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<blockquote data-quote="ionbeam" data-source="post: 758370" data-attributes="member: 277"><p>One of the engineers at the Birmingham based company was part of the design team that produced the Confederate Motorcycle Company's $55k Wraith:</p><p></p><p><img src="https://www.uncrate.com/men/images/2006/06/confederate-b91-wraith.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>The MST-01 engine sounds like a ripping hotrod V-8, which strangely enough is what it is designed like. Then again, my hotrodded V-Max sounded like a hotrod V-8 too. I had problems with people wanting to come over and rev Mad-Max's engine just to listen to the sound. They got the sound right, now to see how they do with the rest of the bike.</p><p></p><p>As far as cost, they have invested in a new engine which is big bucks. Next it needs all the government certs, yet more big bucks as well as a whole new rolling chassis. They project an annual sales volume of 450 or so units. Do the math (big bucks3)/small sales number = high unit cost.</p><p></p><p>I'm pretty sure the final product will be out of my motorcycle mission profile, but it is an interesting project.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ionbeam, post: 758370, member: 277"] One of the engineers at the Birmingham based company was part of the design team that produced the Confederate Motorcycle Company's $55k Wraith: [IMG]https://www.uncrate.com/men/images/2006/06/confederate-b91-wraith.jpg[/IMG] The MST-01 engine sounds like a ripping hotrod V-8, which strangely enough is what it is designed like. Then again, my hotrodded V-Max sounded like a hotrod V-8 too. I had problems with people wanting to come over and rev Mad-Max's engine just to listen to the sound. They got the sound right, now to see how they do with the rest of the bike. As far as cost, they have invested in a new engine which is big bucks. Next it needs all the government certs, yet more big bucks as well as a whole new rolling chassis. They project an annual sales volume of 450 or so units. Do the math (big bucks3)/small sales number = high unit cost. I'm pretty sure the final product will be out of my motorcycle mission profile, but it is an interesting project. [/QUOTE]
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