Buell Blast Problems by year

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 buell blast equipped with avon viper stryke tires, size: 110/70/16. After inspecting the tires, the contact discovered a blister on the front tire. The tire was sent to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the tire needed to be replaced. The tire was replaced, but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle failure mileage was 15,000 and the tire failure mileage was 3,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 buell blast motorcycle. The contact was driving approximately 15-20 mph when the suspension completely collapsed. The contact discovered that the bolts that held the sub-structure in place were fractured from the vehicle. The dealer advised that he was unable to determine the cause of failure and advised him to contact the manufacturer. The manufacturer stated they would send an engineer to further inspect the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The current and failure mileage was approximately 8,500.

Tl*the contact owns a 2007 buell blast motorcycle. While driving 60 mph, the rear wheel bearings failed. As a result, the wheel began to shake and wobble severely. The contact was able to safely maneuver the vehicle to the shoulder of the road. The vehicle was towed to the dealer and they stated that the bearings failed. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred one week later while driving 65 mph. The dealer stated that the rear bearings failed. The vehicle is currently being repaired. The contact filed a report with the manufacturer. The failure mileage was 15,500 and current mileage was 16,000. Updated 07/14/09 *bf updated 07/15/09.*Jb

Purchase bike would not stay running needed a tune up going up a hill after getting gas in 1st gear bike stalls and would not start driving down 695 went to shift down-shifter was gone ...Was replace not long after that shifter became loose again..Caught and fixed prior to losing have been complaining shop about pinging noise in engine and nothing has been done about it. The bike continues to get louder . Motor mounts have been replaced twice so far per paperwork bolt was welded oil linkage/usage more than normal..Nothing done manifold coupler has already been replaced due to bike not starting. *Tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2008 buell blast. The contact received a recall notice for nhtsa campaign id number 08v439000 (fuel system, gasoline:storage:tank assembly) and scheduled an appointment with the dealer to have the vehicle repaired. The contact was informed that the parts for the repair would be unavailable until october. When october arrived, he called the dealer again for an appointment, but the parts were still unavailable. He called the dealer back in november and was informed that the parts had to be...