Mission statement
Roehr Motorcycles LLC will become
the premier builder of American made sports and
racing motorcycles, passionately committed
to producing beautifully designed
high performance Sportbikes
made in the USA.
History The desire to take on this challenging project grew from Walter Roehrich's love and passion for the motorcycle and a desire to express his idea's and build a unique bike that was not available from current manufacturers. The Rv500 was born. A 500cc two-stroke, twin crank, V-twin based on Yamaha YZ250 motocross engine parts, housed in Roehrich's own custom made crankcase. The company would focus on producing high performance motorcycles in limited numbers, offering unique technical solutions combined with beautiful design in an exclusive package. In 2004 the Rv1000 was born. The heart of this bike was a 120hp 936cc 60deg. 4-stroke V-twin, the lightest large displacement twin cylinder engine in the industry.
In 1995, company founder, Walter Roehrich set out to build his ultimate street bike. It needed to be light weight, powerful and above all handle like a current GP bike.
At 115hp and 315lbs. the Rv500 offered a totally unique and thrilling riding experience.
Research and experiments in the application of new direct fuel injection technology to bring the two-stroke within EPA emission limits were carried out with promising results.
The Rv500 was introduced to the press in January 2000 .
The overwhelming response from motorcycle enthusiasts all over the world fueled the idea of creating a new American motorcycle company to bring this bike to production.
It became clear that to produce the Rv500 engine with the addition of the DFI fuel system was prohibitively expensive due to low production volumes and the use of new proprietary DFI technology.
Walter Roehrich set out to create a new bike with production in mind. It had to retain the same light weight, high power and fine handling characteristics of the Rv500 yet even more striking.
Design of the new V-Roehr superbike began shortly
after the debut of the Harley-Davidson V-Rod in 2002.
The Revolution engine represents the State of the Art
in American motorcycle engine technology, a fitting powerplant to power America's newest and most powerful new Sportbike.
Roehr Motorcycles LLC was formed in January 2008
with the goal of tranforming the V-Roehr from
prototype to production bike. The powerful and exciting new V-Roehr 1250sc will be available in mid
2008.
The dream that inspired this American thoroughbred has been shared by many for far too long.
The dream of an American built, high performance, sportbike has now become reality.
The V-Roehr 1250sc
Contact:
Roehr Motorcycles LLC
Gurnee, Illinois
USA
wroehrich@roehrmotorcycles.com
