Confederate Brochure 2014

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AMERICAN SUBSTANCE The soul of the machine, the massive flywheels at the vertical and horizontal perpendicular axis, is housed within a shrine specified and

carved from the finest materials for the purpose, crafted to preserve this most vital life force in its most desirable state, permanently.

This soul, no bigger than a couple of salad plates, accounts for over 10% of the weight of the entire machine. Under all foreseeable owner

intentions and circumstances, front and rear axles maintain perfect parallelism relative to each other and perfect perpendicularity relative

to the centre of the motorcycle, accomplished using the most transparent and minimalist approach, paying homage to the singularity of

line designed into all the greatest American drag race motorcycles that have come before.

THE ANTITHESIS OF

MASS PRODUCTION

132 CUBIC INCHES

132 HORSEPOWER



“I DREAM OF THINGS THAT NEVER

WERE, AND ASK WHY NOT?”

ROBERT F. KENNEDY Fierce individualism mandates the toughest fight you will ever fight and must keep

fighting, the fight to be no one but yourself. The American Way declares this internal

and external war against materialism. Toughness is key.

REDEFINE THE AMERICAN WAY

NON-MATERIALISMNon-materialism is the cornerstone of the American Way culture and society.

The liberation of the ‘actual you’ mandates contempt for personal ingratiation.

This liberation bestows supreme confidence upon us, unlocking exceptionalism,

which we are determined to nurture. Noise free leanness is implied.

ANTI-SCALEScale organically attacks the unique and the colloquial, robbing personality and

colour, which are only derived from the bottom-up. Those positioned to assume

top-down command and control are subject to irresistible forces and temptations.

The resolution to this complication is small private ownership of the means of

production. For the small to defeat the large, there must exist speed.

R131 FIGHTER

R135 WRAITH



What does pure rebellion look and ride like?

A Hellcat owner once shared that, “it’s like riding a rhino.”

To this most ingenious turn of phrase we add, “trained as a ballerina.”



The X132 Hellcat is the latest in what the company calls its line of "heirloom" creations, and the bike boasts a billet aluminium engine case machined from two chunks of

6061 aircraft-grade aluminium. The X132 Hellcat is a purebred. The X132 Hellcat makes use of a raft of high-end components right down to its stainless steel nuts and bolts.

The character and personality of each Confederate is brought to life with intense vividity. The design and creation of each machine is predicated upon uncompromised

idealological and philosophical conceptual truths. Confederate is firmly grounded on the concept of principled objective individualism.

With the X132 Hellcat, we set out to build the toughest motorcycle ever made. This mandated absolute chassis and powertrain

rigidity along with maximum resistance to core fatigue. To do this, we developed a new unitized powertrain casing, which is

precision carved from a 400 pound block of 6061 aircraft grade aluminium. This proven drag racing-derived system is designed,

specified and built to maintain perfect crankshaft to output shaft alignment irrespective of the suddenness or the volume of

torque application. From these core architectural elements flows a Hellcat that we believe is the toughest motorcycle ever made.

TOUGH

LEAN We believe contrivance in motorcycle design is fundamentally insincere. One doesn’t have to look far to find companies whose

brand identity is largely a component of some conjured, cheaply derived coverage system. Principled lean design showcases thebest effort of the craftsman. We challenge each component to serve as many functions as it can. The result is a remarkably

elegant machine whose form is dictated by function.

For us, fast means immediate, effortless, prodigious torque available just off idle. This power must be capable of pushing tall

gearing over an extremely broad RPM range. To achieve this mission, we formed a strategic partnership with S&S Cycle to design,

engineer, and build a new unitized V-Twin power plant. The result of this partnership has yielded the X132 Copperhead Motor.

The X132 Copperhead represents a new pinnacle for powertrain performance and durability. With this new motor, we proudly

offer you the world’s first street legal cannon.

FAST

TRUE An honest machine expresses authenticity. Actual passion, real romance, unconditional love, and genuine emotion

live within the vital essence of an honest machine. Many men and women have poured their hearts into the challenge

of making the Confederate Hellcat series of machines iconic and sustainable. The inspiration and ideas behind this

effort have never changed in our twenty one year history. The machine initiates a return to true to concept American

Way industrial and mechanical design.







Engine: X132 Copperhead; 132 cubic inches (2,163 cc); 56° Fuel Injected V-Twin; 4.4” Bore x 4.4” Stroke;

one-piece forged crank; journal bearing design

Power: 203 nm

Horsepower: 132hp

Frame type: Unitised case: machined 6061 aircraft-grade billet aluminium

Transmission: Confederate patented 5-Speed close Ratio; Patented output shaft bearing support system

Chassis: 3” 120 wall hard steel backbone; 3” 120 wall hard steel down tube; hand tig welded fabrication

Suspension:

Front: Custom Marzocchi RAC 50mm fork; rebound and compression adjustable for low and high speed actuation

Rear: Custom Race Tech Coil-Over-Shock; rebound and compression adjustable for low and high speed actuation

Wheels: Carbon fibre; Front: 3.5” x 17”; Rear: 6”x 17”

Front: Pirelli Diablo Rosso 120/70 ZR

Rear: Pirelli Diablo Rosso 190/55 ZR

Brakes

Front: Dual Beringer 4 Piston AEROTEC radial calipers; dual beringer AERONAL floating stainless steel discs

Rear: Single 2 piston Brembo Monobloc caliper; cross-drilled Brembo stainless steel discLighting: 5.75” Round LED headlamp; integrated high beam, low beam, running lights; LED tail lamp, brake,

running lights, blinker system

Fuel Cell: Confederate proprietary design; deep-drawn Steel; 17.9 L Capacity

Instrumentation: Motogadget precision analogue tachometer; digital speed, statusGeometry: Wheelbase: 62.5” ; Rake: 23.5 degrees; Trail: 3.8”

Ergonomics: Controls: mid-rear; clip-on & 2” rise 1” back clip-on

Seat Height: 76cm

Weight: 226 Kg

“Being shot out of a cannon will always be better

than being squeezed out of a tube.”

Hunter S. Thompson





ENGINE

X132 Combat Twin; 132 cubic inches (2,163 cc); 56° Fuel Injected V-Twin; 4.4’

Bore x 4.4’ Stroke; One-piece forged crank; journal bearing design; Combat

Dual Side-Draft Intakes with 58mm Throttle Bodies; Combat Performance

Calibrated Engine Control Unit

POWER

Torque: 217 nm

Horsepower: 160 BHPFRAME TYPE

Combat Optimized Machined 6061 Aircraft-Grade Aluminium Case

TRANSMISSION

Combat Optimised S-Speed with Land Speed Racer Gearing; Patented

Output Shaft Bearing Support System

CHASSIS

3" 120 Wall Hard Steel Backbone; 3" 120 Wall Hard Steel Down Tube; Hand Tig

Welded Fabrication

SUSPENSION

Front: Custom WP 48mm Fork; Adjustable Rebound and Compression; Rear:

Custom Race Tech Coil-Over-Shock; Adjustable Rebound and Compression

WHEELSBlackStone Tek Carbon Fibre; Front: 3.S"x 17"; Rear: 6"x 17"

TYRES

Front: Pirelli Diablo Rosso 120/70 ZR; Rear: Pirelli Diablo Rosso 190/55 ZR

BRAKES

Front: Dual Beringer 4 Piston AEROTEC Radial Calipers; Dual Beringer

AERONAL Floating Ductile lron Rotors; Rear: Single 2 Piston Brembo

Monobloc Caliper; Cross-Drilled Brembo Stainless Steel Disc

LIGHTING

5.75" Round LED Headlamp; Integrated High Beam, Low Beam, Running

Lights, LED Tail Lamp, Brake, Running Lights, Blinker System

FUEL CELL

Confederate Proprietary Design; Deep-drawn Steel; 18 Litre Capacity;

Painted Combat Matte Green with personalized graphics

INSTRUMENTATION

Motogadget Precision Analogue Tachometer; Digital Speed, Status

GEOMETRY

Wheelbase: 66.5"; Rake: 29°; Trail: 3.9”

TAILORED ERGONOMICS

Controls: Mid-Rear; Handlebar: 70mm Rise, 55mm Sweep; Seating: Solo Combat

Reverse Hide Racing Saddle; Seat Height: 28"

WEIGHT

222 kg

ENGINE, CHASSIS AND SUSPENSION

BRAKES AND GEOMETRICS



A land speed record is the culmination of countless hours of dedicated work, preparation, sweat and expense.

Therefore it’s very gratifying and emotional, even, when it all pays off it means that our Confederate team is among

the finest, the bike world class, and my riding skills adequate, though not complete. It validates that we belong at

Bonneville, and that we are not only in the race, but at the cutting edge of per formance.

- James Hoegh

On August 28, 2013 at the Bonneville Motorcycle Speed Trials, James Hoegh successfully piloted the

Confederate X132 Hellcat Combat to a top speed of 287 km/h making it the world's fastest big block

American V-twin motorcycle ever...



1300 869 245 www.confederate.com.au

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