Confederate Motorcycles Becomes Combat Motors

In an effort to have the name more accurately reflect the company’s values, Confederate Motorcycles has changed its name to Combat Motors.

The company’s CEO, Ernest Lee, who I’ve had the pleasure of speaking with before, emailed me to let me know about the change.

It’s the right move by the company, and one I’m glad to see.

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The New Confederate Motorcycles Hellcat and Hellcat Speedster

Confederate Motorcycles has some new bikes: the Confederate Motorcycles Hellcat and Hellcat Speedster.

I reported on the fact that the new Hellcat may be coming and then included the announcement in one of my news roundups, but I thought I’d take a closer look at the new Confederate Motorcycles Hellcat and Hellcat Speedster.

Confederate Motorcycles is alive and well. Once thought forgotten by many when the founders of the company started Curtiss Motorcycles, the Confederate brand continues to live on and be an important force in the motorcycle industry.

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Roundup: 3 Best Motorcycle News Stories of the Week – May 8

Every week I take a look over the motorcycle news stories I’ve covered at Web Bike World and I make do a news roundup of the best news articles here on Wind Burned Eyes.

This week, Harley-Davidsion, Confederate Motorcycles, and Royal Enfield are in the news. Confederate’s news is the most interesting and exciting, but RE and HD have some good news as well.

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Confederate Motorcycles May Release a New Hellcat This Year

A Conversation With the Confederate Motorcycle’s Owner Ernest Lee.

I recently had the chance to sit down and chat with Ernest Lee of Confederate Motorcycles. We talked all things Confederate, but one thing that stood out to me was that he said the new Hellcat motorcycle may come out this year. I’m all for a 2020 release date for the new Hellcat

The new Hellcat Concept bike last got press back in 2018. The new concept for the next Hellcat (pictured above) looks good. The company turned to Harley-Davidson for help this time around.

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