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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Motorcycle manufacturing |
| Founded | 2001 |
| Headquarters | , Italy |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Ascanio Rodorigo |
| Website | vyrus |
Vyrus is a small, exclusivist Italian motorcycle manufacturer based in Coriano, Italy.
Vyrus initially worked alongside Bimota on the evolutionary development of Bimota's "Tesi" motorcycle. The "Tesi", meaning Thesis in Italian, had its origins as a university engineering project linked to Massimo Tamburini. The Tesi design was easily distinguished by the use of its hub-center steering front suspension arrangement. Vyrus split from the Bimota and completed the first evolution of the Tesi's development, marketing the bike under their own name.[1]
Currently Vyrus has four models: 984 C3 2V (Ducati-sourced 2-valve 1000 cm3 air-cooled engine developing 100bhp), 985 C3 4V (Ducati-sourced 4-valve 1000 cm3 water-cooled engine developing 155bhp), 987 C3 4V (Ducati-sourced 4-valve 1200 cm3 water cooled engine developing 184bhp) and the 987 C3 4VV (Ducati-sourced 4-valve 1200 cm3 supercharged water cooled engine developing 211bhp).[2]
Vyrus is very much a "bespoke" manufacturer - individual bikes are built to order, with no two bikes being the same.[1] Due to the limited production and use of high-quality parts, all Vyrus models are expensive, with the cheapest models starting from US$60,000.[1]
- ^ a b c Cormier, Jason. "Vyrus Motorcycles - Hub-Centre Perfection". www.odd-bike.com. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
- ^ "The Vyrus 987 C3 4V: the world's most powerful production motorcycle". newatlas.com. 29 January 2010. Retrieved 29 March 2019.