Off-road racing pistons are core business for Vertex
Since way back in 1953, when two-strokes ruled the off-road world, professional motorcycle racers and serious amateurs alike have put Vertex pistons in their engines. And while a lot has changed in the world of motorcycling since 1953, one thing has remained a constant: Vertex pistons and the unique levels of power they deliver are still the pistons powering the champions.
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| Vertex 4T offroad 2021 |
The 2020 MXGP world champion Tim Gajser (Honda HRC) won with Vertex; so did 2020 Supermoto world champion Thomas Chareyre (TM Racing); not to mention all the Enduro world champions - Steve Holcombe of Beta Factory Team achieved the Enduro GP and Enduro 2 world titles with Vertex, and his teammate Bradley Freeman won E3; as well as Andrea Verona of Tm Racing winning E1, Hamish MacDonald of Sherco Racing Factory winning both Enduro Junior and Enduro Junior 2 and Roni Kytonein (Honda RedMoto World Enduro Team) won Enduro Junior 1.
Innovators from the start, Vertex is still using and pushing the latest technologies, designs, materials and heat treatments to improve the performance and durability of every piston it makes - and there are plenty. Today's application list has expanded to include not only the most popular two- and four-stroke engines of years past, but all the latest-design engines as well as the newest releases by the major off-road motorcycle manufacturers.
The latest addition to all this, launched during 2020, were the Vertex Race Evolution pistons. Featuring high-silicon alloy, a reduced top land, a nitride-steel ring and high-tech Moly coating on the skirt, the Race Evolution pistons further reduce friction and wear as they improve high-performance durability.
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| Vertex Race Evolution pistons feature high-silicon alloy content, a reduced top land, a nitride-steel ring and high-tech Moly coating on the skirt - Race Evolution pistons further reduce friction and wear as they improve high-performance durability. |
Whether it's a KTM-Husqvarna SX/EXC from 50 cc all the way up to the 300s, or it's an SXF/EXC 250, 350, 450 or 500, Vertex has the pistons for them all - with the choice of Big Bore, Replica, High Compression or GP Racer's Choice versions.
The same is true for all the latest Honda CRF/CRX models, 250 and 450, and the Yamaha YZ/WR 85s and 125s, the YZF/WRF 250s and 450s. Vertex has pistons for the Kawasaki KX and KXF models, Suzuki's RMs and RMZs, all the popular bikes from Beta, GasGas and more. All offer the choice of Replica, High Compression and GP Racer's Choice versions, with Big Bore for the four-strokes. The two-stroke range consists of the Replica, Race, Pro Race and Race Evolution.
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