[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.
At 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.
[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.