Curtiss Motorcycle Co.
The Curtiss Motorcycle Co. is a boutique electric motorcycle design and manufacturing company located at 8118 Parkway Drive in Leeds.
The company was created in 2017 by Matt Chambers, previous founder of Confederate Motors. The new venture was named in honor of pioneering motorcyclist and aviator Glenn Curtiss. The company's P-40 "Warhawk" motorcycle, already in production, was given a Curtiss nameplate and "Final Edition" moniker.
Chambers sold off the Confederate brand and legacy internal-combustion designs to attorney Ernest Lee, who later changed the name of his company to Combat Motors.
Curtiss now uses electric motors built by Zero Motorcycles exclusively. Its line-up of design-forward prototypes are named for Greek deities, inspired by the "Hercules" 8-cylinder motorcycle on which Curtiss set a motorcycle land speed record in 1903.
Motorcycles
- P-40 Warhawk Final Edition
- Helena (originally Hera), prototype announced 2018
- Curtiss 1, prototype announced 2018, anticipated production in 2020
- Avant-Garde edition
- Pure edition
- Hades-1 (originally Hades), prototype announced 2019
- Psyche, prototype announced 2019
- Zeus, prototype announced 2020
References
- Tomberlin, Michael (September 11, 2018) "Birmingham’s Curtiss Motorcycles aims to be market leader in electric motorcycles." Alabama NewsCenter
- Hughes, Justin (January 12, 2020) "Curtiss Redesigns The Hades As The Hades 1" Ride Apart
- Giacomini, Sabrina (January 15, 2020) "Matt Chambers Of Curtiss Motorcycles On Bikes And Sustainability" Ride Apart
External links
- Curtiss Motorcycle Co. website