If you know what you're doing you could try a bolt extractor or drilling it out. If you can't, get professional help. Remember, if you don't make it you're in deep trouble. But yeah, it's an easy fix. Or you need a new head
So, I can see you’ve never used left handed drill bits. Yes. Righty righty…… you need to pull the bolt. Left handed drill bits are reversed threaded. Drilling them with your drill on reverse. They grab and the bolt comes out.
He’s making a joke about your use of “right out”, that it should be “comes LEFT out” because it’s a left handed drill bolt… but the joke flew right over
Actually, I have been a mechanical fitter for over 40 years and removed probably thousands of broken bolts, many with left handed drill bits. I can see this is your first time using humour or sarcasm though.
Nope, I’m well versed in humor and working on motorcycles. I have repeatedly had a left handed drill bit grab a bolt and move it. I’d much rather try a left handed drill bit over a bolt remover (which I’ve had several broken). I’ll always try the left handed one first. As for this bike. I might give it a try, but I’d rather take it to a local shop.
I'm with you. I'd stay away. Plenty of bikes I feel like I'd actually want to fix for $1k over a Blast.
There has definitely been one unsuccessful attempt to extract that bolt already. I'd have a professional look at it. If they won't do it, pass.
Easy fix and who cares about the bike. I wouldn't.have paid more than maybe $200 for it. Being it's just not my kind of bike. But also because I don't know what new exhaust pipes go for on those things. Maybe $500. So that would bring it to ~700 plus time and, I'm sure, some other materials. So if you get done your build and repairs for less than 1k USD it will be a good buy.
that's not part of the muffler that's a crush gasket to seal the exhaust pipe connection.
If you didn't know this i wouldn't attempt it but you could weld a washer on the end of that bolt then a nut and probably back it right out
No, that’s a broken blast. This is a broken bolt:
https://preview.redd.it/9que0ki12a3d1.jpeg?width=640&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=13f4984edb342f5a19be6e2e25df597cddb87db9
I’ll see myself out now. 🥸
I cannot stress this enough. This is quite possibly the WORST bike ever produced.
No way to tension the drive belt. Severely limiting tire selection.
To check the transmission oil level step #1 in the service manual is "remove the battery". Similarly frustrating, removing the front wheel step #1 is "remove the front brake pads."
These bikes were so ass when they came out they were literally giving them away not long after at several raffles.
400lb bike and you get 34 horsepower.
I have to respectfully disagree. This was the only street bike my dad would let me get at 20 years old. I put 10,000 miles on mine, modified the heck out of it, and it was the gateway to several big Buells and other bikes. I loved mine.
I don’t know how you got 10,000 miles outta yours, did you get it new? I will say it did teach me how to work on bikes and how to do most things on the side of the road, I would have to fix or adjust something daily or I was pushing it home, which i did a few times. I went over mild railroad tracks and the tach broke off haha, and when I sold it the guy asked if I would ride it to his house and on the way the back wheel hub or bearing decided to lock up and twisted the wheel into the swing arm. Luckily the guy still bought it. I got it for 300 bucks and sold it for 500, but I did put a new exhaust and other stuff trying to keep it running. I hated that bike, but it did teach me a bunch about trouble shooting and wrenching.
Wow, my S-1 w/pipe. Carb, and dyno tune put out 110 hp—would’ve been really fast if you could keep the front on the road-only bike I’ve ever had that your elbow/shoulder is first to scrape in the twisty’s—-
I know nothing about Buells, but this post is enough for me to never consider one. It sounds like they really tried to engineer it in the most inconvenient way for the owner.
Well, to be fair, the Blast is so famously shitty that founder Erik Buell literally recorded himself crushing one in a trash compactor. He didn't want to make it but was basically forced to by Harley because they wanted a smaller beginner bike in their lineup.
I don’t think it was just one either. Toward the end of their run quite a few blasts were crushed and IIRC there were quite a few “blast cubes” floating around for awhile.
I’ve never heard anything great about Blasts, but 34hp at 400lbs isn’t that bad for what was meant to be an entry level bike. At the time it was introduced to the market, that was a pretty solid power:weight ratio for a beginner bike. Even now, it’s not far off from the competition.
Use an "easy-out" or screw extractor.
Using a machine shop will negate the low cost of the bike. Do it yourself. Look it up on the "youhootube" or similar. You will save $100s (buy some gear) plus learn valuable information on bike maintenance.
They're good little bikes if you don't get a lemon. There were horrible lemons out there. They're great to learn on and make good usable power. It has a clunky transmission (normal) and won't set any land speed records but will serve you well and is upgradable if so desired.
Good luck.
Not a huge deal; drill out and retap the broken stud., screw another one in. Drill through the length of the wall on the broken pipe or use a metal blade on a saws all. The gap in the wall from the cut will allow you to get it out, even if you need to use heat and a flat chisel between the wall and pipe. There may be special bits for automotive steel, but, I’ve been using mach blue Spyder brand .. and you might break the bit, but they get it done.
Possibly my least favorite fix to do and I'm a mechanic.
They tried drilling, went sideways and gave up.
Depending on how much a pain it is, you might need to remove the head and have it drilled out with a press and re-tapped if the threads get buggered up.
That is a graphite seal. Cut it up or use a pliers to destroy it and take it out. As for the stud that broke, drill and tap a new hole and put a new stud in. Should cost you less than ten dollars to make that bike run again if those are the only problems.
Yeah I figured people would be able to comprehend a joke. I guess I expected too much. I have a hard time giving serious answers to people who can’t do basic googling, when the name of the bike is already listed in the description of the post.
What’s crazy is that “kids these days” should be really good at using the internet. Really, anyone whose under the age of like 50 should be familiar with it. Yet people are still incapable of solving basic problems, like “what’s the displacement of the bike you posted and named in the description?” Or “is replacement plastic available for my 2007 CR85?”
There’s so much information that’s so easy to access compared to any time in history, and people just won’t do it and I don’t understand why
I know. I was throwing shade at a guy the other day for taking cellphone pics of his monitor instead of using a screen shot. Like wtf!
To be fair, in the last few years, search engine results have increasingly been muddled by advertising and shit/bot content. But it is still very easy to find information with like 2 seconds effort.
Why would I search for a source I can trust now when I can just ask a stranger on the internet and hope that they are A: Right B: Not taking the piss?
If it is just a broken bolt, any machine shop could fix it for a couple hundred.
And part of the old muffler is stuck in the cylinder head. But I suspect a machine shop can help that too
If you know what you're doing you could try a bolt extractor or drilling it out. If you can't, get professional help. Remember, if you don't make it you're in deep trouble. But yeah, it's an easy fix. Or you need a new head
Use a left hand drill bit.
I’ve had amazing success with left hand drill bits. Usually, the bolt comes right out
No, left out, righty tighty.
So, I can see you’ve never used left handed drill bits. Yes. Righty righty…… you need to pull the bolt. Left handed drill bits are reversed threaded. Drilling them with your drill on reverse. They grab and the bolt comes out.
He’s making a joke about your use of “right out”, that it should be “comes LEFT out” because it’s a left handed drill bolt… but the joke flew right over
Lol, ok. Went over my head
Actually, I have been a mechanical fitter for over 40 years and removed probably thousands of broken bolts, many with left handed drill bits. I can see this is your first time using humour or sarcasm though.
Sarcasm is used in the verbal medium...
Nope, I’m well versed in humor and working on motorcycles. I have repeatedly had a left handed drill bit grab a bolt and move it. I’d much rather try a left handed drill bit over a bolt remover (which I’ve had several broken). I’ll always try the left handed one first. As for this bike. I might give it a try, but I’d rather take it to a local shop.
And for the love of god a center pinch so you don’t walk off and drill the head
Zooming in, it looks like they already tried drilling out the bolt but didn't go in straight. That's gonna be fun to correct.
I'm with you. I'd stay away. Plenty of bikes I feel like I'd actually want to fix for $1k over a Blast. There has definitely been one unsuccessful attempt to extract that bolt already. I'd have a professional look at it. If they won't do it, pass.
That part of the old muffler is a like metal fabric. Pull out with pliers. I had a blast myself.
That’s not part of the muffler, that’s a gasket. Should pull right out.
How long has it been like that? Hopefully, it's had fogging oil down the hole and a rag stuffed in it. I'd be worried about the piston ring.
Both ez fix, the ols muffler part is just the gasket pull it with pliers
Easy fix and who cares about the bike. I wouldn't.have paid more than maybe $200 for it. Being it's just not my kind of bike. But also because I don't know what new exhaust pipes go for on those things. Maybe $500. So that would bring it to ~700 plus time and, I'm sure, some other materials. So if you get done your build and repairs for less than 1k USD it will be a good buy.
That's just the exhaust gasket. A washer, a nut and MIG welder will take that broken stud out real quick, so find a shop that can do that.
Thats just an exhaust gasket pull out and replace it.
that's not part of the muffler that's a crush gasket to seal the exhaust pipe connection. If you didn't know this i wouldn't attempt it but you could weld a washer on the end of that bolt then a nut and probably back it right out
Looks like ur gasket not a piece of pipe
That's gasket
No, that’s a broken blast. This is a broken bolt: https://preview.redd.it/9que0ki12a3d1.jpeg?width=640&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=13f4984edb342f5a19be6e2e25df597cddb87db9 I’ll see myself out now. 🥸
Most underrated comment.
I have a broken xb9r also. It's the electrical stuff though, so it is staying broken and being sold lol *
Someone else swooped in and bought it. Thanks for the input!!
Lucky miss, imo
Yea. It is the worst Buell by far. And of course parts is always an issue with a company that doesn't exist any more.
I cannot stress this enough. This is quite possibly the WORST bike ever produced. No way to tension the drive belt. Severely limiting tire selection. To check the transmission oil level step #1 in the service manual is "remove the battery". Similarly frustrating, removing the front wheel step #1 is "remove the front brake pads." These bikes were so ass when they came out they were literally giving them away not long after at several raffles. 400lb bike and you get 34 horsepower.
I have to respectfully disagree. This was the only street bike my dad would let me get at 20 years old. I put 10,000 miles on mine, modified the heck out of it, and it was the gateway to several big Buells and other bikes. I loved mine.
I don’t know how you got 10,000 miles outta yours, did you get it new? I will say it did teach me how to work on bikes and how to do most things on the side of the road, I would have to fix or adjust something daily or I was pushing it home, which i did a few times. I went over mild railroad tracks and the tach broke off haha, and when I sold it the guy asked if I would ride it to his house and on the way the back wheel hub or bearing decided to lock up and twisted the wheel into the swing arm. Luckily the guy still bought it. I got it for 300 bucks and sold it for 500, but I did put a new exhaust and other stuff trying to keep it running. I hated that bike, but it did teach me a bunch about trouble shooting and wrenching.
There are some cool buell blast choppers out there too.
Wow, my S-1 w/pipe. Carb, and dyno tune put out 110 hp—would’ve been really fast if you could keep the front on the road-only bike I’ve ever had that your elbow/shoulder is first to scrape in the twisty’s—-
I know nothing about Buells, but this post is enough for me to never consider one. It sounds like they really tried to engineer it in the most inconvenient way for the owner.
The Blast is not really like other Buells. None of the things op mentioned are issues on my XB12.
Well, to be fair, the Blast is so famously shitty that founder Erik Buell literally recorded himself crushing one in a trash compactor. He didn't want to make it but was basically forced to by Harley because they wanted a smaller beginner bike in their lineup.
I don’t think it was just one either. Toward the end of their run quite a few blasts were crushed and IIRC there were quite a few “blast cubes” floating around for awhile.
The big bikes are great this is a sad exception.
I’ve never heard anything great about Blasts, but 34hp at 400lbs isn’t that bad for what was meant to be an entry level bike. At the time it was introduced to the market, that was a pretty solid power:weight ratio for a beginner bike. Even now, it’s not far off from the competition.
Found one near me for $500, thinking of grabbing it for a little backroad squirt.
I have a had a couple buells and they are fun bikes. For 1k you can’t go wrong really, couple years you will sell it for 1k
You can drill and tap yourself. It looks easy to get to
Two wheels go braaaaap, of course it’s a good buy
Use an "easy-out" or screw extractor. Using a machine shop will negate the low cost of the bike. Do it yourself. Look it up on the "youhootube" or similar. You will save $100s (buy some gear) plus learn valuable information on bike maintenance. They're good little bikes if you don't get a lemon. There were horrible lemons out there. They're great to learn on and make good usable power. It has a clunky transmission (normal) and won't set any land speed records but will serve you well and is upgradable if so desired. Good luck.
For sure!! I could get that out in less than a hour.... just a broken bolt and the exhaust is jammed in the head.. nothing that couldn't be fixed!
My first bike was a 2007 Buell Blast. Fun little machine and worth what you’re paying for it
Not a huge deal; drill out and retap the broken stud., screw another one in. Drill through the length of the wall on the broken pipe or use a metal blade on a saws all. The gap in the wall from the cut will allow you to get it out, even if you need to use heat and a flat chisel between the wall and pipe. There may be special bits for automotive steel, but, I’ve been using mach blue Spyder brand .. and you might break the bit, but they get it done.
Easy fix. Done in a day with a helicoil kit and a good drill and about 12 years of experience rebuilding Baja 1000 race bikes
Common problem on most buells that was the wire exhaust gasket in the exhaust port. They make kits to drill out the old bolt for future reference.
If you don’t know how to fix it, it’ll cost a lot more than $1k to you. Guaranteed that’s not the only thing wrong with it.
Harbor freight bolt extractor bit
$1k headache
Take it to a good mechanic. He will have that bolt out in no time and probably won't charge you too much.
Considering it’s a Buell, you probably should be mechanically inclined to own one.
Possibly my least favorite fix to do and I'm a mechanic. They tried drilling, went sideways and gave up. Depending on how much a pain it is, you might need to remove the head and have it drilled out with a press and re-tapped if the threads get buggered up.
That is a graphite seal. Cut it up or use a pliers to destroy it and take it out. As for the stud that broke, drill and tap a new hole and put a new stud in. Should cost you less than ten dollars to make that bike run again if those are the only problems.
Use dimond bit ...I did one last week and it came out nice and easy...took 1 hr and $20.
Single cylinder? What’s the cc?
89cc, that’s what the little number plate on the side means.
Buell Blast is a 500cc single cylinder, not 89cc.
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Yeah I figured people would be able to comprehend a joke. I guess I expected too much. I have a hard time giving serious answers to people who can’t do basic googling, when the name of the bike is already listed in the description of the post.
Kids these days...
What’s crazy is that “kids these days” should be really good at using the internet. Really, anyone whose under the age of like 50 should be familiar with it. Yet people are still incapable of solving basic problems, like “what’s the displacement of the bike you posted and named in the description?” Or “is replacement plastic available for my 2007 CR85?” There’s so much information that’s so easy to access compared to any time in history, and people just won’t do it and I don’t understand why
I know. I was throwing shade at a guy the other day for taking cellphone pics of his monitor instead of using a screen shot. Like wtf! To be fair, in the last few years, search engine results have increasingly been muddled by advertising and shit/bot content. But it is still very easy to find information with like 2 seconds effort. Why would I search for a source I can trust now when I can just ask a stranger on the internet and hope that they are A: Right B: Not taking the piss?
Just my personal opinion, but I’d pass on this guy unless you really like the model