Roehr Motorcycle Company

Roehr Motorcycles LLC

The new American Sportbike
Type	LLC
Industry	Motorcycles
Fate	Closed
Founded	1995
Founder	Walter Roehrich
Headquarters	Gurnee, Illinois, United States
Products	Motorcycles

Roehr Motorcycle Company was a US motorcycle manufacturer based Gurnee, Illinois. It closed down in 2012.^[1]

History

In 1995 Walter Roehrich began construction of the 500 cc two stroke v-twin motorcycle, using Yamaha YZ250 engine parts on a prototype crankcase. The result was the 115 hp Roehr Rv500 that was shown to the press in 2000. The company intended to manufacture the motorcycle in limited numbers but manufacturing the bike with the addition of the DFI fuel system was prohibitively expensive^[2]

The company turned its focus in creating a production bike. The Rv1000 prototype powered by a 120 hp 936cc 60° 4-stroke V-twin manufactured by US Highland was revealed in 2004.

V-Roehr

V-Roehr

Manufacturer	Roehr Motorcycle Company
Production	2008 -
Class	Sport bike
Engine	Supercharged, liquid cooled, DOHC, 8v 60deg V-twin Bore x Stoke: 105 mm x 72mm
Power	180 hp (130 kW) @ 9000 rpm
Torque	113 lb·ft (153 N·m)
Transmission	6-speed, wet clutch
Frame type	CrMo steel/aluminum beam
Suspension	Front: Ohlins 43 mm USD, radial mount calipers Rear: Ohlins single shock with progressive linkage
Brakes	Front: Brembo 2 x 320 mm radial mount 4 piston calipers Rear: Brembo 1 x 230 mm, 2 piston caliper
Tires	Front: 120/70/17 Rear: 190/50/17
Wheelbase	56 inches (140 cm)
Seat height	31.5 inches (80 cm)
Weight	425 pounds (193 kg) (dry)

Roehr introduced the V-Roehr production motorcycle in March 2007. The bike was to be powered by a 180 hp supercharged Harley Davidson 1250 cc "Revolution" engine. Production of the first 50 bikes was scheduled to begin in 2008.^[3]

References

1. "Announcement on elmoto.net". Retrieved 17 July 2012.
2. "Roehr Motorcycles history". Archived from the original on 2006-11-11. Retrieved 2007-01-14.
3. "Roehr Introduces 1130 V-roehr Superbike". Retrieved 2007-12-05.