April 5th, 2010
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Mat Chambers remembers the exact moment his vision for Confederate Motors took shape. “It was the graduated from law school,” he Me and my best buddy were driving down Highway 61 from Baton Rouge to New Orleans, around midnight. This was in the mid-’70s, and a bunch of Sons of Silence guys blew by us on skinny, stripped-down Shovelhead choppers. They looked so cool, and the sound of those old Shovels, right on the edge of blowing up … I never got that image out of my mind,”
Chambers left law practice in 1991 to found Confederate, and has dedicated the past 18 years to capturing that outlaw style and spirit with his utterly unique American hot-rod motorcycles. When the company’s radical B120 Wraith street-fighter debuted on our April ’05 cover, the New Orleans-based manufacturer seemed poised for its big break. But just a few months later, Hurricane Katrina changed everything. Read the rest of this entry »
October 1st, 2009
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www.supercoolbikes.com - 2008 Honda CB1300 Super Four(ABS)
Honda’s large capacity naked, the CB1300 is set to receive no major changes for 2008. The only minor changes that the CB1300 will receive will be 11mm more travel in the front suspension, the wheelbase is 5mm shorter, and instead of having two pistons on the rear brake, there will only be one piston.On paper at least, the CB1300 might not sound like it’s not got too much in the way of sporty performance. Specs like 114bhp and 224kgs hardly give the impression of a scratcher. Get on one though, and you’ll be amazed at just how much progress you can make.
It’s one of the best examples of bikes in the big-bore naked class. And because it’s so well-balanced and so damned easy to ride, getting the best from the engine and chassis is an absolute doddle. The Honda almost rides itself. All that weight just fades away as soon as the wheels start turning and, combined with the massive leverage offered by the sit-up-and-beg styled bars, flicking the CB around feels as easy as it does on a bike half the size. And that applies to both U-turns done at walking pace, or chicanes dispatched at over the ton. Read the rest of this entry »
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