Southern Special

SOUTHERN SPECIAL

Considering a custom cruiser? The Hellcat Roadster from Confederate Motor Works (2311 Christian St., Baton Rouge, LA 70808; 504/383-8663) boasts 102 horsepower and 98 foot-pounds of torque at the crankshaft from its 93cubic-inch S&S V-Twin. That’s nearly twice the output of a stock H-D Big Twin, stuffed into a package that’s said to weigh 490 pounds dry. If those stats don’t impress, the bike’s Vincent-esque styling cues and performance-oriented chassis bits-an inverted WP fork, Öhlins shocks, and Performance Machine wheels and brakes-most certainly will. So, how much does it cost, you ask? The 50-statelegal Hellcat retails for a cool $23,000.

Matthew Miles