Vee Two USA Debuts Hailwood Replica

Reader Contribution by The Motorcycle Classics Staff
Published on October 23, 2018
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The Vee Two Hailwood Replica made its public debut at last August’s Isle of Man Classic TT, displayed alongside the original Ducati 900F1 the legendary Mike “The Bike” Hailwood rode to victory in his famous TT comeback 40 years ago, in 1978.

Powered by the all-new Ritorno (Italian for “comeback”) 905cc bevel-drive desmo V-twin engine, the Hailwood Vee Two is an exact copy of Hailwood’s winning bike, which was powered by a factory prototype of the classic Ducati bevel-drive V-twin that was never put into production. The Vee Two Hailwood was created by Ducati specialist Brook Henry and sport bike and race bike accessory manufacturer Paul Taylor through their new joint venture, Vee Two USA. Henry produces the engines at his company Vee Two in Australia, while the chassis, bodywork, decoration and final assembly is carried out at Taylor’s TaylorMade Racing in Los Angeles.

Henry acquired the original casting patterns, factory drawings and manufacturing rights to build the engine design a few years ago. “It had always been my dream to construct this bike,” Henry says, “but it wasn’t possible without the Ritorno. I worked hard to make it externally identical to the 1978 engine, but it is thoroughly modern inside, with the latest technology and materials giving 89 horsepower performance.” Henry fired up the 905cc twin to applause from an appreciative crowd.

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