The Blast! was designed to be wrecked and I had dozens pass across my lift that fixed after being dropped repeatedly that looked show-room new with minimal effort and less than $100 in parts. At that time, turn signals were $5 (and flexible so they didn't break), brake and clutch levers were $10, and the shifter and brake pedal were $15 but the shifter was on a spindle so it rarely broke. The plastic was color-molded. Sander and a buffer and it was good as new. The head lamp mounts were the worst, it was impossible to straighten completely. Even replacing handlebars and grips was under $100.
It was designed so that 'contact points' were cheap and easy to replace. I had one that got endo'd at high speed that I fixed for well under $500, and it had the tail tucked up between the frame and tire, and had landed squarely on the instrument cluster. That was the Dumpster Baby (long story) Blast! and I ended up making two grand on that bike.
Lucky duck, I had to buy all 4 of mine.
I disagree. It was a fine highway bike and would run interstate speeds double with little stress. Performance king, no, but I put 1000 miles on one in one night, back around 2002.
HD was never about horsepower. They did, however make fantastic torque.
