---
title: "Here Is the First New Curtiss Motorcycle since the Company’s Rebranding"
description: "The Curtiss Warhawk will be the last gas-powered bike from the former Confederate Motors."
date: "2018-02-21"
modified: "2018-02-21"
authors:
  - name: "Eric Brandt"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/eric-brandt"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/motorcycles/18641/here-is-the-first-new-curtiss-motorcycle-since-the-companys-rebranding"
categories:
  - "Motorcycles"
  - "News"
  - "The Garage"
tags:
  - "confederate"
  - "Curtiss"
  - "electric motorcycle"
  - "v-twin"
  - "Warhawk"
---

# Here Is the First New Curtiss Motorcycle since the Company’s Rebranding

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Curtiss Motorcycle Co. is releasing its first new model since it [changed its name](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/13998/confederate-motorcycles-is-changing-its-name-and-going-electric>) from Confederate Motors last year. The newly branded company is named after motorcycle and aviation pioneer Glenn Curtiss who is often credited with inventing the V-twin motorcycle engine in 1903.

The new Curtiss Warhawk motorcycle will be limited to a 35 model production run. Curtiss Motorcycle Co. likes to name motorcycles after [military aircraft](<https://www.twz.com>) and the Warhawk is no different. It is named after the Curtiss P-40 Warhawk that served in World War II. (The plane was produced by the Curtiss-Wright Corporation which is not affiliated with Curtiss Motorcycle Co., which has only been around since 1991.)

The Warhawk will be powered by a 2,163cc V-twin engine that makes 150-horsepower and 160 pound-feet of torque linked to a five-speed manual transmission. The massive triple-camshaft OHV engine is cradled in a machined modular aluminum monocoque frame. The Warhawk has a claimed top speed of 165-plus mph.

“We’ve spent the past 27 years working to optimize and perfect Mr. Curtiss’s V-Twin invention,” explained Curtiss CEO Matt Chambers in a press release. “Everything we know is built into this machine. Because the Warhawk is based on our acclaimed P51 Fighter, the engine, powertrain, and chassis are as solid as a bank vault. But now, we’ve cranked it to 11. There are no more rabbits we can pull out of the proverbial hat. There’s simply no way to make a more explosive hot-rod American V-twin than the Curtiss Warhawk.”

Chambers is serious about that statement because this is the final gas-powered motorcycle his company will have produced. He’s made it official that every Curtiss motorcycle after this one will be [electric](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/18388/yes-harley-davidson-is-serious-about-releasing-an-electric-motorcycle-in-18-months>).

“The American V-twin is undoubtedly the most iconic and revered powertrain in motorcycle history,” said Chambers. “As we prepare to lead an all-new golden age of electrified motorcycles, this Curtiss Warhawk represents the best and final chapter in American V-Twin power and refinement. We’re building a handful of these Warhawks in honor of Mr. Curtiss and as a bequeathment from the brand of yesterday to the brand of tomorrow.”

Production of the Curtiss Warhawk is underway and it has an MSRP as hefty as its engine at $105,000.

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