Was riding and loving the BSA B441 today for the first time on the road and loved it. It made me wonder what a blast was like to ride. Could you get one to be as light as the B44? Perhaps MAC motorcycles really did have a good idea just missed the boat with the loss of Buell and the possible engine supplier.

Got to try a BSA B50 next. Would love a go on the B50 Restones mate has.

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Buell S1
Buell S3 (Topless for now)
Buell XB12S
Piaggio X8 400ie
Yamaha XTZ750 Super Tenere (x2)
Suzuki GSXR750WR
BSA B441VS
FJR1300

If you would like to try riding a Blast, I could always ride up on mine and let you have a go. Just give me a shout if this sounds a plan.

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Valencia Orange XB12Scg - serviced by Maz 2018
Black P3 Blast - serviced by Maz and fixed by Maz in 2019

I will have to come down to an event near you and have a quick spin. Just curious as I love the BSA thumper engine with the lightweight of the bike think the Blast might be a bit heavy it certainly looks it but the MACs look more like it.

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Buell S1
Buell S3 (Topless for now)
Buell XB12S
Piaggio X8 400ie
Yamaha XTZ750 Super Tenere (x2)
Suzuki GSXR750WR
BSA B441VS
FJR1300

HD own the rights to the blast motor, and they were reported to be working on a replacement bike for their Rider's Edge programme -

http://hellforleathermagazine.com/2010/ ... -hogs-fly/

a little bit to retro for me

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Buell Ulysses XB12X 06/08

The B50 motor is probably the best Brit single ever (incl. the Manx, G50/7R etc). The bored out CCM variants with magnesium cases were beasts
B25/44 motors can easily be bored to 600cc but can become a bit unreliable is you start chasing power with high comp ratios and wild cams. The bike that Restones mate has, is in the perfect state of tune for reliability and power. However, it still needs to be run on Castrol R oil, which even today is perfect for race motors - go to a classic race meeting and ask the competitors what they think about mineral oils

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If your dreams don't scare you, they are not big enough.

This BSA has certainly started a new interest. It was a bit like the first go on a Buell, the engine just makes you think why is no-one building grunty engines like this they are just perfect for everything except flat out throttle to the stop riding.

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Buell S1
Buell S3 (Topless for now)
Buell XB12S
Piaggio X8 400ie
Yamaha XTZ750 Super Tenere (x2)
Suzuki GSXR750WR
BSA B441VS
FJR1300