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Cycle News 2020 Issue 17 April 28

Cycle News is a weekly magazine that covers all aspects of motorcycling including Supercross, Motocross and MotoGP as well as new motorcycles

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VYRUS ALYEN 988 P48 Feature We've sampled some Vyrus machines in the past, the most recent of which was the 982 M2, the company's failed Moto2 racer-turned-street bike. But the Alyen is something different entirely, a technical tour de force that looks unlike anything they (or anyone else for that matter) have created before. "It's a totally new concept," says Vyrus' CEO Ascanio Rodor- igo. "Over the course of 10 years, 57 different versions were made between the designer Mr. Yutaka Igarashi and myself. "It's a totally new placement of the parts in new volume and shapes." (Below) The carbon fiber body is a structured component of the chassis. The aesthetic is almost like a lizard! (Right) Magnesium was used for the front and rear swingarm. The Alyen utilizes the Vyrus trademark of a double swingarm/ hub-center steering system, whereby the front suspension, braking and steering forces are separated. This design helps maintain the correct steering ge- ometry under braking, cornering and acceleration, although at the expense of some feedback, which riders have been conditioned to sense over the years through tradi- tional telescopic forks. The steering system HWSS (Hy- draulic Wired Steering System) is a mechanism developed by Vyrus that combines two steel cables tied to the ends of the handlebar and connected respectively to the sides of the wheel. The system is such that there are no connec- tions at all between the handlebars

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