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The first coming.....the "mutha'cycle"😊600/750 dresses 900

The first coming.....the "mutha'cycle"😊

I love the tail

This was like spaceship at that tíme

Here's the thing and this hurts harley and it hurt buell... Those kind of bikes need to exist... There needs to be 1000 dollar used bikes that a 16-18 year old can buy and ride with a company's name and style. Even better if those bikes are super simple on the engineering side and easy to ride. Marketing people and engineers just don't understand how many people buy Hondas because their first car or bike was a reliable Honda. No young persons first bike is gonna be a sportster.. not if they have any sense. This blows over into countries with tier licensing as well. If a persons first bike has to be a <400cc and I buy a bitchin used honda or yamaha for $1500. When it's time for a new bike they're likely to be looking at yamaha or honda first.

A legend!

The biggest thing people misunderstand in racing is not understanding the simple fact that wait and torque and traction are number one. You can put twice the boost in a car but you still very rarely beat a simple naturally aspirated pump gas big block with lightweight and traction. That's let alone if you put boost in the big block also. It's big block and lightweight and traction

Great video...I just got a 93 with 6700 miles on it in excellent condition. Rebuilt the carbs, changed the fluids, new plugs and she fired right up.... So what do I do? Laid it down in a uturn...Scraped it up a lil bit....My response at 66 is the same when I was 16....never mind the blood..😱...Oh shit !!! my bike...My sons think I'm crazier!!!!......😁..Sweet bikes....

HD twisted his arm to make the thing and like all HD "badge engineering" attempts it was not up to snuff. The tragedy is HD management weren't riding it clown-show style when it got squashed.

I have owned at least one of every variation of the 900rr series, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 99, 2000, and a 03. My fav was the 94 I rebuilt from the ground up and the 99 track bike I built. All in All the funnest bikes I have ever owned !

Handling of a 600.....yeah nah lol

It's a helluva bike for sure but what kept the '93 from being perfect was the pretend USD front end. Wtf???

(Laughs in GSX-R)

He should have said, "Designed for one purpose : SPEED."

pffft, my Blast will kick bigger bike asses on twisties. From 2007 up to 2009, no one on a bigger bike could keep up on mountain roads.

Laguna seca?

And HD was ruthless too. Shit canning Buell because by spending $200 Million for MVAgusta,

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I paid $1200 for this one $1500 for my black grey orange one will never sell em maybe I will get embalmed laying across both of em very fast super handling and that vintage honda look I get compliments all the time! Sexy timeless machines back when bikes had soul......

Just got mine today! I have two the red white blue and the black grey orange sick as fuck don't fuck with the original!!!! power loyalty and respect Fresno CA

Love it..... Glad I own one and for good measure a 1000RR Brogi Rep as well. If you cut me in half like a stick of rock. It’s says HONDA!!!!!!!!!!! The power of dreams.....

My first bike

Macht die Hinterachse genauso breit wie vorne,dann ist das Ding top!!!

2:24 He says 'This machine was designed for one purpose. To be the most exciting, surefooted, high tech STREET BIKE ever made'. Was this really a 'street bike' back then despite the RR designation!?

Carburettors + shaft drive + kickstart thats all the xr12r was missing to become a hit in europe (cuz here in europe we leave tech to ducati and metrosexuals and put huge carbs on harley engines without any electronics for men with unshaven balls) purity at its finest... as close to a britten as possible. And some more of gas in the tank... 14l is a joke.

The xr12r firebolt was different enough... or have you seen any other air cooled pushrod radial twin sports bike? Ps: surprise surprise, superbikes ain't a big deal. (Trust me I have one and I'm desperately trying to sell it.)

I must say, I always wanted this bike because I love the look, but when I drove one, the handling didn't convince me. I own a YZF750R from '94, and its handling and suspension and brakes are much better - she has less torque, ok, but the yzf feels way sportier to me. And they are so cheap! 😊

che cosa assurda oggi pensare di testare le macchine su di un tetto di un edificio

Sigh…believe it or not, after hearing about it for years, I'm finally viewing this clip for the first time. I suppose you could say that poor little Blast ultimately got payback , as H-D eventually did unto Buell what Buell did unto that Blast…corporately-speaking, of course.

They may not be the best, but they’re sure different. I love em. I know lots of the parts are made from other countries, but they’re assembled here in the USA! (Were). I still own over 20 buells. Some repairs are easy and some, kinda difficult. Parts are reasonably priced. But I enjoy them, if ya wanna keep ridin em, gotta keep maintaining em.

Erik Buell proves he is not a business man in this video. Not only does he crush a solid entry price point bike, he crushes potential dreams of those on a budget! You CAN NOT buy a Honda Grom for what Buell Blasts typically sell for. Futhermore, this Doochebag instead of stewing over his Harley mandated departure should be selling update parts for this bike. New exhausts, fuel injection, updated ignitions, carb rejet kits, manual chokes, shift kits...but no, he cubes a bike, feeds his overated ego and leaves money on the table and in the process shows how he is not a businessman. When will he start trashing Rotax engines? I wouldn't buy an EBR on a bet. This guy will single handedly self destruct and tank the value of your purchase.

In 2016 he sold his company Mr Melvin owns it now. Buell now makes only a handful per year and the bikes are expensive. Here is what the new owner said ebrforum.com/showthread.php?1740-From-Bill-Melvin-him-self

Here’s a reason why www.roadracingworld.com/news/must-read-cycle-world-article-details-how-a-golfer-who-didnt-ride-motorcycles-became-ceo-of-harley-davidson-and-murdered-buell-motorcycle-company/

Good find

It doesnt work. I can't stop it from beeping..

why would it be so fucking narrow behind? death wish or something

He say's he wants to build a better sport bike ,then puts a Harley motor in it. What a joke . Total garbage

Not innovative, Mr. Buell? The Blast had many of the innovations that defined your motorcycles. Oil tank in-frame, exhaust under the engine, etc. Just tell the truth. You really didn't want to make the Blast.

Just got a blast for my first bike. I love the little crotch rocket! Such a shame to see one go to waste...

La vespa è come la figa, sempre desiderata e non passerà mai di moda 😜😜

Found an 18k mile mostly original 94. 2k on the sign then dude dropped to 15. Jardine exhaust and jetted for it. When I can't fix it anymore I'm still not selling it. Having a friend/neighbor that went to school for em doesn't hurt. This and my old 87 hurricane 600 favorite two bikes ever.

Have a 99 greatest ever

Hey what happened to you on ride apart? Haven't seen u in a while

Worst marketing video EVER.

Sad... I own a blast and an xb9r.. I love the blast.

Dip shit, the blast is a perfect starter bike....nothing to be ashamed of by anyone. This was pure foolishness.

yeah I have 01 929 fuel injection 9000 original miles it's real quick to much for me but just a beautiful bike I do love the old commercials

When I first saw this video back when Erik originally posted it I lost respect. Not necessarily for crushing the Blast, but because how it contradicted how he had previously marketed the Blast. How can you trust a man whose actions show that he was simply lying to potential customers all that time? If he had admitted his lie during this video, and maybe stated why he lied for years marketing the Blast, then maybe I'd still have respect.

I have a blast that I like a lot, and I'm not new to motorcycles. Compared to my 750 inline 4, it's definitely not fast, but it is fun while being simple, efficient, and cheap. I understand what Erik was saying by crushing the blasts; they were simply not what Buell set out to do, and people started seeing the Blasts and judging the company based on what they saw. An under-powered, quirky, and awkward standard is not what Buell wanted it's name to be known for. However, I think that Erik should have considered that sometimes in business you have to make what the market wants, as your bread and butter, in order to have the privilege to put out the truly awe inspiring machines that Erik's passion lies in. I think this is the big reason that Buell has so much trouble getting back on it's feet, time and time again. Many of us do not want another race oriented, power-house, snarling beast of a sport bike on the market. We want a simple and reliable machine that gets us from A to B, with a little style, and little more fun. The blast does that in spades.

put some godamn flags on the back before you get taken out by a dune buggy which wild be your own damn fault you morons. if I saw you out the riding like that I'd scream my head off at you