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Segment: Naked / Road
Production years: 2002, 2003

BUELL Blast 2002-2003 4 Photos
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The 2003 MY Buell Blast is addressed to a wide category of riders, from inexperienced and novice ones, and is sure to fit their needs. It comes with a large, 320mm front disc brake in the front coupled to a 220mm disc in the rear, a Showa suspension package composed of a 37mm telescopic fork in the front and a gas-charged rear mono-shock, cast-aluminium wheels, an one-piece, dual seat, a small, matte wind deflector, an analogue and digital instrument cluster, mid-mounted foot controls, and an engine mud-guard.

In the engine department it sports an air-cooled, four-stroke, 492cc, single cylinder powerhouse mated to a five-speed manual transmission with a low-maintenance, Kevlar-reinforced, belt final drive and can produce a claimed 34 horsepower and 46 Nm of torque.

BUELL Blast 2002-2003

BUELL Blast 492

engine specs
Type:air-cooled, four-stroke, single cylinder, OHV, 2 valves
Displacement:492 cm3
Bore X Stroke:3.5x3.1 in OR 89 mm
Compression Ratio:9.2:1
Horsepower:34/6500 KW(hp)/RPM
Torque:34/5500 lb-ft/RPM OR 46/5500 Nm/RPM
Fuel System:40mm Keihin carburetor
transmission specs
Gearbox:5-speed, manual
Clutch:wet multi-disc, manual
Primary Drive:-
Final Drive:belt
chassis specs
Frame:steel, wide beam
Front Suspension:37mm Showa telescopic fork
Rear Suspension:gas-charged Showa mono-shock
Front Brake:single 320mm disc, 2-piston caliper
Rear Brake:single 220mm disc, 1-piston caliper
dimension specs
Overall Length:-
Overall Width:-
Seat Height:27.5 in OR 699 mm
Wheelbase:55.3 in OR 1405 mm
Ground Clearance:5.3 in OR 135 mm
Weight:359 lbs OR 163 kg
Fuel Capacity:2.8 gallons OR 10.6 L
tyres specs
Front:100/80x16
Rear:120/80x16
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