Confederate Wraith at Bonneville Salt Flats 2004 (music)

Chris Roberts requiem tribute - First Confederate Wraith prototype motorcycle with aircraft inspired carbon fiber and aluminum chassis, makes it's maiden voyage on the historic Bonneville Speedway. Ridden by the late Chris Roberts.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• Confederate
• Wraith
• Motorcycle
• Bonneville
• Speed
• prototype
• sportbike
• american
• hotrod
• harley
• chopper
• custom

[plaha]

whats the name of the song????

[f131hellcat]

not telling, otherwise they'll ask me to remove it.

[a504criminal]

RIP little brother, I miss you Chris

[retofit]

very nice. good idea with faures "pie jesu"

[hzuiel]

@idontcare80 Buell blasts with a stock exhaust sound like a lawn mower, mine has a vance and hines exhaust. I like how it sounds, especially compared to the bike I had before which was a piece of crap. The 1125r that i mentioned i want to get when i can save up enough money sounds awesome, especially with an aftermarket exhaust, and like i said it's a vtwin, but not american. It's a rotax helicon 1125cc 72degree vtwin. Puts out about 146hp totally stock.

[idontcare80]

@hzuiel Torque output is most closely tied to displacement and volumetric efficiency. Generally, the bigger the engine, the more torque it produces. Torque does have an effect on the way a vehicle 'feels,' but almost no effect on how it performs. I think American v-twins sound like shit, they either sound like lawn mowers (like your Buell) or like the loudest farts on the planet. I said 20 hp as a joke and because v-twins usually make so little power when compared to the inline 4 powered bikes.

[hzuiel]

@idontcare80 So it really is like comparing apples and oranges. They similarities like the fact that they're food, and both fruit, and will fill you up if you eat them, neither is really better because their taste is different to every person. Just like not everybody likes the same engines in cars or motorcyles, and though they have their similarities, a vtwin motorcycle engine, something that was designed specifically to fit on a motorcycle and still have a decent sized engine,.

[hzuiel]

@idontcare80 riding experience and here's the kicker.....sounds better. Most street bikes sounds kinda cool, but still kind of high pitched and whiny. Some of the cheaper ones do have vtwins, but very small ones, and their exhausts make them sound like farts in a can. A bigger vtwin has the grunt force and it's exhaust sounds menacing, like it's gonna chew you up and spit you out. And with the right modifications, a vtwin and do some serious chewing up and spitting out. LIke a primal growl.

[hzuiel]

@idontcare80 Even though i'm no longer trying to argue with you i would still like to make a statement though, you said an inline 4 is better in every way possible and there's no comparison....which is right. There is no comparison, they are totally different designs with different goals. The inline 4 has far more moving parts which cuts it's torque, but the high end horse power when the engine reaches high revs makes up for that. A vtwin has a lot of torque which gives a totally different

[hzuiel]

@idontcare80 debating won't change that fact. BTW I have little experience with modding cars, but i've done a lot of maintenance and repair work and know a decent amount about cars and engines, and my car is a subaru impreza sport which is a decently quick and fun car to drive, and I have a buell blast motorcycle that is american made, definitely not a ricer. My next bike will hopefully be a buell 1125cr which is a competitive track bike, but it still has a vtwin engine so it sounds good.

[hzuiel]

@idontcare80 And then the comment about 20hp killed me. The only bikes you would buy nowadays that aren't scooters, with 20hp or less, are chinese made. Anything japanese, american or european makes more than 20, even out of only 250cc motor and this was clearly larger than that before i ever looked up it's specs. And then your following comments just furthered my frustration. Whatever, if you think it looks like crap, whatever, there are people that pay 70+ grand for these bikes, and us

[hzuiel]

@idontcare80 Maybe I'm just getting too worked up and too involved. It seems like you're at least trying to be respectable, it's just your initial comment was irritating for reasons i've already mentioned. This bike in the video is a modified version of their normal one for top speed and therefore the looks don't matter. it's the same thing as saying a nascar is ugly...who cares, it's purpose isn't to look pretty, it's supposed to go around an oval track and looking good doesn't help that.

[idontcare80]

@hzuiel Also, I don't even know why I should be trying to justify myself to you. What do you drive? What kind of work have you done on a car or bike? Who are you to say anything about me?

You: This bike has carbon fiber but it's still slow bla bla bla.

Ricer: I have carbon fiber wing and a fart can on my car but it's still slow bla bla bla.

YOU = RICER.