Dream Rides | The Vyrus 985 4V C3 Ridden and Explained 

As an engineer by trade, it's a fascinating motorcycle and all of the alternate routes the company has taken to achieve something takes a lot of time to understand to even an appreciable degree, as compared to conventional wisdom and understanding about the conventional route that motorcycles have taken for a long time.

Yes, yes, yes! This was an absolutely superb look into a super rare and super interesting bike. Chris pitched it fantastically with a deep dive into the tech side and genuine questions into what could have been and why. Really really enjoyed this. Thank you Chris and thank you The Bike Specialist for letting us all enjoy these bikes!

As always, Chris' enthusiasm is infectious...

Haven’t even had the time to press play on my screen and I want to thank you for making this video. I’m a former SB8R owner and a huge Bimota fan-there is so little information out there about Bimotas, any Bimotas really, and this one is one of the most special and interesting!

I've had the pleasure of using a bimota tese 3d 2015 and after a time to understand it. Hub center steering is sublime. As a bike mechanic I love it.❤

Thanks for the technical explanation at the end. I've been intrigued by these hub-centre steered bikes ever since watching Ron Haslam on the Elf Honda back in the 80s. That ran a single-sided front arm I think and I seem to remember that Ron was regularly running out of ground clearance and decking the front arm.

Thanks Bike World, what a great in-depth look at a unique and special bike!

Can't honestly say I'v ever heard of Vyrus bikes untill now. I love it, thanks for sharing !!!!!!!

I loved the detailed technical review focusing the front suspension which makes this bike so unique

What a bike! Thanks Chris for the carefully-considered analysis, particularly concerning hub-centre steering. This technology clearly has much to offer and it would be a shame to see it disappear just because it is 'not like telescopic forks'.

Never heard of vyrus before but you made me a fan. Down the rabbit hole I go

I was ten when I first saw this bike...it was some sort of event that took place at Vallelunga circuit (near Rome). I was blown away! The look, the sound of this machine...it was vicious! Really looked like a robot from a galaxy far far away...

Great looking bike with an interesting technical story. I love the idea of technicians constantly trying to improve on the basic ideas. Just because one way has worked doesn't mean you shouldn't try different ideas! Thank you for sharing!

Well said Chris. Great review and insight into a fascinating bike 🤘

I've never been jealous of another rider until now. Love this bike and one of my favorite engines.

She's stunningly beautiful in every regard - t'was love at first sight for me! Like you said Chris, it wasn't built to be different for the sake of being different, it was engineered to perform better in every regard to convention, & engineered to be better by the very people who were best suited to extract "better" out of every milligram of mass comprising the Vyrus! P.S. @ 7:16 did you notice the old bill van you passed going the opposite direction with, at the very least, 5 vehicles stuck behind it as nobody had the balls to initiate the first overtake irrespective of the asphalt not having solid whites hahaha - that made me chuckle man. Can't express my gratitude enough for you continuing to bring us top tier motobike related content & this 'Dream Rides' mini series is rapidly becoming very close to some of my favourite MC vids uploaded to YT. Thanks a million Chris & team! (mate, we all appreciate & try to "support the companies that support you's", but geographically it isn't always possible to do so pal, so I say that to say, please consider setting up either a Bike World or Chris Northover Patreon page, I'll be the first in line to chip in a few quid each month as a gesture of appreciation for the phenomenal entertainment value you provide to me, effectively for free)... at least give it a 2nd or 3rd consideration if you have previously dismissed it out of hand, plus I know for a fact that I'm not the only one that feels this way! Either way, thanks again & keep doing what you love dude, it radiates through the internet & onto my TV and it's inspirational & infectious to all us moto enthusiasts, be us UK or continental Europe based! All the best pal! 👊

Carbon discs, dry break brake couplings, lap timer, suspension travel pot….. never seen the track in its life 😂

Lovely work

Amazing feat of engineering, super cool 😎 😎 love it 👌

What an awesome machine .... from an engineering perspective it is extremely aesthetically pleasing and so interesting to look at. I'd have one if I could afford one.

Fantastic video as always. If I won the lottery I'd have one, no question. You can discuss the pros and cons all day, which for the average road rider is, probably, negligible. To me it is cool AF. I remember they made a moto2 prototype but no-one took it on, imagine a 2023 version with a 765 triple engine 🤤

Amazing video thank you

That is awesome. My personal grail is the 986 m2.

Best bike reviewer ever!

I don't want one, but I love that it exists!

That's feckin awesome ❤❤❤❤❤

Why not change the tires? Are they special edition too? Fantastic machine and I personally love the odd looks.

Really great. Let’s celebrate difference.

I'm looking forward to see a Bimota model in this series ❤

Awesome bike.

The Vyrus is an infectious ride...

That pink and black ZXR though 🥰

these things look amazing, just so wicked and functional at the same time. like something out of Akira

Unique motorcycle ❤

Imagine the Vyrus with a brand new Ducati V4 engine with 220 bhp? Id shit my pants riding it, which I already do riding a regular V4! Bloody hell, a technical orgie in design and manufacturing, a masterpiece

A really interesting bit of kit. Nonetheless hub centre steering seems to have always added complexity where it really wasn't required. Especially on the road. However top marks for making a unique motorcycle.

Twin cam nutter 👍

Thanks Chris, fascinating stuff! Any chance you can find a Yamaha GTS 1000 to test? I think it’s the only mainstream bike ever to make it into production with the same “funny front end” as the Vyrus.

I HAVE to try a hub centre front end bike one day 😁

Love these bikes reminds me of the britten v1000 similar unconventional thinking and lightweight design would have 1 in a heart beat if I had the money

Would be amazing to see a vídeo with the Bimota H2

What was that blinking green light on the dash? Also, didn't Bradley Ray race the Moto 2 Vyrus (with the Honda 600 motor) in the Spanish CEV series a few years back?

wow!

I visited the factory in 2014 , I knew Ascanio there !!!

I love it! It's non conformist, it's doesn't follow the norm and I think we need more of that.

It really aged well. I thought this was a brand new bike lol Its potentially ahead of its time.

whoa

Always intrigued me this and the hossack front end maybe they could run all the paramètres requirements and existing qualities thru some super computers and c what they come up with I think the directness of the contact between riders hands and action of the télés on the rd gives them certain advantages technology moves pretty quickly so who knows ?

Is the feel of that front similar to the r1200s or the gs ?

I've got no problems with it. So long as there's no battery on it for more than turning it over and the electronics, I'd ride it! I'd say there's less stress in that front end than a conventional system. That front end is very industrial and since it's a kingpin, it's a durable axle too. It's looking the same front end as a 4x4, minus one axle housing and another tire. Interesting bike to think about, thanks to the owner who shared it!

Please ride the motoinno motorcycle too and the vyrus M2 CBR 600 RR version with the latest steering system. It's even better without the steering flex.

any chance on the 600cc one that was designed for MOTO 2

Wouldn’t some Magnetti Marelli input sort the fueling issues !!?

Have you gotten the Bimota shot for the latest Vyrus?

A team called Metiss did the Bol d'Or this year in the experimental class with suchs a suspension systeem. Or atleast not a conventional system.

👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

I'd heard of them before, never seen one though. How did you get on with the carbon disks ?

KTM is testing a carbon frame currently. And Pedrosa ran quite well with it.

Chris you mentioned the RC8, will you be featuring one of those? cheers mate

Why you do this Chris!? I want a Vyrus now!

i was wonder how Vyrus 988 tho, saw Moto Corse Japan have 2 unit displayed

I remember Ruben xaus testing a vyrus Moto2 bike and it being quicker than the normal moto2 bike....but like everything else, if it's different then people just write it off....

Elite level engineering, what a pity MotoGP regs are so restrictive

Did it still counter steer?

Have to say it’s certainly marmite. My mate loves it but the shape of it and the radiator on the side hanging there exposed and on show. That horrific swingarm. That front end. It’s certainly rare but it’s a dogs dinner 😂 Very cool though thanks for the video ❤

987 C3 4VV (Ducati-sourced 4-valve 1200 cm3 supercharged water cooled engine developing 211bhp) Now that one is scary!

It's a cool engineering exercise, but as a fan of simplicity and lightness, the front steering/suspension setup doesn't make much practical sense to me.

I'm sorry but didn't you mention that that was a Ducati motor in the beginning? I'm not going to rewatch to figure that out but I did hear that. I'm sure it's been heavily modified. Damn sure hope so. All that being said it is a really cool looking bike. It took a lot of time and effort to make something so special. I can give it it's just do. However, remember this. I ride a CBR with a Red Bull body kit on it. The body kit was like 800 bucks. It looks so convincing that I can't beat pretty much anybody off with a stick if I stop. And above and beyond that I was actually waved into a Christmas parade while trying to pass it....by a police officer that thought I was a REAL red Bull rider and then I had to do all sorts of tricks while people cheered. It's a Red Bull "looking" bike. I can do some pretty cool stunts. But the bike was never meant to do that. Or at least I didn't build it to do that. The body kit was like cheap and I liked it. so just because something looks cool doesn't mean the mechanics are next level. If it still has the same damn motor every other MotoGP bike has then it's just the same damn piece of crap with a fancy dress on

10:47 jeez, looks like a modern bike. Looks like something Keanu Reeves made. Surprised to hear it's from 08

Vyrus should put a Triumph on the Moto GP 2 grid to prove the technology against a conventional chassis.

It must quite frustrating ( altho I could probably put up with it if you wanna day off😂) You get these Amazing bikes and then they go... oh the tyres are a bit sketchy.

I can feel that this motorbike is special. From the sound to the design... there's nothing conventional! 70s and 80s experimentation in the 21st century!

Next bike, ariel ace woth girder fork

I absolutely like it. I wouldn't say I love it. But if it works well that's all that matters to me. Except for price that matters to me too. I can tell it's way too expensive for me. I can be happy on a much lesser the bike

honda cbx1000 inline 6 plzzzzzzzzzzz

Who does one engage in order to purchase one !?

Only thing it could still do different is buell style brakes XD

I want....

Love it , imagine electric and two wheel drive

I had those Zards on my 1098 back in the day.

DRAM ride?????? Holy smokes!

Is it rare than Britten v1000?

14yo tyres... Brave man. But why they'd pay for a belt service and not new tyres I cannot understand

I rode a bike home from purchase with 10 year old, rock hard Pirelli's once...... Once! Never gonna do that again.

Chris Northover, Ari Henning and Zack Courts are the best journalists in the motorbike-world, they truly have passion and they make wonders sharing that. Give them a Top Gear spinoff but on 2 wheels

I had never seen one of these... it says I'm weird, and LOVE it. Would I want one? No. Problems? That tank is a hip breaker - I would never consider such a radically squared element for a riding experience. Museum show piece/concept? Absolutely.

It's a bike Tom cruise has.

I've always been a fan of this bike and the bimota tesi before it, although, a bit more riding footage would have been nice, there's not much decent videos of bikes like this, as for the old tyres, the owner should know better than that...🤦

Sorry Bimota's are a work of art This thing looks like cheese grater 🧀 Too harsh?

This bike is futuristic but it will never look like engineer masterpiece FGR Midalu V6 2500 this bike is perfection.

Anyone else thinks it looks like its missing a faring?

Why a 'radical' front suspension setup but a conventional rear end? Minimum would have been a single-sided swingarm... the sum of it's parts do not match-up imo..

Only in the land of Leonardo da Vinci this motorcycle could be created...

I'm a little disappointed that you didn't mention anything about those trick-looking carbon brakes. How do they work? Need heat? Crazy expensive? Guess no ABS?

So all your steering input goes through that small joint, if that thing breaks off then you're screwed, I don't know how strong that thing is, but it wouldn't inspire me with confidence.

Incredible machine , it lacks a little bit on the looks department , some what ugly .

Way too much to go wrong IMHO, but then like u said either luv it or hate it

Take 2 .KX 500 motors. Turn them into A V twin and then insert that and now you're talking.

You've obviously, 'caught it', then