A Brief History of the Italian Marque
Ascanio Rodorigo was a member of the Bimota race team, working with Massimo Tamburini on projects which included the Tesi. Rodorigo left Bimota to form his own company, and the Vyrus is the result. It is widely regarded as one of finest sports machines ever built.
Based in Rimini, quite close to Bimota, the firm fits mostly Ducati engines to a sophisticated chassis with hub-centre steering.
Their 987 C3 4VV of 2010 had a supercharged Ducati 1198cc engine and was priced at over US$90,000.
For the 986 M2 they fitted a Honda CBR600RR powerplant to chassis which had hydraulic linkage to the hub-steering.
Vyrus created the most extraordinary mini-bike, the 50C32T, a 50cc two-stroke. 8 of these were constructed in 2005.
Website: vyrus.it
Some images and data courtesy Iconic Motorbikes
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