moto2 Articles
Yikes! First photos of the road-legal Vyrus 986 M2
These are the first photos of the road-legal version of the Vyrus 986 M2. Originally designed to compete in Moto2, the hub-center-steered bike fits a Honda CBR600RR motor in a prototype, omega-frame chassis. If that's not weird enough, the rear shock is mounted transverse. Yours for 40 large. What’s hub-center steering? Conventional telescopic forks dominate motorcycle design because they’r...
Apr 20, 2012
Vyrus 986 M2 prepares to race
The futuristic Vyrus 986 M2 will see its first race outing this weekend at Jerez as part of the Spanish CEV championship. That series has seen a Moto2 class in-operation since 2010 and is a popular test bed for smaller teams not yet ready to make the leap to the World Championship. The thing is, this bike is significantly different from the original concept we unveiled in February. Look at thi...
Apr 14, 2011
Vyrus 986 M2: thinking outside Honda’s box
How do you mechanically distinguish a bike in a racing class limited by spec engines and a minimum weight limit? So far, every Moto2 bike has been a variation on a theme — conventional perimeter frames and telescopic forks that seem to mimic the CBR600RR which donates its engine — with an air-intake through the headstock forming a notable technological innovation. Tiny Italian maker Vyrus’s ...
Feb 10, 2011
Dailies
Vyrus 986 M2 priced at $34,000
According to an interview Motoblog.it conducted with Ascanio Rodorigo, the Vyrus 986 M2 will retail for €25,000 when it goes on sale in September. Additionally, there’ll be a trackday version sold sans engine — €16,950 — while the Moto2 race version will go for €55,000. That’s actually, as Vyrus promised, seriously affordable. The Suter Moto2 bike costs €70,000 while Mapfre Aspar
Jan 25, 2011
Dailies
Vyrus 986 M2: hub-center steering, affordable price, Moto2 eligible
This is the Vyrus 986 M2, it’s not only Ascanio Rodorigo’s take on an “aggressively priced,” Moto2 racer, but also a new hub-center steered road bike. This isn’t just a concept either, the first deliveries are scheduled for March. Motoblog.it is at the Italian Motor Expo and has more live pictures, plus there’s more details from Vyrus below. Like all other Moto2 bikes, the 986 M2 is ...
Jan 21, 2011
Dailies
Vyrus’s Moto2 racer
Vyrus is teasing its new hub-center steered Moto2 bike in the run up to its unveiling later this month. “Our plans is to build a motorcycle that is destined for Moto2, offered at a very competitive price compared to what is currently proposed by the category, but with advanced technology,” said Ascanio Rodorigo of the CBR600RR-powered machine. "In addition, there will be a replica road approve...
Jan 13, 2011
This is how you build a low-budget Moto2 racer
The Bott M210 that we’ve been tracking all year has finally been completed, just in time for the Spanish CEV series’ last round of the year at Valencia. As the M210 takes to the track today, it’ll mark the first time that the Bott team has entered a race weekend, they plan to enter a development of this bike in Moto2 next year. As with all racers in that series, the M210 is based on the CBR6...
Nov 12, 2010
Bott M210: everything but the bodywork
An all-new Moto2 entry from a tiny group of Spaniards, the Bott M210 is already looking extremely sexy and it doesn’t even have it’s bodywork yet. We showed you the frame with its stemless headstock back in June, now here it is with everything but the fiberglass. ...
Aug 30, 2010