International Dealer News IDN 153 February/March 2020 | Page 60
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Vertex 2020 piston off-road line
Italian performance piston specialist Vertex
had a great year in 2019, playing a leading
role in all the major World and European
championships, a level of success that has
been going on for years and that "shows
how Vertex pistons are decisive for the
champions' performances".
In particular, Vertex Pistons dominated the
World Championships: the MXGP with four
riders in the top five of the final standings,
securing the World title with Tim Gajser of
the Honda HRC team and the World Vice-
Champion title with Jeremy Seewer of
Yamaha Monster Energy Factory team - in
addition to the fourth and fifth places
respectively of Paulin Gautier and Tonus
Arnaud, both of the Yamaha Wilvo team.
In MX2, they scored third and fourth places
with Jago Geerts of the Yamaha Kemea
team and Calvin Vlaanderen of the Honda
HRC. There were also excellent results in the
Enduro World Championship, with four titles
won: the E2 with Loic Larrieu of the TM
Racing team; the E3 with Steve Holcombe of
Beta Factory team; the EJ with Andrea
Verona of TM Racing and the EY with
Hamish MacDonald of the Sherco CH Racing
team.
Vertex pistons were also successful in the
EMX85, winning with Edvards Bidzāns and
Valerio Lata, taking first and second place in
the championship.
Such regular success gives the Vertex R&D
team access to unparalleled data with
which to finesse, tune and perfect its off-
road pistons for the motorcycle models of
the following year. So Vertex has been able
to upgrade this year's Vertex 4-stroke
ranges for 2020 models, with its Replica,
High Compression, Big Bore and GP-Racer’s
Choice versions all updated to meet the
ever evolving demands the manufacturers
place on their components.
The Replica model, made with forged
aluminium body, racing profile, anti-seize
MoS2 coating and original ring kit, perfectly
replaces the standard piston and offers an
excellent quality/price ratio.
The High Compression range is produced
with specific, dedicated forgings and with
the shape of the top completely revised by
the company's R&D engineers with an
increase in the compression ratio to
improve power and torque.
The Big Bore model, on the other hand, has
a profile that is similar to the standard one,
but has a larger diameter with a relative
increase in the displacement - leading to
considerable improvements in
performances.
At the top of the Vertex Pistons Off-Road
range are the internationally noted GP-
Racer's Choice line of pistons, hot forged in
high resistance VP-310 alloy and equipped
with the exclusive F1 inspired Vertex T-
Bridge, DLC coated pin, rings in chromed or
nitrated steel (depending on the application
and a special shape of the head that allows
the maximum compression ratio with a
great performance) without any loss of
reliability.
The Vertex Off-Road 4-stroke pistons range
is available for Honda CRF, Kawasaki KX-F,
Yamaha YZ-F, Suzuki RM-Z 250 and 450 cc
and for the KTM SX-F and Husqvarna FC
250, 350 and 450 cc.
VERTEX PISTONS/VP ITALY S.R.L.
Reggio Emilia, ITALY
Tel: +39 0522 918811
[email protected]
www.vertexpistons.com