page_title: Bill Van Tichelt
section_title: Roehr VanTech Kits
hierarchical_section_title: Bill Van Tichelt / Roehr VanTech Kits
caption_attribution_description: English: VanTech Scrambler with Hodaka 100 cc engine with VanTech Leading Link Fork owned by Gary Parker and restored by Lee Fabtry
context_page_description: Bill VanTichelt born February 17, 1935, in Kalamazoo, Michigan, is the creator of VanTech Motorcycles.
context_section_description: In 1968, the Grant-VanTech Kits were acquired by the Roehr Brothers (Duane Roehr) and became known as the "Roehr-VanTech" line of frames and chassis kits.  The use of the Roehr-VanTech kits created such notables as the 1969 VanTech Hodaka 90cc, the Yamaha-VanTech Project II, created as a project bike by Modern Cycle in April 1970 from a Yamaha 125cc engine.  The bike was supplied with Van Tech Springer forks which were noted as having an impressive degree of adjustment. And, the Kawaski VanTech made from a Kawasaki G3TR and road tested by Modern Cycle in September 1970 where it was described as "light as the proverbial feather, and handled awfully fast."
  While VanTech motorcycles may not have become the biggest dirt bike manufacturer in the USA, it was certainly one of the first.  To this day, VanTech motorcycles remain highly collectible vintage American made bikes.
caption: VanTech Hodaka 100 Scrambler with VanTech Leading Link Fork owned by Gary Parker - restored by Lee Fabry
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