Ghost Rider Bike huh...
- dematan9
- Oct 4, 2015
- 2 min read
Confederate Motorcycles has always gone against the grain in its quest to create truly masterful visions of a motorcycle like no other. A quick glance through its official website is both highly amusing yet amazingly informative as well.
“There is no honest way to explain it because the only people who really know where it is are the ones who have gone over,” said Hunter S. Thompson once upon a time. “A Confederate Combat is a metaphysical force you neither own nor ride. Living beyond the physical boundaries of existence, your Combat is an accomplice that rides you, created to nurture your soul – mount up, unpack, refresh and renew.”
This is all marketing spiel, but crafted in such a way to intrigue you. The second-generation P51 Combat Fighter is indeed an intriguing piece of machinery. It’s built primarily for drag racing, and it’s built entirely out of 6061 aerospace billet aluminium, right down to the unitised engine block and heads.
Confederate called on the original P51 head designer Jon Kasse, who was the catalyst for the second-generation’s all-new head design and induction system. The result is V-twin powerplant that measures 2,163 cc and produces 200 hp and 230 Nm of torque.
The bike’s chassis has a structural intake box that ties directly into a CNC billet aluminium structural downdraft intake manifold, which is apparently an industry first. The fuel tank is structural – huge billet blocks are machined and welded to create the bridge that connects the induction system to the swing arm pivot.
A total of 61 G2 P51 Combat Fighter Special Editions are scheduled to be crafted: with 31 units designated ‘blonde’ and presented as raw machined billet; while another 30 units will be designated ‘black’ and presented as raw machined billet anodised black. The ‘blonde’ will retail for $113,900 (RM480k) and the ‘black’ will retail for $119,500 (RM505k).
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