: |
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I just hope the Blast replacement (The Buell Boom? The Buell Aftershock?) doesn't have those hideous pods like the 1125R! |
Ft_bstrd
| Posted on Friday, July 24, 2009 - 04:17 pm: |
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I'm wondering if the same group of geniuses who decided to market the TT as a great graffiti bike are behind this ad. Let's hope not. That group would have created a new bike and highlighted the "bold new graphics" rather than the fact that it was a different bike with fantastic new features. |
Cityxslicker
| Posted on Friday, July 24, 2009 - 04:17 pm: |
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this isnt the first killing of a Buell, I suppose we shouldnt be surprised Hang it in the Meat Locker next to the other carcasses
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