The more I read about the Buell Blast, the less appealing it all seems, only due in part to its apparently bad reliability. Sort of a let down. It’s hard to ignore the poor reviews, and think to myself that mine would be an exception to the rule.
Royal Enfield seemed to offer some pretty good options, but top speed is lacking. Seems to have a rather bumpy history of reliability. They certainly win in the looks department. Speaking of which, I would be willing to ride a rat bike if I have to. Maybe I should build a frankenrat bike of sorts.
So as it is, I will be testing a Rebel. There’s a dealership near a nice stretch of highway that I could figure some things out on. If that doesn’t measure up, I’ll look more seriously at the 500cc class again.
I want to be able to get home to my daughter and wifey in a timely manner
As far as re-gearing, that’s definitely something I will look into. I will need to start with a good bike though.