The 2008 MY Buell Blast comes equipped with an air-cooled, four-stroke, 492cc, single cylinder powerplant paired to a five-speed manual transmission and can produce a claimed 34 horsepower and 46 Nm of torque. Also, it has standard fittings such as a large, 320mm front disc brake in the front coupled to a 220mm disc in the rear, a Showa suspension package composed of a 37mm 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 under-belly exhaust system.