The Horex VR6 is a motorcycle that was built from 2013 to 2014 by Horex GmbH in Augsburg and since 2016 by Horex Motorcycles GmbH, a subsidiary of 3C-Carbon Group AG.
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| Manufacturer | Horex |
|---|---|
| Production | 2013-2014 2016-present |
| Class | Naked |
History
editDevelopment
editUnder Horex GmbH
editOn 15 June 2010, Horex GmbH presented the Horex VR6 at a press conference and announced that it would be producing this motorcycle from the end of 2011.[1] The design comes from the German designer Peter Naumann.[2] The sales price of the new Horex was given in 2010 at over 20,000 euros.[3] On 14 January 2011, Horex GmbH announced that the new motorcycle would not be built in Bad Homburg, but in Augsburg. The company moved to Augsburg in 2012.[4] The original plan to charge the engine with a compressor was abandoned, as was the secondary drive with toothed belts.[5] In April 2012, the company announced the postponement of series production to the end of May 2012.[6] On 1 June 2012, the Augsburger Allgemeine reported the start of delivery for June 2012;[7] this date could not be met either. In Augsburg, four machines could be manufactured by four fitters per day.[8]
At the beginning of December 2013, Horex also started engine production, which had previously been carried out in Markdorf at Weber Motor, in Augsburg on its own production line.[9] Due to insolvency, the company's owner, Clemens Neese, filed for insolvency proceedings with the Augsburg District Court on August 28, 2014, after the expectations regarding sales had apparently not been met. The aim of the insolvency administrator was a "structured sales process" for the permanent maintenance of business operations.[10]
Under Horex Motorcycles GmbH
editHorex in Landsberg am Lech has been managed by 3C-Carbon Group AG since 2015.[11] The VR6 was significantly revised after the takeover, the motorcycle received a completely new rear section, the engine itself, the mapping of the ECU and the exhaust system were heavily modified or improved. The chassis components are now from Öhlins, and the curb weight has been significantly reduced through the extensive use of carbon and a lithium-ion starter battery.
Marketing
editAt the end of July 2012, the Augsburg-based company presented the first ready-to-drive pre-series motorcycles to the trade press, and delivery of the first demonstration machines should begin in August.[8][12] On the occasion of the motorcycle fair Intermot, press spokesman Arnd von de Fenn reported on the last tests at the beginning of October 2012 and announced a delivery to customers for the following months.[13] The first sales partners were supplied with demonstration motorcycles in November 2012.[14]
TV chef and entertainer Horst Lichter was one of the first customers to pick up his new VR6 Roadster on 20 March 2013 at the Horex factory in Augsburg.[15]
References
edit- ^ Jochen Vorfelder (2010-06-16). "Neues Horex Motorrad: Wiedergeburt einer Motorrad-Legende". Spiegel Online. Retrieved 2016-07-07.
- ^ "Horex motorbike". naumann-design. Peter Naumann. Archived from the original on 2016-10-07. Retrieved 2016-07-07.
- ^ "Eine klassische Horex mit moderner Technik". Heise Online. 2010-06-15. Retrieved 2015-09-20.
[…] für gut 20.000 Euro […]
- ^ "Horex-Fertigung geht nach Augsburg". Motorrad. 2011-01-14. Archived from the original on 2012-04-30. Retrieved 2015-09-20.
Firmenzentrale, Fahrzeugentwicklung und Manufaktur werden in Augsburg angesiedelt.
- ^ Clemens Neese (2011-09-16). "Die neue HOREX - Online-Newsletter". Horex GmbH. Archived from the original on 2012-06-23. Retrieved 2015-09-19.
Wir bedauern diese Änderungen.
- ^ "Horex Produktionsstart auf Mai terminiert". Presse-Information. HOREX GmbH. 2012-04-18. Archived from the original (PDF; 110 kB) on 2015-09-27. Retrieved 2013-02-05.
Die ersten Motorräder vom Typ VR6 Roadster werden Ende Mai 2012 gefertigt.
- ^ Monika Schmich (2012-06-01). "Horex: Im Juni startet die Produktion". Augsburger Allgemeine. Retrieved 2015-09-19.
Wie ein Sprecher erklärte, soll die Produktion des Kultmotorrads im Juni starten. Innerhalb weniger Tage könnte die erste Maschine fertig sein.
- ^ a b Jan Rosenow (2012-08-01). "Horex: Ready for Take-off". kfz-betrieb online. Vogel Medien. Archived from the original on 2013-02-17. Retrieved 2015-09-20.
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"VR6-Aggregate kommen aus Augsburg" (PDF). Presse-Information. HOREX GmbH. 2014-01-22. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-02-03. Retrieved 2015-09-20.
Seit Anfang Dezember 2013 werden die kraftvollen Aggregate in Augsburg gefertigt. Damit erfolgt nun die komplette Montage der Sechszylinder-Motorräder am Firmenstandort in der Fuggerstadt.
- ^ Berit Horenburg (2014-09-03). "Leere Kassen bei Horex". Motorrad. Archived from the original on 2015-10-09. Retrieved 2015-09-20.
- ^ Jochen Vorfelder (2015-09-14). "Horex-Comeback: Die haben es sich leicht gemacht". Spiegel Online. Retrieved 2016-07-07.
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Ulf Boehringer (2012-08-12). "Horex VR6 Roadster". Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. Retrieved 2015-09-20.
Auch wenn die erste Horex mit einigen Monaten Verzögerung auf den Markt kommt – die Auslieferung beginnt noch im August – und beispielsweise beim Motor-Mapping noch etwas Feinarbeit nötig ist, so stellt sie nicht zuletzt in ihrer gestalterischen Schlichtheit ein attraktives, charaktervolles Motorrad dar.
- ^ "Intermot-Neuheiten: Rennmaschinen für Alltag und Träume". Main-Post. 2012-10-02. Retrieved 2015-09-20.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Horex VR6 Auslieferung" (PDF; 93 kB). Presse-Information. HOREX GmbH. 2012-11-15. Retrieved 2013-02-05.
In dieser Woche erhielt das Motorradhaus Schneider in Voerde als erster Horex Vertriebspartner ein Vorführfahrzeug der neuen Horex VR6 Roadster.
- ^ "Fernsehkoch Horst Lichter fährt VR6 Roadster" (PDF; 93 kB). Presse-Information. HOREX GmbH. March 2013. Retrieved 2013-04-10.
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