Gird Thyself: A Buell Blast Built in a Chicago Apartment

Remember the Buell Blast? The 492cc single-cylinder starter bike was a far cry from the American company's usual off-the-wall offerings. It was most at home in Harley's rider training program—until Erik Buell announced the end of the range by dropping one into a vehicle crusher. So it might surprise you to learn that the maniacal little ripper you're looking at here is, in fact, a Buell Blast. Think of it as a Magpul Ronin, but smaller and more affordable; a Ronin Lite, if you will. Except it hasn't been built by a hi-tech firearms manufacturer, or even a well-established custom...