frEEK
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posted August 05, 2002 10:50 AM
 Edited By: frEEK on 5 Aug 2002 12:05
....different
Tesi mutates into Vyrus
20 Feb 2002
Pictures: Max Trono, Café Racer magazine
IF you thought Bimota's jelly-mould-shaped, hub-centre-steered Tesi was an oddity, take a look at this.
It's called Vyrus. There's a Forth Bridge-style latticework chassis, an almost complete absence of bodywork and a nose which wouldn't look out of place in the Alien films.
It's the work of a small Italian firm called ARP Racestation, which got hold of frames from the exclusive sports bike when it went out of production in 1994.
The firm, which is based in the old Bimota factory in Rimini, Italy, is putting together 100 of them for £18,000, a pop, with a choice of Ducati 900SS or Moto Guzzi V11 motors.
i want one... *drooool*
   
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22348bCVC
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posted August 05, 2002 11:03 AM
Edited By: 22348bCVC on 5 Aug 2002 12:09
MEE TOO  ...how much is 18,000 lire vs us currency?
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ZX12Girl
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posted August 05, 2002 11:04 AM
I am not feeling that at all!!!!!
Yuck!!!!
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posted August 05, 2002 11:05 AM
Looks Like a Rat Bike, Not for me>>>>
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swft
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posted August 05, 2002 11:14 AM
That is one of the oddest things I've seen!
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22348bCVC
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posted August 05, 2002 11:16 AM
...my crashed 12r is already half-way there with the 'look'...definitely different...prolly looks better in person...
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posted August 05, 2002 12:30 PM
It looks like the bike could go either way! It is cute in an ugly sort of way!!
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jason370
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posted August 05, 2002 02:16 PM
dude, WTF is that thing?
jg
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swft
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posted August 05, 2002 02:22 PM
Yah, the back looks the the swingarm off a cbr954...and the front looks like the swingarm off a zx12r! 
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frEEK
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posted August 05, 2002 04:14 PM
i cant help but think i'd prefer more of a duc style lattice fer the upper portions of the frame, but not sure the round tube would look right with such an angular main frame. that headlight could be better too.
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posted August 05, 2002 05:40 PM
Kinda nifty, I think. But you'd better keep all of those steering joints in good shape, or you're gonna have some real sloppy steering. That sounds really bad on a motorcycle!
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posted August 05, 2002 08:12 PM
UGLY!! Ain't no way in hell I'd get caught riding that thing!
Kinda like a fat chick or a moped. Alright to ride until your friends catch you riding one.
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