Confederate
Motorcycles G2 P51 Combat Fighter
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.
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.
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 US$ 113,900 and the ‘black’
will retail for US$ 119,500.
