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Formula 1 TT. His win came 11 years after he last
raced the Isle of Man, with many regarding it as
the greatest TT performance of all time.
The Hailwood Vee Two project will see 12
machines built—Mike's race number at the TT in
1978—and is a collaboration between Australian
Vee Two founder and CEO Brook Henry and
Californian-based Briton Paul Taylor and his Tay-
lormade Racing concern.
The Hailwood Vee Two is powered by the
all-new Ritorno 905cc bevel-drive desmo V-twin
engine which Brook Henry builds near Perth,
Western Australia. The bikes are then completed
at Taylormade Racing's base in Los Angeles,
under the Vee Two USA LLC banner.
Ritorno features 58-degree valve angle heads,
Nikasil chrome coated one-piece cylinders,
strengthened crankcases, dry clutch,
plain big-end bearing and one-piece
crankshafts, components which can
all be used to upgrade existing
bevel engines. Complete Vee Two
Ritorno engines are also available
for customers who wish to build
specials or give a new heartbeat
to their old Bevel. CN
