Comments on: Fischer Motor Company Ramps Up MRX Production

By: Rudy ong

Rudy ong — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 16:28:16 +0000

I am from indonesia, and i saw your bike in Indonesia already. It is a good bike, but i am still doubt with the enggine performance. how the reliability of hyongsoung machine, is it good ?

By: ryan fischer

ryan fischer — Tue, 11 May 2010 03:16:32 +0000

sir….if you contacted dan, and traveled to pocomoke, MD…not only would you be able to see a Fiscer MRX, but also be able to ride one with Dan Fiscer….that sounds like its worth the trip alone!

By: Phenix_Rider

Phenix_Rider — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:07:40 +0000

I’m impressed by the specs compared to both the Ninja 650R and the SV650: 15-20 lbs lighter, 5-10 HP more than light tuning gives, slightly sharper steering, and premium suspension/brakes for only $500-900 more. Good deal, considering my Ohlins rear shock cost me $500 second-hand, and a ZX6R or GSXR front end is a couple hundred.

I considered a Fischer 3 years ago when I bought the Ninja, but it was mostly a myth then. The only time I’ve caught a glimpse of a production bike was at Indy! Obviously, you can order online, but who does that? If only I could find one to sit on! That tall fuel tank is worrisome, as is that seat- ouch! The tank side angles/cutouts look perfect for my long legs, but I could do with a little more padding, and definitely don’t need to get poked by the top of the tank.

Any chance of finding a demo model? Or a list of dealers? If I were to ride to Pocomoke, would I be able to see one in person?

By: Matthew

Matthew — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 01:58:09 +0000

Mr. Fischer,

I misread my source, it’s the bike that weights 30 pounds more, not the engine, sorry for that. But I’ve ridden a GT650 and I couldn’t stand the transmission and it felt weak and the power delivery felt rough. I suppose whether or not the transmission is good is a matter of opinion, but to the point of the engines, being the same, I maintain that they are not, the oil filter is a dead giveaway on that. The SV is also 2ccs smaller capacity, but that’s not really proof.

I’m very curious to hear why you went with the Hyosung over the SV. Was it not an option because Suzuki wouldn’t license it? Was the SV never considered? Did Hyosung come to you about it? Maybe you can’t say for legal reasons, but if you can, this is a great platform for you to talk about why you’ve set the bike up the way you have. Have you tuned the engine in a way that takes care of the issues I have with the Hyosung? I can’t find any information about that online.

The bike tooks great and the rest of the specs are very attractive. Like I said in my original post, I really want your company to do well, but the engine will keep me away.

By: Dan Fischer

Dan Fischer — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:54:30 +0000

The engine certainly does not weigh 30 lbs more, and the transmission is excellent. Anyone who has ridden an MRX loves it, just as you clearly love your SV.
Don’t make things up.

By: Matthew

Matthew — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:21:56 +0000

They aren’t the same engine. There are rumors about there being Suzuki parts in the Hyosung, but it weighs 30 lbs more and doesn’t perform as well. Plus the shifting on the Suzuki is significantly better, which is interesting because the shifting on the Suzuki isn’t amazing.

The Suzuki is clearly a better engine, even if you want to believe the rumors about Hyosung and Suzuki getting together on that, which I doubt for lots of reasons. Why you would use an inferior engine when something better is available I don’t know, maybe Suzuki wouldn’t play along, but if Fischer is compromising on anything else like they are here I will be staying away.

By: Christian

Christian — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:21:03 +0000

Matt…Hyosung developed the engine for the SV…it’s the same thing, just a different name…

The bike looks sexy and I would def look into buying one if I didn’t just buy a racebike.

By: Matthew

Matthew — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 15:15:45 +0000

I really really want this company to do well, but I won’t buy it if that engine is really out of a Hyosung. If it was an SV650 engine I wouldn’t even blink before I got one. My current SV650 is great, but if it was in that bike it would be amazing.

By: Dan Fischer

Dan Fischer — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 23:20:37 +0000

Thanks for your comments. We have discussed adding ABS and other technology, and in fact Continental has developed a system we hope to test soon. We’re pretty small and all of our technology development has gone into the chassis and peripheral components. Our priorities have always been safety, reliability, and profitability. With that, there is a lot of math that goes into design, and trial and error that has gone into component manufacturing, which is why the many years to get into production. You may remember people having such problems with early products from other companies, and I think that’s a hard tag to shake.
So, for now, it’s one product, in one color, built the best we can build them, and we’ll try to grow our company from there.

By: Gene

Gene — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 19:37:10 +0000

Dan,

Thanks for building such a wonderful bike! There’s only one thing that’s keeping me from placing an order — a lack of ABS. Would it be possible to add an ABS unit from the SV650 or the CBR600rr? I’d be more than happy to purchase the parts if your factory could install them.

Thanks,
Gene