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'''Fischer Motor Company''' is the a US-based sport motorcycle manufacturer currently in production. Their MRX 650 is a [[sport bike]] built around a 90-degree [[V-twin]] motor and a one-piece, twin spar, aluminum perimeter frame. Alan Cathcart of ''[[Motorcyclist (magazine)|Motorcyclist]]'' magazine in his 2006 test review, called the MRX, "the most important new American motorcycle in generations."<ref name=Motorcyclist2009>{{Citation |last=Cathcart |first=Alan |title=2006 Fischer MRX Review and First Ride |periodical=[[Motorcyclist (magazine)|Motorcyclist]] |url=http://motorcyclist.automotive.com/31875/122-0612-2006-fischer-mrx/index.html |issue=1317 |date=December 2006 |pages=40–47 }} <!-- Online version of this article is missing author's name from print version --> </ref>
'''Fischer Motor Company''' is the a US-based [[sport bike|sport motorcycle]] manufacturer. Their MRX 650 is a [[sport bike]] built around a 90-degree [[V-twin engine]] and a one-piece, twin spar, aluminum perimeter frame. Alan Cathcart of ''[[Motorcyclist (magazine)|Motorcyclist]]'' magazine in his 2006 test review, called the MRX, "the most important new American motorcycle in generations."<ref name=Motorcyclist2009>{{Citation |last=Cathcart |first=Alan |title=2006 Fischer MRX Review and First Ride |periodical=[[Motorcyclist (magazine)|Motorcyclist]] |url=http://motorcyclist.automotive.com/31875/122-0612-2006-fischer-mrx/index.html |issue=1317 |date=December 2006 |pages=40–47 }} <!-- Online version of this article is missing author's name from print version --> </ref>


Company founder Daniel Fischer developed the company's first motorcycle for mass-production, the MRX 650 using suppliers including an [[EADS]] (Airbus) subsidiary for engineering, [[Harley Davidson]] and [[Michael Jordan]] Motorsports contractor [[Gemini Technology Systems]] for chassis platform development, and various companies related to US tractor and automotive suppliers for other components. The original platform is based upon 90's - era Grand Prix chassis. In contrast to [[Buell Motorcycle Company]], Fischer intended not to "reinvent the wheel" with any radical design concepts, but to "just take existing technology and fine-tune it," Fischer told ''[[Cycle World]]'' in 2003.<ref name=Ienatsch2003>{{Citation
Company founder Daniel Fischer developed the company's first motorcycle for mass-production, the MRX 650 using suppliers including an [[EADS]] (Airbus) subsidiary for engineering, [[Harley-Davidson]] and Michael Jordan Motorsports contractor [[Gemini Technology Systems]] for [[motorcycle frame|frame]] development, and various companies related to US tractor and automotive suppliers for other components. The original platform is based upon a 1990s era Grand Prix chassis. In contrast to [[Buell Motorcycle Company]], Fischer intended not to "reinvent the wheel" with any radical design concepts, but to "just take existing technology and fine-tune it," Fischer told ''[[Cycle World]]'' in 2003.<ref name=Ienatsch2003>{{Citation
|last=Ienatsch |first=Nick |title=MR1000: Fischer Motor Company aims high. (Round Up) |magazine=[[Cycle World]] |volume=42 |issue=1 |date=January 2003 |pages=30–31 }}</ref>
|last=Ienatsch |first=Nick |title=MR1000: Fischer Motor Company aims high. (Round Up) |magazine=[[Cycle World]] |volume=42 |issue=1 |date=January 2003 |pages=30–31 }}</ref>


Styling for the new motorcycle was done by British designer [[Glynn Kerr]]. In earlier stages, there were plans to produce {{convert|1000|-|1500|cc|cuin|abbr=on}} [[Rotax]]-based 90° [[V-twin]]s.<ref name=Ienatsch2003/>
Styling for the new motorcycle was done by British designer [[Glynn Kerr]]. In earlier stages, there were plans to produce {{convert|1000|-|1500|cc|cuin|abbr=on}} [[Rotax]]-based 90° V-twins.<ref name=Ienatsch2003/>


As of April, 2009, Fischer had begun shipping units, and in October, 2009 announced a production increase for the 2010 model year.<ref name=PressRelease1>{{Citation |title=Fischer Motor Company Increasing Production Of 2010 MRX Sportbikes (press release) |date=October 1, 2009 |publisher= Roadracing World Publishing |author=Fischer Motor Company |url=http://www.roadracingworld.com/news/article/?article=38295 }}</ref>
{{As of|2009|4}}, Fischer had begun shipping units, and in October 2009 announced a production increase for the 2010 model year.<ref name=PressRelease1>{{Citation |title=Fischer Motor Company Increasing Production Of 2010 MRX Sportbikes (press release) |date=October 1, 2009 |publisher= Roadracing World Publishing |author=Fischer Motor Company |url=http://www.roadracingworld.com/news/article/?article=38295 }}</ref>


[[File:MRX Race.jpg|thumb|Fischer MRX shown in Australia]]
[[File:MRX Race.jpg|thumb|Fischer MRX shown in Australia]]


==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{Official|http://www.fischer1.com/Fischer_motorcycles.htm}}
* [http://www.motorcycledaily.com/31august06_fischer.htm Overview from motorcycledaily.com, August 2006]
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Fischer Motor Company
FounderDaniel Fischer
Headquarters
Pocomoke City, Maryland
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USA
ProductsMotorcycles
Websitefischer1.com

Fischer Motor Company is the a US-based sport motorcycle manufacturer. Their MRX 650 is a sport bike built around a 90-degree V-twin engine and a one-piece, twin spar, aluminum perimeter frame. Alan Cathcart of Motorcyclist magazine in his 2006 test review, called the MRX, "the most important new American motorcycle in generations."[1]

Company founder Daniel Fischer developed the company's first motorcycle for mass-production, the MRX 650 using suppliers including an EADS (Airbus) subsidiary for engineering, Harley-Davidson and Michael Jordan Motorsports contractor Gemini Technology Systems for frame development, and various companies related to US tractor and automotive suppliers for other components. The original platform is based upon a 1990s era Grand Prix chassis. In contrast to Buell Motorcycle Company, Fischer intended not to "reinvent the wheel" with any radical design concepts, but to "just take existing technology and fine-tune it," Fischer told Cycle World in 2003.[2]

Styling for the new motorcycle was done by British designer Glynn Kerr. In earlier stages, there were plans to produce 1,000–1,500 cc (61–92 cu in) Rotax-based 90° V-twins.[2]

As of April 2009, Fischer had begun shipping units, and in October 2009 announced a production increase for the 2010 model year.[3]

Fischer MRX shown in Australia

References

  1. ^ Cathcart, Alan (December 2006), "2006 Fischer MRX Review and First Ride", Motorcyclist, no. 1317, pp. 40–47
  2. ^ a b Ienatsch, Nick (January 2003), "MR1000: Fischer Motor Company aims high. (Round Up)", Cycle World, vol. 42, no. 1, pp. 30–31
  3. ^ Fischer Motor Company (October 1, 2009), Fischer Motor Company Increasing Production Of 2010 MRX Sportbikes (press release), Roadracing World Publishing

External links

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