2011 Horex VR6 HR1

Horex is a German brand active since the ’20s in Germany, the truth is not well known to the Italian public, but with its motorcycles in this beautiful country since the ’60s. After ups and downs, Horex returns to the scene of two-wheeler market with its VR6 HR1, a naked very interesting that will be marketed in Germany, Austria and Switzerland in 2011 at a price of around 20000 euro.

The VR6 has a new supercharged six-cylinder in-line with a 1218 cc race to bore size of 68 × 65 mm and with power and torque are up to 200 hp at 8500 rpm and 147 Nm This engine has a distribution system in the three trees overhead cam, three valves per cylinder radial. The radial compressor for supercharging, placed behind the cylinder block, is controlled by a timing belt, even in the final drive belt.

As regards the part of the chassis, the chassis is an aluminum twin-spar, the front suspension is an upside-down fork with 50 mm, while the rear is a monoshock swingarm with Central.

The brakes, with ABS, has two front discs with radial mount calipers, while the rear is a single disc. The wheels are 17 “with channels 3.50″ and 5.00 “and mount radial tires from Metzeler 120/70 and 190/55.

According to rumors the VR6 would Horex result of an agreement with the Volkswagen group, which may have intended to follow in the footsteps of BMW, and could even afford it because their budgets also seem to suffer little or nothing of the crisis.