Confederate Motormacyles - Art or pants?

**Biff** · 25th October 2005, 18:48

Now here's something a little different - Confederate Motormacycles.

Yank tanks? Art? According to the reviews they're possibly the first American bikes that you can honestly say not only looks good but handles to boot.

The Wraith (first photo) has a 1490c motor, and kicks out an impressive 125bhp (claimed) @7200 rpm. Nice.

The second phot is of the Congederate Hellcat. Mmmmmmmmm.

**crashe** · 25th October 2005, 18:51

hmmmmmmm is all I can say about the first pic....

**Waylander** · 25th October 2005, 18:53

Not for me personally but apparently Brad Pitt likes the Hellcat Jeniffer got him a while back....

**zadok** · 25th October 2005, 18:55

I don't know what to say......

**scooterboynz** · 25th October 2005, 18:56

anything with two wheels , an engine , handle bars , etc rocks as far as i am concerned!

**Toast** · 25th October 2005, 18:58

Hmmmm, indeed. I think they'd qualify as 'art'...

cue massive discussion about the nature of what exactly 'art' is...

Wolf, help!

**Coyote** · 25th October 2005, 19:13

I think they're bloody awesome and would be the first bikes I'd buy if I won the Lotto. Everybody has disagreed with me so far on here and have responded with bad rep but I still think they look shit hot

**SPORK** · 25th October 2005, 19:14

Victory are my favourite Amererericancan brand.

First pic looks amazing...

...ly horrible.

**Coyote** · 25th October 2005, 19:23

Black wraith (Drool)

**Blackadda** · 25th October 2005, 19:27

HELLCAT for me. Check out my Profile pic!

A bikes gotta have that something special, something a bit different. Like an old car, its gotta have some style!

**skidz** · 25th October 2005, 19:37

Originally Posted by alarumba

Black wraith (Drool)

I'd prefer the hellcat.

**Back Fire** · 25th October 2005, 19:42

Originally Posted by alarumba

Black wraith (Drool)

yes please

**Shagg** · 25th October 2005, 19:50

definately Wraith!!

**Mental Trousers** · 25th October 2005, 20:11

I think the Wraith was developed to see if they could make a bike without a single weld. So there's heaps of composite bonding and pressed together bits etc. They took it to Bonneville last year and did a few runs to see what it could do, ie see if it'd hold together. There was a magazine article about it a wee while back (can't remember which mag though)

Apparently the Hellcat understeers like a bitch.

Oh, and I think they were both featured in the background of a number of scenes in the movie The Island with Sean Bean, Ewan MacGregor and Scarlett Johansen.