Horex Replica Road Racer Regina 1954 Double overhead Cam 350 Tribute Imperator

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Now here is something you don’t see everyday.

When I bought this bike in a collection of other bikes I was told this was a 1954ish Factory Werks Horex twin overhead cam road racer.

I acquired the bike from a retired US Navy pilot who was stationed in Germany for some. He stated that he bought the bike in Germany, mported the bike into the US and then raced the bike on the west coast in various AHRMA, Moto and other vintage road racing venues in the 80’s and 90’s. He quit racing sometime in the late 90’s / early 2000’s. The bike still has AHRMA and VMoto tech stickers on it. Unfortunately he is of the age where he cannot recollect too much about the bikes’ history or how many times or where he raced it.

In the interim and with the help of a number of very knowledgeable motorcycle enthusiasts the consensus belief is it is a Horex REPLICA / Tribute road racer. While it says “HOREX” on one of the side covers, as an original HOREX frame (081681 is the frame number - see the last picture) and front end and many period correct road racing bits and does look like it has twin overhead cams I finally took off the clutch side cover and it said MADE IN JAPAN on the clutch basket.

From the clutch side view I believe it is a twin cylinder Kawasaki power plant; either a 250 or 350. I’ve never tried to start it as it does not have a kick starter but the motor does turn over.

So with that knowledge the bike is up for auction not as a Factory bike but a replica or tribute bike made to look a lot like the 1954 Horex road racer. Some think it is original Horex but you be the expert!

On the positive side it has many period correct and or valuable pieces on it and someone spent an incredible amount of time trying to make it look like a factory Horex racing bike. Just think, ou could be the only one in AHRMA campaigning a "Horex" road racer.....

It has:

1) an original Horex frame (Regina or Imperator??). See the last pic for the serial number.

2) nice period correct leading link front forks that look just like the front end of an Horex Imperator.

3) nice period correct double double leading shoe front brake (4 shoes I believe - 2 on each side of the wheel)

4) nice period correct aluminum road racing gas tank that looks just like the factory 1954 Horex Road Racer

5) front & rear Works Performance Shocks

6) Nice road racing tires

7) Nice period correct Domi racer tach

8) Nice period correct Amal carbs

9) Period looking rear sets & race seat/fairing.

10) I believe the rims are lipped Borrani's.

11) A really nice set of custom made reverse cone open megaphones.

So what to do with this bike?

Clean it up, it it in your front room and look at a really unique period road racer?

Or

Restore it mechanically and vintage road race it?

That’s up to you. For now I just need to make some space in my shop.

I have no idea how to value this thing so we’ll start low and see where we end up.

Possible delivery on the West Coast for a little over cost. Will work with your shipper if the bike needs to go somewhere further than Ca/Oregon/Wa.

I’ve included a few pics of the original Horex racer for comparative purposes only.

Sold on a Bill of Sale only.

Bid early and often!

Horex background just for giggles:

More Horex history: Historically, orex was a German assembler of motorcycles founded in 1923 as an offshoot of the Rex glassworks company in Bad Homburg (hence the name, o Rex). The company began by building machines around outsourced four-stroke singles supplied by German manufacturer Columbus, ventually merging with Columbus in 1925 to bring engine production in-house. They produced a range of large displacement (250cc plus) singles and parallel twins that were well respected, ith an occasional success in racing. Horex survived the Second World War and continued operating until 1956, hen production was suspended after months of declining sales. Daimler-Benz then purchased the brand in 1960 and absorbed it into the DB empire. But the name was not dead. Friedl M?nch, amous for his Mammut series of car-engined roadsters, urchased the rights to the brand in 1977. A massive 1400cc roadster dubbed the Horex 1400 TI was produced in 1978. The name was purchased again in the 1980s by H?rmann-Rawema and another attempt was made to revive the marque by building a series of sporting machines around Rotax and Honda four-stroke singles. Unfortunately, espite the production of some handsome and modern sport machines, he attempt didn’t succeed in reviving the storied brand and Horex laid dormant during the 1990s and 2000s.

In 1950 Horex finally built a racer of its own. This was derived from the Regina model, hich had a 350-cc. four-stroke engine. In 1953 Horex became more deeply involved in racing. The company built a new 350, four-stroke model that had double overhead shaft distribution with bevel gear shafts. This vehicle was very similar to the NSU 350 and 500. Although the motorcycle was never an outstanding racer, ts clean design and fine detailing attracted much attention.

The German rider Georg Braun raced a Horex in 1953 and 1954, ut his popularity did not extend beyond Germany.

In subsequent years the Horex company continued to enter races occasionally. One of their motorcycles, he Horex Grand Prix 350, ppeared at Monza in 1960. It was a two-shaft model but had chain control and a single-bar chassis.

Read more: http://www.way2speed.com/2012/05/1954-horex-350-racer.html#ixzz2kTaR7g00

Motorcycle: Horex 350 Manufacturer: Horex, rankfurt Type: Racing Year: 1954
Engine: Horex two-cylinder, our-stroke, ouble overhead shaft drive with bevel gear shafts. Displacement 350 cc.
Cooling: Air
Transmission: Four-speed block
Power: About 36 h.p. at 10,000 r.p.m.
Maximum speed: About 125 m.p.h.
Chassis: Upper cradle in tubular elements with suspended engine. Front, winging-link suspension; rear, elescopic shock absorbers
Brakes: Front and rear, entral drum

In 2010 Horex was resurrected once again, ut this time with an entirely German design with an in-house engine.

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