When I turn the key in the ignition, what looks like my oil lamp comes on...When the bike is started, it goes off. In cars, all the lights come on at first to let you know things are working OK, is that the same with this bike?
The dumbest question of all: How can I tell when I'm running low on gas. I can't find any gas meter anywhere, and looking at the lamps that it has on it, it only appears to have oil, bright lights and turn signals. Could be one more, I don't remember. But I definitely can't find the amount of gas I have left. Maybe the %26quot;oil lamp%26quot; is really the gas lamp?
How often should I change the oil. I think it was changed 5 months ago. And how often should the brake fluid be changed.
Final question! Someone installed a custom windshield on the bike, that I took off (well, it broke off but that's a painful and unnecessary story), and I have the original (better looking windshield), how do I attach it again. If you don't answer this question, don't worry.It's not importantA few noobish 2001 Buell Blast questions. (Yeah yeah, I don%26039;t have the owner%26039;s manual.)?
The buell blast is a very dependable starter bike. In starting the bike oil light will come on before starting but as long as it goes off after starting bike is fine.
Blast's can get about 60 miles on a full tank but you also have as reserve position on your fuel petcock (fuel on/off/reserve switch located on bottom of tank forget which side) if bike starts stuttering switch to reserve this should get you to next fuel station.
Oil should be change every 500 miles or 1 year.
wind screens that come stock attach with 4 little screw but if you need brackets it's a little more work but easy and parts are cheap for the BlastA few noobish 2001 Buell Blast questions. (Yeah yeah, I don%26039;t have the owner%26039;s manual.)?
1. OK, yes the oil lamp that comes on when you turn the key is for oil pressure, before you turn the bike on you have no oil pressure which is why the light is illuminated. Once you start up it starts pumping oil and the light should go off.
2. On the Blast models I believe there is a fuel reserve light which should come on when you have about a half gallon of gas left in the tank, start looking for a station when that light comes on. Don't confuse with the oil pressure light, they are seperate.
3. I believe the manual calls for a change every 2500 miles, if you use synthetic oil you can probably go a bit longer maybe 3500 miles but 2500 is a safe bet on changes, don't forget the oil filter too. The brake fluid would only need to be changed rarely or if you have a problem with %26quot;soft%26quot; brakes from air in the lines. I would say maybe 50,000 miles on brake fluid.
4. I think the windshield is a bolt on, should be a bunch of screws around the edge that fasten to the front head fairing above the gauges.
Hope that helps you out.A few noobish 2001 Buell Blast questions. (Yeah yeah, I don%26039;t have the owner%26039;s manual.)?
Hey, here goes:
1) The oil light should be the same as on a car. Here's why. The oil light warns of Low Oil Pressure. When the ignition is on and the engine isn't running, the pressure is naturally low (no pump, no engine parts moving.) When it fires up, the light goes off. No problem there.
2) Most bikes don't have a gas gauge. They use a reserve tank system. The switch that turns the gas on and off should also have a %26quot;reserve%26quot; setting. When you run out of gas, you put the tank on Reserve, and you have to get more gas soon, usually within 15 miles or so. I'm not sure if you can hear the gas on the Buell, since it's stored in the body, but on regular-tank bikes, you can pull the bike from side to side, and hear the gas in the tank.
3) Oil should be changed every 1,000 to 3,000 miles....the more, the better, of course. Some say 1,000 miles, but I don't have the tenacity to do it that often.
4) I know nothing about the windshield on this bike.
