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Offline Bantana

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« on: December 16, 2005, 02:08:56 PM »
Have relocated it's manufacturing facilities to Birmingham, Alabama.
Story is online at roadracingworld.com.

Their Wraith model is very interesting.
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Offline Swamp Rat

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« Reply #1 on: December 16, 2005, 02:32:42 PM »
Figures. We lose another good Louisiana company.
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Offline B12Teuton

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« Reply #2 on: December 16, 2005, 04:21:42 PM »
Didn't know they were still in business. :roll:
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Offline Bantana

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« Reply #3 on: December 16, 2005, 05:26:25 PM »
Oh yea, they are still in business and the product is exceptional at least when reviewing the magazines.
~lloyd in atlanta
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Offline Big Bo

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« Reply #4 on: December 17, 2005, 12:44:41 PM »
Co-worker bought one. Had problems with a bearing in the clutch would freeze. Had to remove it with a torch. Damn thing was not reliable.

$30,000 for a piece of crap.

Just my humble opinion   :soapbox:
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« Reply #5 on: December 17, 2005, 01:04:56 PM »
Oh well, sometimes you win...sometimes you lose. Their first efforts weren't too far off from the bikes that Titan dealers were foisting on the public. I would suspect that with $3,300,000 in back ordered bikes that they will be upgrading production facilities in Birmingham in order to meet the decerning tastes and high expectations of a customer base that is paying upwards of $50,000 per unit.
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« Reply #6 on: December 17, 2005, 07:58:36 PM »
Dude, get you some tats and run over there an apply to be a PR person!  
You've got doo rags, you got the look.  You like the things.
 Buy a chain drive wallet at a truckstop and you're in!
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« Reply #7 on: December 18, 2005, 01:15:57 PM »
Quote from: "PeteSC"
Dude, get you some tats and run over there an apply to be a PR person!  
You've got doo rags, you got the look.  You like the things.
 Buy a chain drive wallet at a truckstop and you're in!
 :banana:


That is not their demographic. They are selling to big money folks with an eye towards something different.
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Offline Red01

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« Reply #8 on: December 18, 2005, 10:34:54 PM »
Quote from: "Bantana"
That is not their demographic. They are selling to big money folks with an eye towards something different.


Who still want it to somehow contain part of the same old thing...
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« Reply #9 on: December 18, 2005, 10:44:02 PM »
Now if you want something different...



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« Reply #10 on: December 19, 2005, 12:46:48 AM »
If I had a disposable income, I would love to have the Hellcat. The wraith doesn't do alot for me with the fork design. If you go to their website, they have sound files to listen to of the engine. It is amazing how smooth and subdued that powerful engine sounds. http://www.confederate.com/
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