Confederate motorcycles deserves creditrnfor a lot of things. Surviving is one of them.rnThe company has over the years gone onrnhiatus for both financial reasons and "Wrath of God" reasons, the latter when Hurricane Katrina flattened its former New Orleans headquarters in 2005. It also deserves credit for designing almost ceaselessly interesting motorcycles, which probably is the real reason Confederate deserves credit: No motorcycle maker has gotten so much press and built so few motorcycles.rnSince company principal Matt Chambers first set up shop in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in 1991, Confederate has built and delivered all of an estimated 640 units. Over that time, the machines have evolved quite a lot while staying true to the initial vision of an American-style cruiser with a performance edge.
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