Tom Cruise's Vyrus 987 C3 4V is world's most-powerful road motorcycle

New Delhi, Aug 7: Hollywood heavyweight Tom Cruise's love of motorbikes is well known, both on and off the big screen. The Oblivion actor also own a Vyrus 987 C3 4V, which is reportedly the most powerful production motorcycle in the world and retails for more than $100,000!The Italian chopper is the equivalent of the Bugatti Veyron, a 211 mile per hour monster that as of now has the title of the most powerful production bike on the road. The bike is more powerful even than Ducati's Desmosedici RR, MV Agusta's F4 312RR, Suzuki's Hayabusa or Kawasaki's ZZR1400. The hub-centre-steered Vyrus runs a 211 bhp supercharged 1198cc 1098R Ducati engine, weighs just 158 kg. The massive power output is transmitted onto the 190mm Pirelli Diablo Superbike slick rear tire.Looks-wise, the Vyrus 4V sports unusual look, as instead of of traditional steering arrangement where forks are used up-front, the super-bike employs hub-centre steering and front swingarm which is parallel to the tarmac.The Vyrus is equipped with state-of-the-art electronics, including a race-spec traction control system, to allow riders to handle all that power. The bike's innovative chassis, with hub-centre steering and front swingarm instead of the usual fork, is inherently very stable and will be refined and optimised further for the new 987.Given that Vyrus is so extremely light, even fully fuelled it gives one horsepower per 1.8 pounds, ready to ride, and one horsepower per 2.8 pounds with a person aboard.The acceleration of Vyrus 987 C3 4V is massive and brutal, as the big 1198cc engine pours out torque and horsepower like nothing else can. The Vyrus 987 is purely built for speed and the amount of stability that is provides is hard to believe. The braking forces from the massively powerful Brembo monoblocks gripping from the bottom of the floating discs are separated from the suspension action. Due to the fact that there was very limited room for a powerful engine's large radiator on a hub-steered vehicle, so Vyrus was designed to have a special semi-under engine double radiator solution. This keeps the big water-cooled engine in good health.The 2010 Vyrus 987 C3 4V is surely for people with lots of money and an advanced level of riding abilities.