The 1999 MY Buell Blast has, at its heart, an air-cooled, four-stroke, 492cc, single cylinder powerplant paired to a five-speed manual transmission that can produce a claimed 34 hp (25.3 Kw) and 46 Nm of torque. This middle-class naked also boasts standard fittings such as a large, 320 mm front disc brake in the front coupled to a 220 mm disc in the rear, a Showa suspension package composed of a 37 mm telescopic fork in the front and a gas-charged rear mono-shock, cast-aluminium wheels, an one-piece, dual seat, a small, matte wind deflector, an analogue and digital instrument cluster, mid-mounted foot controls, and an engine mud-guard.