Chimp,

The casting like parts are the frame and the frame is mostly made out of pressed steel. The backbone is hollow and that is where the oil for the engine is stored.

The Blasts do take off quickly, I only got 2300 miles on the first Pirelli that I had on the back wheel before the fabric was showing. The factory clutch is considered to be a racing clutch, I did modify my clutch using Harley's Service Bulletin #B-101 and that improved taking off without leaving a black track on the road. I have to work now to pull a wheelie, before the modification  the front wheel was up in first and second gear. The second Pirelli on the tail end I got 3400 miles before changing.

The clutch can be a problem and there is now a guy making the LeeLever which is similar to the Clever Lever, which is made for the Yamaha V-stars, either lever moves the friction point back towards the handlebars. The other potential problem is the Isolator, which is how the engine is mounted to the frame to reduce vibration. Wheelies cause most of the damage to the Isolator. The Isolator is mostly rubber and if the bike is stored indoors they seem to hold up, the Isolator in my bike now has about 7000 miles on it and is still functioning as it should.

Miss Ellen uses the Blast to go to the swimming pool and pulls wheelies to show off for the ladies at the pool. Here is a picture of her, right before she almost got her first beating, she is now wearing a helmet, long pants, and a shirt with sleeves when she uses the Blast.

Kenny G

I've done my best to make my tracker as uncivilized as possible ! It no longer looks or acts like a Savage !

Is that Buell carbed or EFI ? Does it feel like a 400 lb bike ?