Comments on: Vyrus 985 C3 Swingarm Front End Motorcycle

By: jaime

jaime — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 21:48:08 +0000

If any of you have riden any swing arm bike, could you tell me how does it compare to the Hosak system BMW is using? (duolever I think they call it). To me it seems that they both are trying to do the same, reduce diving on braking, and de-coupling suspension from steering (some what anyways) I have always heard people complaining about lack of feedback from BMW’s solution, and I am thinking that this may be due precisely to the anti-diving behavior of the suspension. I believe Briten used some anti-diving suspension (Hosak) quite succesfully in racing, so it is probably not so bad in terms of weight and feedback if done correctly and the rider is used to its peculiarities.

By: engineer002

engineer002 — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 09:54:49 +0000

I’ve watched this raced in the thunderbike series in the UK and its very competitive allways top three only let down by its engine occasionally and never the handling

By: malcomX

malcomX — Thu, 22 May 2008 05:04:20 +0000

the new vyrus seems like a comletely new entity to the tesi, I mean fifty more horses and fourty pounds lighter. It seems Vyrus took the center hub center steering and ran with it.

By: BimotaRich

BimotaRich — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 06:26:06 +0000

Having ridden many different bikes including the Bimota Tesi SR 904, I can vouch for the benefits of the hub center steering approach: near telepathic response, very little front end dive, excellent braking, very stable, and super sexy. I have never ridden a motorcycle that made me feel more confident than when I was on the Tesi. Price is the main factor that keeps me from owning one again. But I will be the first in line to buy a mass produced, reasonably priced version of the bike.

By: Curt Winter

Curt Winter — Fri, 07 Jul 2006 02:46:00 +0000

Without a doubt the front swingarm concept is far superior, the down side is cost. If a steering hub could be produced for real money I think you would see more of this concept in production. The one down side might be the weight but I’m sure the engineers could figure it out.