Got a note from Curt Winter of Big Twin Racers to let me know they finalized prices on their War Horse frame kits. Curt has been working on the War Horse for quite a while, originally building a bike called the Carver which has now evolved into the War Horse and it looks like he has it tweaked just right. Like a lot of us around here, Curt thinks the big American V-twins are a nice high torque engine looking for a sporty frame. Being a hands on kind of guy, he decided to build one.
Curt originally used a solid mount setup but redesigned the frame to use a rubber mounted engine which makes vibration less of a problem for both rider and components. With an aggressive rider position and loads of torque, this could be one sweet machine
According to Curt, the frame kit sells for $5300.00 and consists of frame, swing arm, gas tank and oil tank. The rolling chassis kit is $16,750.00 and consists of frame, swing arm, gas tank, oil tank, Ohlins suspension front and rear, Brembo brakes, radial master cylinder front, cylinder for rear, Black stone tec carbon fiber wheels and either 1 or 2 up seating for the tail section.
If motorcycle companies insist on putting the big twins in cruiser frames and ignore the sporty potential of these engines, smaller builders will do it themselves. Curt looks like he has a nice one here.
Link: Big Twin Racers
Related: Big Twin Racers – American Sport Bikes in a Kit
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Sean says
I’m liking this one. Very sporty, very streetfighter, plus you’ve got the torque to hammer away from traffic lights and carve up the corners. This looks like one hell of a bike. So good, I might even be adverse to caring how it runs.
Steve Detamore says
when they anounce that the new S/S XWedge will bolt straight in they will have my full attention.
Curt Winter says
Steve, funny you should mention S&S. My goal is to build a bike using their new motor so we can exploit the performance of the new X Wedge powerplant.
deacon says
mr.winter…i will turn 60 this june…i am counting on you and the s&s x wedge…i want this for my birthday !
davidabl says
Kneeslider wrote:
If motorcycle companies insist on putting the big twins in cruiser frames and ignore the sporty potential of these engines, smaller builders will do it themselves.
Seems to me this has already been done by somebody we’ve all heard of..
a guy named Eric Buell.
Hopkins says
killer bike, love the header
Hugo says
Interesting bike but the aesthetics could be a little better; the seat looks too massive compared to the rest. The head light sits optically too high and the open headstock creates a strange openness. Work on the looks and it will sell a lot more. For 16.500 dollars I would expect something more refined design wise…
curt winter says
Daviabl, the difference between the engine that the kneeslider is commenting on and a Buell is that Buell uses a sportster based engine and we are using a big twin.
hoyt says
Steve – it would be great to see the X-Wedge in their bike.
I’d also like to see BTR use the Victory engine with the S&S hop-up kit. 107 ft/lbs of a flat torque curve (except for a slight dip before 2000 rpm).
http://www.sscycle.com/victory/Victory.pdf
The Victory engine also seems to have a more compact primary since it is gear-driven. The Victory sounds great too…..if I can only convince my brother to donate his Vegas.