“The Revival 140”

There are people inwards difficulty or a occupation instead of seeing the negative side they uncovering a way to plow it into an opportunity, this is what happened to the possessor of this Confederate which solved going Revival Cycles.

Build Story
A long fourth dimension customer as well as practiced friend of the store had a pocket-sized mishap on his Confederate Hellcat due to
a brake failure. Instead of a uncomplicated repair to the dented tank or the scratched engine, he turned to his friends at Revival as well as asked for about inspired ideas on a possible transformation beyond its manufactory looks.

Of all the projects Revival has undertaken, this was past times far the virtually challenging design-wise. Not necessarily from a technical standpoint, every bit the master chassis as well as virtually of the electrics would remain, but from a purely aesthetic betoken of view. The challenge lay merely inwards the fact that the Confederate Hellcat (and all Confederates for that matter) lead maintain a rattling distinct visual blueprint ethos as well as it isn’t just an empty canvass that volition easily lead maintain changes.

Alan, our founder, obsessed over sketching out many uncomplicated drawings, images, shapes, cardboard bucks, as well as taped business drawings. The lastly winning blueprint came from a combination of several inputs from the squad every bit always. Built into Revival’s deoxyribonucleic acid is that a team’s vision as well as execution is meliorate than whatever 1 person’s as well as at that spot is no meliorate illustration of that coming truthful than amongst this Confederate project. A cohesive blueprint only came together for the projection when the grouping chimed in.

The major restrictions were to continue the frame/engine/suspension untouched to a greater extent than oft than non original, soundless transform the motorbike into something that properly paid homage to the original. Many powerfulness state that a Confederate is plenty on its own, but how could Revival NOT convey payoff of this damaged machine as well as convey it a few steps farther inwards the styling department?

A paw formed alloy fuel tank was sculpted to fit the Hellcat’s backbone as well as the novel to a greater extent than upright seating position. Then a CNC-machined subframe was fabricated inwards a like way that the master was, but inwards this instance it ended upwards beingness exclusively to a greater extent than organically shaped.

With the intention of raising the spot top as well as hiding the ECU novel shapes were totally necessary for the cockpit. Inspired past times the master seat, Revival stitched upwards bespoke leather seat. A paw formed alloy tail subdivision has been fabricated along amongst a unique fuel tank. Once the fuel tank as well as tail subdivision were inwards place, complementary asymmetric panels roofing the crude oil cooler on the left paw side as well as the air intake on the correct paw side were fabricated. The network covert was Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation cutting to agree the primary encompass screens, every bit well.

From there, Revival utilized a xenon projector headlight from as well as Audi S8 as well as built a hand-formed alloy environs to give the olfactory organ to a greater extent than visual interest. The master exhaust was deemed unsightly as well as merely covered the engine upwards exclusively besides much. Therefore a novel stainless steel exhaust was built consummate amongst a hand-built 2-into-1 silencer that hangs downward as well as exits beneath the engine towards the ground.

The grumble as well as audio that results is intoxicating. One of the finer touches of the before Hellcats was the bellypan/muffler which was removed on after models due to fabrication failures. As an homage to its roots a novel paw shaped alloy bellypan has been fabricated to conceal the exhaust as well as engine underside amongst hidden exhaust cutouts as well as network air scoop insert that allows for to a greater extent than airflow as well as a smoothen build clean appearance.

To brand the motorbike to a greater extent than comfortable as well as controllable, a bespoke handlebar clamp was machined to take away the manufactory clip-on bars as well as to a greater extent than carefully blend amongst the Confederate triple clamps. This improves the passenger ergonomics greatly as well as way a day-long ride won’t kill the rider. Revival Cycles’ ain push-button alloy housings lead maintain been fitted to the handlebars along amongst alloy force buttons for a uncomplicated cockpit that feels as well as functions every bit practiced every bit it looks. Beringer brake as well as clutch controls compliments of Confederate circular out the controls for incredible braking power.

At the terminate of the twenty-four hours Revival considers this to live their virtually challenging blueprint soundless as well as couldn’t live happier amongst how good it turned out. Revival dubbed this 1 “The Revival 140” every bit whatever motorbike that weighs less than 500 pounds as well as has 140 pes pounds of torque DESERVES to live known past times that name.

Starting Platform:
Manufacturer: Confederate
Year: 2012
Model: X132 Hellcat
Weight (wet): 498 lbs
Revival Cycles Website Parts: MotoGadget M-unit
Revival Designed Parts: Handlebar clit housings, handlebar mounting system, Subframe, Gas tank, tail section, headlight surround, crude oil cooler shroud, air cleaner shroud
Material: 3” 120 Wall Hard Steel Backbone; 3” 120 Wall Hard Steel Down Tube; Hand Tig Welded Fabrication
Geometry: Wheelbase: 62.5” ; Rake: 23.5 Degrees; Trail: 3.8”
Bodywork:Hand formed alloy fuel tank, tail section, headlight surround, crude oil cooler shroud, air intake shroud, belly pan
Suspension: Front: Marzocchi RAC 50mm Fork; Rebound as well as Compression Adjustable for Low as well as High Speed Actuation
Rear: Custom Race Tech Coil-Over-Shock; Rebound as well as Compression Adjustable for Low as well as High Speed Actuation
Wheels: BST Carbon Fiber
Front: 3.5” x 17”
Rear: 6”x 17”
Tires: Pirelli Diablo Rosso
Front: 120/70 ZR
Rear: 190/55 ZR
Electrical: MotoGadget M-unit
Lighting: XXXX Projector headlight, LED SuperNova tail lights / brake light, MotoGadget M-Blaze disc bar terminate plow signals, LED raise plow signals

Ignition System:
Rick’s ElectroMotorSport CDI w/ adjustable rev limiter
Dyna coil
Engine:
X132 Copperhead; 132 cubic inches (2,163 cc); 56° Fuel Injected V-Twin; 4.4” Bore x 4.4” Stroke; One-piece Forged Crank; Journal Bearing Design
Power:
Torque: 140 Foot Pounds
Horsepower: 132 BHP
Exhaust: Revival Cycles fabricated stainless steel 2 into 2 exhaust / muffler
Unitized case: Machined 6061 Aircraft-Grade Billet Aluminum
Transmission:
Confederate Patented 5-Speed Close Ratio; Patented Output Shaft Bearing Support System
Controls:Controls: Mid-Rear
Handlebars: LSL Street Tracker bend
Seating: Solo Seat
Seat Height: 31”
Throttle:
Front Brake Master: Berringer
Clutch Master: Berringer
Brakes:
Front: Dual Beringer 4 Piston AEROTEC Radial Calipers; Dual Beringer AERONAL
Floating Stainless Steel Discs
Brakes: Rear: Single 2 Piston Brembo Monoblock Caliper; Cross-drilled Brembo Stainless Steel Disc
Instrumentation:Motogadget Precision Analogue Tachometer
Digital Speed, Status